Sentence examples for I preferred could from inspiring English sources

And the Breyers strawberry that I preferred could be stirred into a fruity, pinkish goop that I savored in loud, teasing slurps; the more this irritated siblings, the sweeter the taste.

He noted that the relative emptiness surrounding the new road, while not what he would have preferred, could present possibilities.

If there was a revelation amid the wreckage of last year's 8-8 season, it was that the Giants, in the absence of the running game they preferred, could rely on Manning and a relatively low-profile cadre of receivers.

Trying the two methods side-by-side, there's no question which I preferred: Nvidia could market the Shield purely as a high-end Parrot drone accessory, and I'm sure they'd sell more than a few to enthusiasts who took it for a spin.

The stylebook prefers "could not help rejoicing".

To me, for example, Hansen's far too confident about the scale at which nuclear power, particularly the new technologies that he prefers, could be deployed by the middle of this century.

They offer solutions with a coating of Should; imaginatives prefer Could, since it presents more options.

The proportion of patients dying at a place they did not prefer could be close to its possible limit because it is probably inevitable that a small proportion of patients cannot have their wishes fulfilled.

The only problem was they'd become so popular that their gig was at a stadium rather than one of the smaller venues I preferred, where you could weasel your way to the front (my high school boyfriend taught me how to do this) and practically feel their sweat spray onto you as they head-banged to the beat.

I preferred it when they could enjoy being children".

"It all helps and I am very grateful," says Mbuya, "but I preferred it when I could look after my own".