Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [adv] rather [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To conclude I think that we should go along rather than hope sort of an aspect of Conservative philosophy which is that people should be encouraged to earn money and they should be encouraged to save money and that therefore in this case this means proposing this Conservative motion , though I hope they will actually have the common sense to withdraw it . |
| 2 | To achieve this necessarily takes time and it is thus the means and goals which we should examine today rather than the setting first of arbitrary ( financial ) parameters . |
| 3 | At least you 'll know exactly rather than sort of saying well |
| 4 | Having come so far in just 3 years , the suggestion is that success might come sooner rather than later . |
| 5 | Even more alarming for some Australians , this could come sooner rather than later . |
| 6 | Let's go now rather than tomorrow c . |
| 7 | Some Tories even forecast that Mr Major would quit voluntarily rather than face the humiliation of a Tory leadership challenge . |
| 8 | Some Tories even forecast that Mr Major would quit voluntarily rather than face the humiliation of a Tory leadership challenge . |
| 9 | Most countries had objected that they would be forced to rely on each other 's trade statistics , that exporters would face more rather than less paperwork at national borders , and that the potential for fraud would increase . |
| 10 | Head of Department : ‘ This will pose severe problems for some … may put off rather than motivate them … may backfire on us ! ’ ( verified note of meeting ) |
| 11 | If anything we will specialise more rather than become more generalised . |
| 12 | The user has the option of selecting the number of pixels gap that the anchor points will jump across rather than fitting round but , apart from that , the Macintosh looks after it all . |
| 13 | First , the patient 's failure to take care of himself in the knowledge that death will result sooner rather than otherwise — and this would apply to the aged as well as to the terminally ill — may be treated as suicide , despite what has been said . |
| 14 | If its Secretariat 's proposals are agreed to , " farming will become more rather than less intensive , global brands will erode local foods and developing countries ' food self-reliance will be undermined " . |
| 15 | ‘ Someone will take my place eventually — although , hopefully , that will happen later rather than sooner . |
| 16 | Yeah but as they become more influential and er basically he talked about the erm demonstration on the anniversary of the October revolution , erm and then victories of the northern expedition and , and et etcetera and various victories erm I do n't , you , you know , there is a the idea that , you know , the tu the tu er tide is turning erm you know they ought to join now rather than be firmly left behind |