Sentence examples for Had preferred from inspiring English sources

When their preferences diverged, it was the patient who had preferred to die at home.

When their preferences diverged, in contrast to cancer patients, it was the family who had preferred to die at home.

Mr. Markowitz, she said, had always had preferred the latter.

Former associates had preferred to seek vengeance with weapons rather than get help from the police.

When she was younger, Cecilia had preferred the coziness of winter, but no longer did.

He had preferred a program of modernization efforts and the formation of cooperatives instead.

Her ex-husband had preferred his eldest, the prettiest, the strongest.

We'd had preferred it if Chris hadn't crashed but he felt fine in the final bit.

Until now, managers had preferred to eliminate overtime, cut back hours and use fewer temporary workers.

Critics had complained that in recent years judges had preferred little-known authors, which diminished the award's stature.

Joseph T. Cahill, had preferred an inexperienced candidate who would allow him more control of the Taiwanese money.