YOU SAID:
you'd rather he was inside than beside you
INTO JAPANESE
あなたは、彼があなたの傍らにいたよりも、彼が中にいた方が望ましい
BACK INTO ENGLISH
You'd rather he was inside than he was beside you.
INTO JAPANESE
彼があなたのそばにいるより、彼が中にいるほうがましだ。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
It is better for him to be inside than for him to be beside you.
INTO JAPANESE
彼があなたのそばにいるよりも、彼が中にいる方が良い。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
It is better for him to be inside than for him to be beside you.
You've done this before, haven't you.