Sentence examples for preferred not even from inspiring English sources

But Margaret preferred not even to think of it.

They have preferred not even to ask it.

Immigration, perhaps surprisingly, is a subject that Mr Lewis prefers not even to mention.

Mr. Peng said the police preferred not to even open a missing person's inquiry because unsolved cases made them appear inefficient, reducing their annual bonuses.

Told by a friend that I was writing this article, Dündar, the Turkish editor facing more than five years in prison, emailed: "During this entire saga, it has particularly attracted my attention that the British government preferred not to utter even a single word.

Officially he's a French citizen, but he prefers not to even think of himself as a citizen of anywhere — not even a "citizen of the world".

Too many times, Spain has preferred not to invest in Catalonia even though this is detrimental to Spain.

Some people would choose to take a hypothetical pill with no side effects daily, even for a few weeks' gain in life expectancy, whereas others would prefer not to, even if they were told it would add 10 years to their lifespan.

Many minions painted Damien Hirst's dots (among them was Lauren Child, who went on to create Charlie and Lola and, when I tried to talk to her about it, preferred not to remember her grunt work) even if he took the credit for the results.

But Adar says it's actually a useful, beneficial tool if deployed correctly — and that designers have been tricking their users for years, even if they preferred not to think of it that way.

"I prefer not to even talk about that so much," Mr. Orozco said.