Example sentences of "i [modal v] prefer not [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could I could prefer not to say , could n't I ? |
| 2 | And you know I 'd prefer not to do that . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'd prefer not to divulge their names . |
| 4 | I 'd prefer not to have to lie about it myself Naturally , I sha n't volunteer the information . |
| 5 | Tuathal said , ‘ i do n't suppose you mean that , but I 'd prefer not to have heard it . |
| 6 | I 'd prefer not to have any cups of coffee thrown in my face . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ In this matter , Sir Edmund , I would prefer not to act . ’ |
| 8 | But I would prefer not to alert our Ministry of the Interior — given that this has been purely a secret service matter of the DGSE until now . |
| 9 | Not a style I wish to emulate ; I prefer a kind of brisk straight-lined tidiness ; but of all the women in the world Kirsty Bull is the one I would prefer not to move in to babysit . |
| 10 | I would prefer not to have my guy stand up and say I may have been involved in an assassination . ’ |
| 11 | You , I am sure , have a better use for your manpower and I would prefer not to have an officer sitting in the hall like a bailiff . ’ |
| 12 | I would prefer not to work in oils . |