Sentence examples for i could rather from inspiring English sources

If a group of terrifying marauders were heading my way I'd probably run south as fast I could rather than fortifying The Wall.

But I read on, and I now think that I could rather enjoy the coming of (upper) class to my kitchen.

This means I cut off all frivolous expenses such as coffee, clothes, and alcohol, I packed the vast majority of my meals instead of buying them at restaurants, I walked as much as I could rather than taking public transportation, and so on.

He states: "... the rascalities of those York-shire Schoolmasters cannot easily be exag-gerated, and that I have kept down the strong truth and thrown as much comicality over it as I could, rather than disgust and weary the reader with its fouler aspects".

When I made mistakes with Rowan (which were numerous), I recognized that I was a human being doing the best I could, rather than berating myself with criticism.

Although I have tried to read as many primary papers as I could rather than reviews, I found that I simply could not read everything.

I wish I could die rather than live like this".

Both men endured torture that continued for days, and Mr. Chum Mey said, "At that time I wished I could die rather than survive".

"I've tried rock climbing, canoeing, wheelchair basketball and all those things gave me a positive outlook about what I could do rather than thinking about what I couldn't," he said.

"He needed to frame it in a historical context I could understand rather than pointing out all the cool superhero stuff". DeSanto was executive producer and earned a story credit on the summer 2000 hit.

I was always looking at them and trying to prove to the coaches that I could do what they could, rather than looking after myself and trying to get picked for who you are.