Example sentences of "i 'd [adv] [vb infin] the " in BNC.

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1 Yeah I 'd probably put the numbers
2 If it were mine and I wanted to make serious use of the bass , I 'd probably take the E and A drones off , as one could argue that they do n't do enough on top of the heavier bass strings , which might be better used for playing ‘ proper ’ bass lines .
3 I 'd probably say The Byrds ' ‘ Younger Than Yesterday ’ ; Neil Young , ‘ Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere ’ ; the first Buzzcocks album ; the first Diodes album ; Throbbing Gristle , ‘ DOA : The Third & Final Report ’ ; My Bloody Valentine , ‘ Loveless ’ ; probably ‘ Doolittle ’ by the Pixies .
4 I 'd rather face the Moor , starvation and anything else , than see Manfro Draper again .
5 I 'd rather handle the negotiations myself . ’
6 erm I do n't personally like motorways , I would I 'm terrified of the M twenty five , I 'd rather go the long way round I 'm afraid , but
7 In a way I 'd rather pay the same and finish the mortgage earlier .
8 But I 'd rather pay the lot I tell you .
9 I do n't want to spend too long — there 's a lot else to do in London and I 'd rather have the autopsy before I ask too many questions .
10 ‘ I sometimes use an ambient mic on guitars , but I find that it can make things sound a bit too boxy and I 'd rather have the choice on the mix if I want to add a bit of ambience .
11 I 'd rather have the good luck tonight , I thought , as I resumed my walk to the clubhouse .
12 I 'd rather have the hit off dikes any day , but smack was easier to get hold of , so I got into that instead .
13 I 'd rather have the twenty five bob .
14 I know they all have but I mean I 'd rather have the ordinary names and then
15 And I 'd rather have the things I used to see than your phoney talk any day .
16 I do n't like my lessons , I 'd rather have the money , if that 's what she 's saying
17 But I 'd rather have the Sunday off , cos of Cheeky .
18 I 'd rather have the power
19 I 'd rather have the thinner ones .
20 Yeah , well I 've got floral , I 'd rather have the plain
21 I 'd rather have the doctor saying that I ca n't go home rather than me signing myself out .
22 you have a sweet and all that sort of thing , I mean you ca n't I ca n't resist them if I go out for a meal , I 've got to have the sweet , I 'd rather have the sweet
23 I 'd rather have the money .
24 I 'd rather run the mile than face Elizabeth in one of her tempers .
25 I 'd rather take the law into my own hands . ’
26 I 'd rather take the loss myself than for people to get you know rotten stuff .
27 I 'd rather spend the £12.95 on … well , getting drunk — and making friends .
28 I 'd I 'd rather put the definition first , and have it develop
29 Then , raising his hands and giving a piercing shriek , he added : ‘ Actually , I think I 'd rather like the lead role in Home Alone 3 . ’
30 But I 'd I 'd rather use the headed notepaper , than that .
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