Example sentences of "rather [subord] [verb] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ So , rather than drag her all the way back here for just five minutes or so , I thought we 'd go there . |
| 2 | you 're prospecting rather than using your current |
| 3 | If you ‘ give ’ the smell to the reader rather than using your own private shorthand , then the reader 's own nose will do the work . |
| 4 | And as a Portuguese Euro-minister claims that Britain 's oil may have to be controlled by the authorities in Brussels , Jacques Delors demands another £2bn and ERM-inspired interest rates force thousands on to the dole , how long will it be before one of our major political parties has the guts to campaign against the European Community in its present form , rather than sticking their collective heads in the merde and pretending that everything 's coming up roses ? |
| 5 | Thus we have the permitting conditions : the lack of parental control which might have brought the youth into more conventional alignments rather than setting him free to explore the more extravagant possibilities of a sporting career . |
| 6 | A will also be justified in reaching an accommodation with B rather than exercising his strict legal rights under the contract . |
| 7 | Ideally , save for a wedding rather than start your married life with wedding-related debts that need to be cleared . |
| 8 | This means that you are seen by several people , individually , in succession , rather than facing them all as a group . |
| 9 | In a time of severe agricultural depression , for example , the landlord might do better to allow his tenant farmers to go into arrears rather than exercise his legal rights , in the hope that over time things would balance out . |
| 10 | Pendle Consultants Ltd , the Yorkshire-based training and recruitment specialists , have made a great success of recruiting inexperienced staff after putting them through an unorthodox interview procedure , designed to reveal personal strengths and weaknesses of potential sales personnel , rather than stressing their previous experience . |
| 11 | As Montag begins to realise how wrong his community is , he starts to steal a few books rather than burn them all . |
| 12 | She was sick like the pretty lady in the film who went bravely on until she died all alone in her bed rather than compel her beloved family to share her pain . |
| 13 | They tend to throw the ball rather than kicking it 60 yards up the park . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ We intend to learn from the mistakes of the larger corporations , rather than copying what other people are doing , ’ says Mr Neill . |
| 15 | But she , who had run fifteen thousand miles to find her freedom , she who had driven Jim out of the house rather than wash his dirty teacups , was now a slave to someone who never washed their cups , who was never interested in her ideas , who never wanted to talk , hear , understand , sympathise , who hurt one 's body as no one had ever hurt it before and who chained one forever to mountains , not just of washing-up , but of washing itself . |
| 16 | We appreciate your concern in allowing ‘ strangers ’ to live in your home but it is better to have your home cared for rather than leaving it empty . |
| 17 | By the time you 've you 've moved them all rather than drawing them all in again then you run the con activity and swop back . |
| 18 | In the line ‘ mine eye fixed with mock study on my swimming book ’ the readers sees the contempt with which Coleridge treats the uncreative action of merely ‘ learning ’ rather than discovering anything new . |
| 19 | It is worth noting that Sir John Reresby appeared twice after his first entry , presumably as the owner of empty houses , and that women who were heads of households were often described as widows rather than given their Christian names . |
| 20 | As Fred said with a grin , ‘ We 'll save money by putting you back on the staff rather than pay you free-lance rates ’ . |
| 21 | This will create incentives to improve property , rather than leave it undeveloped . |
| 22 | In cases involving more than one child , the circular advised that it might be better for the local Board of Guardians to test the widow 's need by offering to take the children into the workhouse rather than give her outdoor relief . |
| 23 | So , rather than give it all up and find another movie , they bought the licence to the film 's soundtrack ( a rather haunting piece by Vangelis ) which , surprise surprise , was called ‘ Blade Runner ’ ! |
| 24 | But , in order to buy rather than rent their own homes , Britain 's nine million home buyers now have to borrow an average of £37,000 — more than twice the average income — whereas 10 years ago the average loan of £11,800 worked out at 1.7 times income . |
| 25 | A spirit level is a must , and it 's a good idea to have one reserved for this job , rather than to use your smaller ‘ indoor ’ level , since it will inevitably get knocked around a bit and gradually become covered in mortar . |
| 26 | Throughout their secondary school careers , pupils are often persuaded to repeat their teachers ' opinions rather than to develop their own points of view . |
| 27 | Try to live in the moment , rather than planning your whole day ahead . |
| 28 | In other words , students move on to the next unit as soon as they have mastered the previous one , rather than spend their extra time unnecessarily on application of material just learned . |
| 29 | People who find it difficult to cope with this self-inflicted mental ridicule , particularly the egotistical , opt out , rather than push themselves that little bit nearer to the ultimate truth of the martial arts . |
| 30 | People tend to think about languages as a single entity , rather than identifying their own priorities within the four elements : speaking , reading , writing and listening . |