Example sentences of "i would [vb infin] preferred " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'd have preferred it pink , that 's more feminine like , but them dull colours , that 's just like the Princesses used to wear . ’ |
| 2 | I 'd have preferred a book that told a few truths , or even a few lies . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'd have preferred to be a jockey . |
| 4 | I 'd have preferred Tom producing Van , myself . |
| 5 | I think I 'd have preferred the seaside . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'd have preferred a bottle of Chardonnay to be quite honest , but that did the job . ’ |
| 7 | But you see I , I 'd have preferred it on back wall . |
| 8 | Very briefly , I would 've preferred to have seen a contract based on the end performance with the grass being cut to a structured length . |
| 9 | I would 'ave preferred couture , of course . |
| 10 | ‘ Well , ’ Karl smiled , ‘ I would have preferred to go sooner but yes I can stay . |
| 11 | I would have preferred this afternoon but it seems he is riding in three races at Wincanton . ’ |
| 12 | He makes a good point there , though I would have preferred Craig Redpath , the swashbuckling Melrose full-back , as back-up for Gavin Hastings . |
| 13 | Personally I would have preferred a review of what software exists , and whether I require access to a PC or a Cray supercomputer . |
| 14 | Personally , I would have preferred a more neurasthenic approach to the Berg — more febrile and phantasmagorical — and a slightly faster tempo for the first movement of the Stravinsky , as though it were the tightest clockwork mechanism . |
| 15 | Occasionally I would have preferred a more urgent tempo for the most turbulent responses , such as ‘ Seniores populi ’ ( track 6 ) and ‘ Tradiderunt me ’ ( track 10 ) . |
| 16 | Colour-wise it looks a bit anaemic ; I presume its cellulose finish will darken , if you can wait that long , although I would have preferred Fender to have tinted the lacquer a little to increase the ‘ butterscotch ’ element in the colouring . |
| 17 | He admitted : ‘ There was doubt in my mind after the third round and I would have preferred to win by going head to head with Nick Price . |
| 18 | ‘ I suppose we could have gone but I would have preferred the holiday camp . ’ |
| 19 | When congratulated on Australia 's contributed to a splendid performance he said : ‘ I would have preferred to win 3–0 today and have everyone yawning in the stand ’ . |
| 20 | I would have preferred black pipework to white , for its unobtrusiveness but , more to the point , the hopper itself could have been made of a darker and heavier-gauge material . |
| 21 | ‘ I would have preferred to have invited you to a waitress service lunch over there of course . ’ |
| 22 | It was not under sail , as I would have preferred , but the next best thing , and in this boat we explored most of the Outer Isles from North Rona to Barra Head , and the mainland coast between Lochinver and Oban . |
| 23 | I would have preferred someone less gorgeous , happy and sane — Sunny Wand , or even Day Lightbowne . |
| 24 | I would have preferred to have lit torches but Benjamin was against this . |
| 25 | Personally , there were things other than the Unknown I would have preferred to confront . |
| 26 | Afterwards , when I would have preferred to stay and stare at Agnes , he took me down to King 's Wharf near the Vintry and into a small ale house which stank of carp and salt . |
| 27 | Frankly , I would have preferred Carol to Barbra . |
| 28 | But I would have preferred to know you were going to do it . ’ |
| 29 | They were absolutely not a disaster for women , obviously I would have preferred to stay on the shadow cabinet , but we have three women in the shadow cabinet , and we have a number of women in senior positions outside the shadow cabinet . |
| 30 | Obviously , I would have preferred to raise money in an alternative manner , but this was not possible . |