Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [verb] rather [subord] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Secondly , the professional may insist upon controlling the work that he or she does rather than allowing the administrator to impose control . |
| 2 | Erm and that also makes sure , if you 've got it all in front of you , erm that ensures that you 're getting all the information that you need rather than thinking oh hang on , what else do I need sort of thing . |
| 3 | ‘ But we are confident in that we respect rather than fear their talents . |
| 4 | We should be vigorously selling the exciting worthwhile quality service that we have rather than selling the packaging . |
| 5 | These statistics must be treated with caution , but if anything it is more likely that they underrate rather than overrate the political content . |
| 6 | look at and browse and take the information that they want rather than putting what sounds to me a lot of work on some |
| 7 | Turning to the mirror , she saw herself in the long white silk dress , clinging to her slender body , curving off the shoulders , accentuating her fine collarbones , tight at the waist then flaring out with clouds of taffeta below that made it seem as if she floated rather than walked . |
| 8 | But the road that ran from the town , called Théovard , by-passed Les Glycines five hundred yards to the north , and we dismounted rather than run the motor cycle over the pitted lane . |
| 9 | IT seems that home-owners are now being told they can save Pounds 2,000 a year if they rent rather than buy a property . |
| 10 | Daft thing about it , but I thought rather than hang on I 'll get in there and get off . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | ‘ Decisions are best when everyone contributes rather than having them imposed from above . |
| 13 | Acknowledge people when you arrive rather than slinking into a corner . |
| 14 | Formative evaluation ( to use the current jargon ) , is so obviously more important than summative , since you need to modify things as they develop rather than wring your hands over them when they have failed . |
| 15 | I hated it when he bribed rather than tipped , left without saying goodbye or arrived without saying hello , all perfectly acceptable in his world , but not in mine . |
| 16 | ‘ We can tell very quickly what 's happening , so we can tackle the problem as soon as it arises rather than using a pesticide until it fails . |