Example sentences of "other [subord] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In order to ensure the quality of our service , and to avoid undue pressure on their colleagues , we have no option other than to dismiss these people . |
| 2 | Fernando sat at one of those tables , reading the Diario de Mallorca newspaper as if he had n't a care in the world , which he had n't , Ruth supposed , other than considering new ways to torment her and Steve . |
| 3 | The problem is that if a hotel reneges on its contract with a tour operator , there is little else the tour operator can do other than take legal action for breach of contract . |
| 4 | It will take the London office market years to recover from the 1980s hangover and it is hard to identify any areas of growth other than building all-seater football stadiums . |
| 5 | It is not that , in the face of a system of chattel slavery , we first insist on counting everyone 's interests equitably and then see if slaves should be liberated ; it is that we first recognise the moral imperative to liberate them , on grounds other than counting equal interests equally . |
| 6 | Other than wanting local authority control of further education , Labour has no policy on that matter either . |
| 7 | When victimization followed the settlement — with union members left homeless by tied cottage evictions as well as without a job — the union had no option other than to take this treatment lying down . |
| 8 | ‘ Other than allow Roman Wyatt to think I 'm Dana ? |
| 9 | Not only do the longer studs serve no purpose other than to inflict greater pain upon both teammates and opposition ( standard studs give just as much grip in the scrums ) , but the players rightly risk sanction if caught endangering others . |
| 10 | Developing countries are littered with the rusting remains of unsuccessful projects which have left communities with little choice other than to resume old lifestyles . |
| 11 | Other than as the objects of an occasional bout of jungle fever , other than to provide local colour or to lend some touch of verisimilitude or to supply a needed moral gesture , humour , or bit of pathos , blacks made no appearance at all . |
| 12 | The judge said that Union Discount had not proved that the purpose of an audit was other than to satisfy statutory requirements . |
| 13 | Will they find some use for it , other than burying mouldy bodies in it ? ’ |