Example sentences of "what [pers pn] [verb] rather [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the time I did n't believe him because I was n't used to hearing the truth from people 's lips , preferring to believe what I thought rather than what I heard . |
| 2 | Or I 'm responsible for erm and she did what she did rather than saying I 'm the indoor sales exec or the the account handler or the telesales person who is or |
| 3 | Now as long as this is council budget if this is what you prefer rather than Dovelands school that 's alright , this is the problem that the financial committee will be faced with this year . |
| 4 | Many people believe that the condition of a horse 's coat depends on what you feed rather than how you groom , but whatever your views there is no doubt that as long as his feet are picked out and the parts where the tack touches are clean he will come to no harm . |
| 5 | I would suggest that the consonants and the context are what you need rather than worrying about small differences that are flexible , depending on the speaker . |
| 6 | For best results it is advisable to find a specialist in what you want rather than one whose main business is divorces , conveyancing or racehorses . |
| 7 | People will go along with what you want rather than actively supporting you . |
| 8 | Best stay with what we have rather than try to change for something else . |
| 9 | Do they draw what they know rather than what they see ? |
| 10 | Patrilocal residence , where women join the households of their husbands rather than vice versa , and the continued strength of the system of domestic production , where families consume most of what they produce rather than buy and sell in the market , have always been seen as obstacles to capitalist development in the Third World and as strong reinforcements for the maintenance of feudal-patriarchal relations . |
| 11 | If they were assertive and asked for what they wanted rather than ‘ manipulated ’ , they would in many cases be more successful . |
| 12 | An alternative perspective comes from looking at what they did rather than what they said . |
| 13 | The person who no longer believes will blame what he believed rather than the way he believed , and the rationalization this involves means that the chances of his reconsidering belief in the future are greatly diminished . |
| 14 | His voice softened when he saw her reaction and became more confident , as though he could now say what he wanted rather than what he ought to say . |