Example sentences of "[to-vb] for the [noun] rather " in BNC.
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| 1 | I just did n't quite judge it right , so I decided to go for the hole rather than ipe the team out ! |
| 2 | This can help them overcome their tendency to listen for the words rather than the message . |
| 3 | Until then , cattle had been required mainly for work and milk but an increasing demand for meat inspired Bakewell to breed for the butcher rather than for the plough . |
| 4 | Men , men , mentioned here by our friend , that Leicestershire has got no business to discuss about fox hunting , we are not elusive , there are other county councils who have banned fox hunting on their land , so do not make this as a sacrosanct and or something that Leicestershire are doing , they are not doing first , there are so many other county councils in this country and for your information , I was listening to radio four few days ago , even in Pakistan , a third world country , is banning hunting in their country , we should be ashamed of ourselves here to discuss , I agree with Councillor when the discussion start and he said move for the ward , because the logical thing was to move for the wards rather than discuss , if we all believe that this is horrible , acrimonious and abhorrent in today 's day and age , as the slavery was abhorred two hundred years ago . |
| 5 | I chose to speak for the motion rather than against , for as a matter of hard fact devolution was dead . |