Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [adj] [adv] [subord] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For some reason she found that just as unnerving . |
| 2 | If so , why did you do this rather than selling your unwanted items and then buying the items you wanted ? |
| 3 | Decide why you did that rather than meeting A. Starter : A says , " Where were you last night ? " |
| 4 | Probably they got better rather than risk his wrath by doing otherwise . |
| 5 | They take cold easily when sweating or in a draught but are in general better ( > ) in the open air , though worse ( < ) on getting heated . |
| 6 | This does not appear to be altogether necessary , having regard to the grade of the inclines , but possibly the condition of the bond has induced them to add this so as to prevent the semblance of a hang to the descending tank . |
| 7 | He seemed amused rather than offended by Ellen 's defiance . |
| 8 | Environment officials — who argue that the convention should be theirs because it concerns conservation rather than aid — now appear to have won their case . |
| 9 | Why , then , does a contemplation of his life and work leave us feeling zestful rather than discouraged , as if we have been brushed by someone with an incorrigible belief in happiness ? |