Example sentences of "would have preferred [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although Britain would have preferred no envoy at all , seeing that as an unnecessary intrusion to internal affairs , the appointment of a fact-finding mission is regarded as an improvement on a peace envoy . |
| 2 | He would have preferred a showdown with Gina , but it was fun to watch Eleanor fighting her by stealth . |
| 3 | It seems certain that Louis-Napoleon would have preferred a prolongation of his power by legal means , but in the long run it was equally clear that he would not shrink from a confrontation with the opposition . |
| 4 | He would have preferred a pub , but somehow that writing-paper had intimidated him so he had agreed to a restaurant . |
| 5 | But surely they too would have preferred a decision to an indefinite postponement . |
| 6 | Unlike his younger brother , Nicu , Valentin would have preferred a life of anonymity . |
| 7 | The YCs speaker was implicitly emphasizing the commonality between national and international interests within capitalism ( or ‘ the west ’ , as he would have preferred a term which suggest geography rather than politics ) . |
| 8 | She really would have preferred a cup of tea , but could n't refuse when they 'd gone to so much trouble . |
| 9 | However the Occupational Pensions Board called for a pensions tribunal and Tony Thurham , chairman of the Association of Pensions Lawyers , said : ‘ Many pensions lawyers would have preferred a tribunal since it would probably have had greater powers and more staff . |
| 10 | Personally I would have preferred a review of what software exists , and whether I require access to a PC or a Cray supercomputer . |
| 11 | He would have preferred a motor-boat . |
| 12 | But there are always one or two who would have preferred a colleague to a stranger even if they hated his guts . |
| 13 | She would have preferred a woman of her own age and background . |
| 14 | He also grew increasingly accessible , happy to respond to all but the silliest questions , even if some would have preferred an aloofness closer to Mr Kinnock 's campaign style . |
| 15 | She would have preferred the noise and distraction of the public restaurant to sitting quietly in a room alone with Robert , but it was impossible to refuse . |
| 16 | ‘ I suppose we could have gone but I would have preferred the holiday camp . ’ |
| 17 | When God the Father announced that He wished to marry her , she would have preferred the Manhood of Christ ; nevertheless , she was married to the Father in the presence of the Son , the Holy Ghost , the Virgin , the Twelve Apostles , St Katharine , St Paul , and numerous other saints and virgins . |
| 18 | He had been chief engineer to the Central Electricity Board , and would have preferred the division of duties to have left the control of generation and transmission to the ex-CEB engineers and himself . |
| 19 | It is thought that the Criminal Law Revision Committee , the Report of which formed the basis of the Theft Act , would not have wanted such a result but would have preferred the outcome to be theft ( para. 65 ) . |
| 20 | They would have preferred the analogy of the soil which supports vegetation and the wherewithal to live . |
| 21 | He would have preferred the phrase ‘ taking into account ’ instead . |