Example sentences of "[Wh pn] would have prefer [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To a differing degree , all the Gospels portray Pontius Pilate , the Governor of Judaea from 26 to 36 AD , as a man who was reluctant to condemn Jesus and who would have preferred to set him free . |
| 2 | The buoyant economy at the end of the eighties of course helped in part by increasing road congestion , forcing many to take the train who would have preferred to drive . |
| 3 | The early retirers in the After Redundancy study were split evenly between those who wanted to retire and those who would have preferred to work on . |
| 4 | ( This compares , incidentally , with just over one-quarter of those who retired at the normal pension ages who would have preferred to keep on working . ) |
| 5 | Over supper on 20 January 1689 ( English style ) , Louis persuaded James , who would have preferred to begin the recovery of his lost throne via Scotland , to respond to Tyrconnel 's plea , offering a handsome contribution in money and arms plus five experienced officers to help train the raw Irish troops and a diplomatic adviser , formerly French envoy at the Hague . |