Sentence examples for he would rather that from inspiring English sources

Mr. Sykes said he would rather that other agencies were involved, because the Manhattan district attorney's office investigated the killing in the first place.

He said he would rather that his 16-year-old son continue to work in a small factory embroidering clothes, a traditional craft in his community.

Lund is willing to discuss the issue, but he would rather that it be a footnote, not the main bullet point in his biography.

If, he added, the arrival of another 5 million to British shores left us "all slightly richer", he would rather that we were not slightly richer.

If there is anyone in the audience who plans to laugh at them in a snooty way rather than laugh with them in an affectionate way, he would rather that that person not be there.

But he added: "I'm sure with the benefit of hindsight he would rather that all of what has come out over the last four days had come out on the first day.

But he'd rather that didn't happen.

Paxman has just written a book on the great war; perhaps he'd rather that was used instead?

He cites, for instance, the census designation of Latino/Hispanic; he'd rather that ethnicity not to be highlighted.

In a note, the site's editor-in-chief describes warning Kechiche that he might come across as paranoid; Kechiche responded that he'd rather that "than 'tyrant' or 'despot', which is what I've been called".

What I think Rick Manning is trying to say is that Warren is, in his estimation, a traitor to the moneyed class, and he'd rather that she shut up and went away.