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But on winter evenings, when he has fallen asleep at his table, I have heard him, what I should prefer to describe as partially choke.

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 Meanings and Examples of PREFER
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
prefer
 v.  select as an alternative over another
 v.  give preference to one over another
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  If I am to lodge with anyone, I should prefer a man of studious and quiet habits.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER I. MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES
2  But on winter evenings, when he has fallen asleep at his table, I have heard him, what I should prefer to describe as partially choke.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER VII
3  Because I infinitely prefer the spontaneous spite to the concocted sugaries; now they are poison; when I begin saying what a fine fellow Clifford is, etc.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 4
4  You may prefer to stay mistress of Wragby.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 15
5  For my part, since you are my wife, I should prefer that you should stay under my roof in dignity and quiet.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 19
6  They both declared they should prefer it to anything.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVIII
7  I was once acquainted with him, Aunt, and when I saw him today I thought I should prefer his van to any conveyance of a stranger.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: 4 The Halt on the Turnpike Road
8  I prefer not to speak of her to you.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: 6 The Figure against the Sky
9  If not, I should much prefer to communicate with you alone.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In I. A Scandal in Bohemia
10  Do not dream of going, Watson, for I very much prefer having a witness, if only as a check to my own memory.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NOBLE BACHELOR
11  I could, of course, borrow so trifling a sum ten times over from my friends, but I much prefer to make it a matter of business and to carry out that business myself.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In XI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE BERYL CORONET
12  I should prefer that you do not mention my name at all in connection with the case, as I choose to be only associated with those crimes which present some difficulty in their solution.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In II. The Adventure of the Cardboard Box
13  I should prefer to go quietly down to your garden, and turn the whole matter over in my head.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN PINCE-NEZ
14  "If you prefer a public explanation, it must come sooner or later," said he.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In XI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE MISSING THREE-QUARTER
15  The sovereigns of Paraguay admit as few Spanish Jesuits as possible; they prefer those of other nations as being more subordinate to their commands.
Candide By Voltaire
Context  Highlight   In XV
Example Sentence: (96 in 7 pages)
16  I'd prefer a woman doctor to examine me.
17  They prefer to be paid in foreign currencies.
18  Generally, I prefer painting with watercolours.
19  Sales have gone down, and obviously we'd prefer it if that didn't happen.
20  They prefer to bargain with individual clients, for cash.
21  I prefer teaching methods that actively involve students in learning.
22  Labor activists say that although there are no legal age cutoffs, the industries prefer to hire young and malleable workers.
23  Some people like to lie on the beach, but I prefer to go sightseeing.
24  I prefer coffee in the morning.
25  For obvious reasons, I'd prefer not to give my name.
26  They're nice curtains, but I'd prefer something a little more masculine.
27  OK, if that's what you prefer.
28  Personally, I prefer the second option.
29  I prefer the second option - its advantages are simplicity and cheapness.
30  I would prefer not to pass comment before I have more information on the case.