Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] than [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That rather than making a block grant for somebody because we know they do a good job , that we do more directly relate that to services they 're providing to us and output . |
| 2 | It seems police failure to raise a national alarm may have fooled Stewart into lying low rather than making a run for it . |
| 3 | Since the enactment of s 459 1985 , it has been regarded as a better remedy for a minority affected by prejudice in a company to ask for a share purchase order under s 461 rather than to seek a return of share capital through a winding-up petition which results in the liquidation of a solvent company ( a member can not petition under s 122(1) ( g ) if the company is insolvent because he has no interest ) . |
| 4 | However , their benefits are much less tangible than a physical product in that they can not be stored or displayed and satisfaction is achieved through activities ( e.g. transportation from one place to another rather than say a seat on a train ) . |
| 5 | Yes , Mr Smith did , and lie was prepared to face this rather than accept a worsening of conditions . |
| 6 | Or we might compare the way Philip II kept Phokis intact in 346 rather than make a present of it to Thebes . |
| 7 | Most people sit tight rather than lose a slice of what they see as their rightful ‘ profit ’ . |
| 8 | ( Domiciliary ) services appear to be provided where no family is available rather than to assist a family in their support . |
| 9 | ‘ It was a difficult book to structure — more difficult really than writing a novel . ’ |