Example sentences of "would prefer to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd prefer to be alone while I 'm finding my way about . |
| 2 | ‘ You 'd prefer to be villainous ? ’ |
| 3 | I 'd prefer to be on my own patch to handle this one . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I tell you what , ’ Pink said , ‘ I 'd prefer to be on a building site than be a government scientist in this day and age . ’ |
| 5 | Naturally , you 'd prefer to be alive . |
| 6 | Each man will decide for himself how many arms and legs he wants , and whether he wants white skin or black skin , or whether he 'd prefer to be covered in furnishing fabric or mink . |
| 7 | ‘ So you think I 'd prefer to be walled up in that mausoleum — that grave of a house . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Or maybe you 'd prefer to be invigorated by another stalemate argument with me on the subject . ’ |
| 9 | Good morning , ladies and gentlemen , can I just give you er , Tony apologies , er , unfortunately he has to be in Paris today , I know he 'd prefer to be with you , but he has to be in Paris today , and since he 's good at delegation , he 's actually asked me to come along and and to talk to you . |
| 10 | Well w we said we 'd prefer to be upstairs |
| 11 | I asked him how he would prefer to be addressed and he said you can call him what you please , as long as it is polite . |
| 12 | ‘ I would prefer to be coaching British crews . |
| 13 | Many soldiers would prefer to be fighting a ‘ real ’ war against armed guerrillas in south Lebanon , but no more than 95 men , mostly reservists , have refused to serve beyond the pre-1967 green line . |
| 14 | Many soldiers would prefer to be fighting a ‘ real ’ war against armed guerrillas in south Lebanon , but no more than 95 men , mostly reservists , have refused to serve beyond the pre-1967 green line . |
| 15 | Above all , though , the Bank should be harsher on bad economic policy — even when ( America , please note ) this annoys governments which the Bank 's rich-country shareholders would prefer to be friends with . |
| 16 | Mr Ashdown made clear that the Liberal Democrats would prefer to be ‘ locked together in a partnership ’ with a minority government . |
| 17 | One-third of five- and six-year-olds in one study said they would prefer to be without their sibling altogether — hardly a vote of confidence in sibship . |
| 18 | Sam had a one-word vocabulary and yet he found no problem with making it perfectly clear whether he would prefer to be scratched under his chin , behind the ears , or on his tummy . |
| 19 | This was certainly true of his year as social security minister , where Major would prefer to be remembered for dispensing fivers to freezing pensioners in the form of severe-weather payments ( even though they received only one each for one week ) , than for helping to draft the 1988 Social Security Act . |
| 20 | ‘ I would prefer to be of help to you and Nader , ’ she explained , ‘ rather than wait around for news of Philippe that may never come . ’ |
| 21 | Today 's teaching force probably contains a rather higher proportion of workers who would prefer to be employed elsewhere than was the case 30 or 40 years ago . |
| 22 | Usthinks the company doth protest too much : despite the fact that the countdown to its flotation has been under way for some weeks now , and Quality Software Products Plc has finally formally announced that ‘ following last week 's successful launch of Universal OLAS ’ it ‘ has decided to begin the process of seeking a listing on the London Stock Exchange , ’ it still says that ‘ no final decision will be taken for some time , ’ making it sound as if the company is signalling frantically that it would prefer to be acquired if only someone would come forward offering more money than it could raise in a public flotation . |
| 23 | She missed her friends but she did n't envy them — though she thought Albert Sandwich probably did : he was the sort of boy who would prefer to be taught in a proper school . |
| 24 | They occupy a major part of my time — time I would prefer to be spending on actually trying to improve the services we offer . |
| 25 | We shall be writing to you again around August 1989 to ask you whether you would prefer to be excluded . |
| 26 | She would prefer to be spending her time on planning for a teacher-led lesson , rather than on organising equipment and administering a scheme : |
| 27 | ‘ You would prefer to be back in your monastery ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I — I would prefer to be excused . ’ |
| 29 | They also ask : are native enterprises being presented with a powerful ‘ demonstration effect ’ where , given the opportunity , they would prefer to be rid of an old industrial relations system in preference for the one used by their newly-arrived neighbours ? |
| 30 | Although Bernice could understand her wish for peace and quiet , Ell must be joking saying that she would prefer to be back home . |