Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [adv] [subord] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I believe rather than suppressing cruelty it can actually encourage it and the people who made the claims should have substantiated them by giving names . ’ |
| 2 | The extreme poverty of the whole concern is pathetic , and I wished I 'd paid more for the things I bought so as to make life easier for these tanners who look just about ready to give up . |
| 3 | Here is what one manager wrote to his directors : After some soul searching , I resign immediately as dealing director of Afcor … |
| 4 | Lord Reid went on to say that the reason that the court will not enforce a restraint which goes further than affording protection to the legitimate interests of a party is because too wide a restraint is against the public interest . |
| 5 | A number of US companies have been discussing the possibility of a sale with Piper , which has all but stopped production because of cash flow problems . |
| 6 | ( b ) Reject those words which obscure rather than clarify meaning-words which are only present for purposes of style , linguistic sense , grammar , or form . |
| 7 | Clearly the great advantage of thinking about your visual as well as your verbal behaviour is that you can choose visual behaviours which help rather than hinder progress towards your objective . |
| 8 | Perhaps some Koi keepers still need to be convinced that they can add to the well-being of their beloved stock by removing pesticides , metals , and such horrors as chloroform from their water , but those who have invested in a tapwater filter , often cheap when compared to the value of their fish , have seen results that demonstrate , without any doubt , that there is much to be gained by permitting the fish to live in conditions which help rather than hinder heir survival . |
| 9 | ‘ You know better than to ask questions like that . |
| 10 | She knew better than to disobey Julius when he used that particular tone of voice , though . |
| 11 | She felt rather than heard David 's gasp of horror . |
| 12 | Rain was going to conceal her knowledge of his searches but Oliver bounced in with : ‘ Why did n't you ask rather than search Rain 's bag and car ? ’ |
| 13 | Elizabeth Lewis reviews the existing philosophical underpinnings of social group work in the USA and finds these deficient , because they constrain rather than liberate individuals . |
| 14 | To their credit , they 've all but ditched RDF 's cringeworthy word polemics , giving a greater role to singer Linda Goodman and infusing almost all their songs with a wealth of nightmarish samples . |
| 15 | Auditors are being encouraged to inform the Securities and Futures Authority of any serious irregularities they come across while auditing SFA member firms , under a new initiative developed following discussions with the Institute . |
| 16 | Have less hard cheese ; use it grated rather than having slabs of it . |
| 17 | He knew better than to offer help , after all these years . |
| 18 | Hereabouts , Beryl Love 's ashes must have been scattered beneath a rose bush , though he knew better than to think Ernie might have invested in a memorial plaque . |
| 19 | Rachel could have brought the snow in and let it melt so as to distract attention from herself . |