Example sentences of "may prefer [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A biography of an artist is a tricky proposition for a writer , since the artist may prefer to be judged through art , not life ; the incidentals of an everyday activity , not altogether under the artist 's control , are rather unimportant compared to the artist 's concentrated effort to create paintings or sculpture . |
| 2 | They may prefer to be left alone and hate having to depend on others who are less capable than themselves . |
| 3 | Some may prefer to be given a global picture of what is involved in the task and then be allowed to fill in the details as they need them . |
| 4 | Some may prefer to be presented with a prescribed set of facts and skills , whilst others may learn best by being encouraged to discover things for themselves , often as solutions to problems . |
| 5 | If its speed of planning is uniform with that of others , the school may prefer to be cautious . |