Example sentences of "i have preferred " in BNC.
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| 1 | In recent years , I have preferred launching my attack from the bank , rather than from the boat ; and even in high winds , when most of the loch is churned up , clear patches of water may be found along the lee shore . |
| 2 | I have preferred Irish humour ever since I heard of the Dublin man visiting London who wrote to his wife … ‘ and if you do not receive this letter you are to let me know at once ! ’ |
| 3 | In this book , I have preferred to start my itinerary in the north and travel southwards , the better to link the highlights of the journey in a continuous route , introducing the Highlands more gradually and ending with a glorious climax . |
| 4 | Where such ideas ultimately came from and what practical consequences they have had are questions which , on the whole , I have preferred to avoid . |
| 5 | My Lords , as I would submit , the report contains a great deal which confirms and nothing which contradicts the interpretation of the word ‘ appropriates ’ which I have preferred , and a comparison of the Act with the draft Bill gives no support to the contrary view . |
| 6 | I have preferred books and silence for company . |