Example sentences of "[vb infin] preferred to see " in BNC.
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| 1 | Edberg defeated Cash in a quality final which many , I suspect , would have preferred to see as the final itself . |
| 2 | All tidy and comfortable , though she would have preferred to see a little color about the place . |
| 3 | It is true that a substantial body of opinion in various parts of the world would have preferred to see whether relying on sanctions for longer would have brought about Iraq 's withdrawal . |
| 4 | Yet all were critical of the commitment to the Flanders theatre , would have preferred to see some land forces redeployed in Spain , and saw the blue-water policy as central . |
| 5 | While Escada 's founder , Wolfgang Ley is proud to boast of the seamless transition from one designer to the next , the fashion world might have preferred to see Mr Stolzenburg challenge some preconceptions of this label by offering something fresh and new . |
| 6 | I would have preferred to see its replacement with a fixed housing allowance of limited term , and possibly on a more generous scale , for first time buyers only and those who have bought their houses in the last few years ; that should be coupled with the extension of housing benefit , which is limited to the rented sector , to low income home owners who have difficulty in meeting their mortgage payments . |
| 7 | I would have preferred to see its replacement with a fixed housing allowance of limited term , and possibly on a more generous scale , for first time buyers only and those who have bought their houses in the last few years ; that should be coupled with the extension of housing benefit , which is limited to the rented sector , to low-income home owners who have difficulty in meeting their mortgage payments . |