Example sentences of "[subord] use " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rather than use his apartment as an extension of the office , Milton did things the other way round . |
| 2 | The prices being asked for vacant buildings in Manchester were quite high , being based on ‘ hope value ’ rather than use value . |
| 3 | Litter and Recycling : Industry will have to prepare to take recycled waste rather than use raw materials and the legislation may need the boost of tax incentives . |
| 4 | All due respect to Johnny Marr ( though the haircuts never get better … ) but , like most people ‘ blessed ’ with skill , there was a tendency to be used by one 's versatility rather than use it . |
| 5 | Even within the work environment you can often take a lift rather than use stairs . |
| 6 | You could use a bike , walk , or run rather than use a car , bus , or train . |
| 7 | When this happened I used to make up elaborate and probably unconvincing stories about car crashes , burns , skin grafts , incompetent surgeons and so on , anything rather than use the word ‘ disease ’ . |
| 8 | However , he sought to establish University Extra-Mural Groups or Societies rather than use the County Federation of WEA branches in the promotion of extension classes through gaining support of Women 's Institutes and other voluntary organisations . |
| 9 | He asked if residents wanted a new cemetery in Alresford , rather than use the Winchester cemetery . |
| 10 | ‘ It was Bill who suggested Cy when it was clear that Ibn Fayoud would take his horses away from the yard rather than use you . ’ |
| 11 | He laced the sails rather than use pockets , as now preferred , and introduced colour blends that stimulated entirely fresh approaches to kite design . |
| 12 | Q I have been having trouble with my Knitmaster Transfer Carriage and I always seem to get dropped stitches ; these then run down the knitting and it would be quicker to transfer the stitches by hand rather than use this gadget . |
| 13 | ‘ It is an invitation to hoof the ball forward rather than use the goalkeeper to play the ball from the back , as Tottenham prefer to do . ’ |
| 14 | It is preferable to smack the dog with your hand rather than use a rolled-up newspaper which the dog may see as an extension of the game , especially if it gets excited and a tug-of-war ensues . |
| 15 | It 's for show rather than use , is n't it ? |
| 16 | The reasons for using some form of external assistance in recruiting key people are often quite clear : the confidentiality , the know-how and the experience are all obvious factors ; why bring in a headhunter rather than use an advertising consultant is sometimes more difficult to explain . |
| 17 | Rather than use a variety of notions such as recoverability , predictability , and saliency to explain givenness , Chafe suggests that the key to givenness lies in the notion of consciousness : |
| 18 | Always try to scan a photograph as near to the size you want it rather than use software to re-scale it , optically reducing scanners are a great help here . |
| 19 | Thus , he or she will tend to resolve the crisis rather than use it as a lever towards treatment . |
| 20 | Rather than use an arbitrary measure of commission costs ( since these can vary according to the exact size of the deal and the market makers spread ) we have attempted to capture the competitive effects associated with changes in transactions costs by using a measure of turnover on the UK Stock Exchange . |
| 21 | Rather than use the document-driven approach as the main approach to data analysis , I use this method to verify the model obtained from the entity-relationship approach . |
| 22 | I 'd decided to pay cash rather than use the PKB Amex card as that would have given the game away as to why we were there . |
| 23 | The cause of the accident was held to be the unsafe system of work used by the plaintiff 's employers rather than use of the premises . |
| 24 | Rather than use this . |
| 25 | You might have to be more clear about what you 're specifically asking for rather than use handles titles . |
| 26 | That is why the road fund licence , which taxes ownership rather than use , has been increased more rapidly after a period of stagnation . |
| 27 | Rather than use solid oak . |
| 28 | And I 'd rather use newspaper now rather than use use erm |