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The following examples will exemplify the idiom:—
I'd prefer that he should be there rather than myself.
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Do b’ḟearr liom é do ḃeiṫ ann ná mise.
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Is it not better for us that these should not be in the boat.
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Naċ fearr ḋúinn gan iad so do ḃeiṫ insan mbád.
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I saw John when he was coming home.
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Ċonnaic mé Seaġán agus é ag teaċt a ḃaile.
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| I knew him when I was a boy. | Ḃí aiṫne agam air agus mé im ḃuaċaill.
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The clock struck just as he was coming in.
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Do ḃuail, an clog agus é ag teaċt isteaċ.
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