Example sentences of "would have prefer [verb] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On balance he 'd have preferred to have seen them take on a top world fast bowler to ease the new-ball burden on him — as indeed they intended before negotiations with Australia 's Craig McDermott broke down months before the start of the season — but sees at least one advantage in having a star batsman rather than bowler . |
| 2 | ‘ I would have preferred to have invited you to a waitress service lunch over there of course . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I would have preferred to have given them a run chase but I then decided we had to be positive and get whatever we could out of the match , ’ said Moxon . |
| 4 | The judge complimented Keith on his very professional titling and presentation of the exhibition but said he would have preferred to have judged them loose , before they were hung . |
| 5 | Rather than dropping his company 's commission bearing charge completely , he would have preferred to have reduced it and moved it from the front to the back end of his unit trusts — that is , charging investors as they leave the fund rather than as they enter . |