Example sentences of "rather [vb infin] in the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd rather stay in the Brotherhood and try to persuade them to adopt the national agreements . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Which girl is bad ? ’ asked Nour , his hair dark gold from the wetting of the shower , and I felt I would rather swim in the pool with the crocodiles than tell him about the girl like a cat . |
| 3 | I 'd rather sleep in the gutter than let that happen . |
| 4 | ‘ Would n't you rather meet in the lobby ? ’ |
| 5 | I 'd rather go in the shop and see it cos sometimes , especially if it 's got a pattern on turn out to be better than the catalogue cos when it comes , it do n't look the same , and then the same colour do you ? |
| 6 | You would rather stand in the rain any day than in a bus shelter . ’ |
| 7 | I think I 'd rather live in the park than go to the smelly old place . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'd rather live in the house with you and your mum , ’ I said , smiling , ‘ but if it 's what you want , then I 'm happy to oblige . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ In my life , Oh why do I give valuable time to people who I 'd much rather kick in the eye ? ’ |