Example sentences of "they would prefer [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The family and friends who joined Teresa and Kenny were advised that they would prefer donations to the sick fund in preference to gifts on their special anniversary . |
| 2 | But it was some of those same institutions who made it clear soon after the start of the recession that they would prefer companies not to pay out dividends they could not afford without straining the balance sheet . |
| 3 | Men accept things as they are , though they would prefer things as they should be . |
| 4 | As Malcolm Johnson ( 1982 , p. 144 ) has suggested , they would prefer help with shopping so that they can prepare often more palatable meals of their choice and when they choose thus maximizing their independence and probably their health . |
| 5 | Even when people are very severely disturbed they can express legitimate choices about whether they wish to be alone or in company , occupied or relaxing , about the food they like , about whether they would prefer silence or a music-filled room , and so forth . |
| 6 | In a Times Mirror survey , conducted on Oct. 31-Nov. 10 , respondents divided evenly when asked whether they would prefer Bush or an unnamed Democrat to win the 1992 elections . |