Example sentences of "she [vb mod] [verb] [adv] than [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Siward was probably already one of the richest men in Scandinavian York , as well as a useful war-leader and a forthright advisor to Canute and his heirs by the time it occurred to the Lady Emma that she might do worse than encourage him to take over Northumbria . |
| 2 | Before she could ask whom he intended to marry this time he said , ‘ After you left and I had that final bust-up with Marc I rang Marianne and told her she could do better than marry a penniless school-kid . ’ |
| 3 | She had felt she 'd die rather than give him the satisfaction , but now she 'd have to be clever , for by implication she had denigrated his power and his commitment to protect her . |
| 4 | She 'd die rather than let this happen ! |
| 5 | Of course she did n't know anything and even if she did , she would die rather than say , but suppose he guessed she knew something ? |
| 6 | She would die rather than roll her eyes and wriggle and blush . |