Sentence examples for preferred a cup from inspiring English sources

George was cute and cuddly, and grannies liked him and said he preferred a cup of tea to sex.

But though a prolific and eclectic publisher, Cass preferred a cup of tea with friends to the cocktail party circuit, or wooing authors or academia.

Don't buy if: You prefer a cup of tea, dear.

Most of the Manly players were still feeling the effects of their post-grand final celebrations – although not Hasler, described by Keneally as "the Zen practitioner of rugby league, the code's monk", who, while not teetotal, has always preferred a nice cup of tea.

You prefer a nice cup of tea.

Don't buy if: You prefer a nice cup of tea.

Always quick with a quip – he turned himself into a gay-you-like mascot for jittery middle England by telling chatshow host Russell Harty: "I prefer a nice cup of tea to sex" – he propelled the musically unremarkable Culture Club to stardom, helping them to seven top 10 hits in the UK, and nine in the US.

Fans prefer a single World Cup because they want to know which country's football team is the best in the world; a rival tournament would defeat that purpose.

Although I think they want to get a result in this match, the Goats will also be looking ahead to their U.S. Open Cup semifinal match against the Seattle Sounders, and given the choice, I think everybody would prefer a result in the Open Cup to a league match against Vancouver.

"Will cricketers regard it as the pinnacle, or would they prefer a World Twenty20, a World Cup, an Ashes series?

He deserves to remain a career Ranger, but as an unrestricted free agent, he couldn't be blamed for preferring to join a Cup contender.