Example sentences of "[subord] [verb] [adv prt] with a " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it involves a specific effect , like graduated colours or 3D , it 's better to pay for the features than to come up with a make-do solution . |
| 2 | Such untimely celebrity death provides our nice clean ending and saves us having to contend with the natural processes of ageing and decay , for some reason considered more horrific and obscene than going out with a bang . |
| 3 | If it is argued that sarvodaya is an unattainable ideal , and that in the end one may have to settle for the happiness or good of 51 per cent , it could be stated in reply , that it is infinitely better to strive for sarvodaya and fail to realize it , than to start out with a limited objective and attain it at the expense of an unfortunate minority . |
| 4 | It is always best to dip a toe in the water first , rather than plunging in with a programme of hopefully helpful ideas for the improvement of her life and comfort . |
| 5 | Rather than starting off with a blank sheet towards all class members , it may be that because of natural assertiveness , boys dictate a particular kind of response from teachers , quite independently of the details of the situation . |
| 6 | Time is a great healer so , rather than press on with a manoeuvre that is repeatedly failing , leave it for a while and come back to it later . |
| 7 | But I 'm starting to get used to it , it 's fascinating to find out about the way an artist works — and it 's a darn sight better than putting up with a patient who 's frustrated because she is n't getting anything done ! ’ |
| 8 | what better way to sell yourself than come up with a contentious issue backed up by evidence that you |
| 9 | ASCOT racegoers should keep the champagne temporarily on ice while warming up with a Scotch and American this afternoon , when Willie Carson and Steve Cauthen may dominate the last Flat meeting of the season at the Berkshire course . |
| 10 | Whilst sailing around with a comfortable posture , pick out all the details of the water and land around you . |
| 11 | It was impossible to hug and kiss her with those letters in the background ( all the more , since this was to be their first , and thus an unforgettable , kiss ) , and so he had no choice but to turn back with a bitter sense of capitulation . |
| 12 | Most of such work was unsuitable for operating in winter when unemployment was highest and when carried out with an untrained labour force it was expensive or inefficient , and failed to attract the temporarily unemployed artisans for whom it was intended . |