Example sentences of "rather [conj] [vb base] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rather than do a keyhole job on Loyd , TODAY asked him to choose his ideal home from the hundreds of celebrity houses he has visited . |
| 2 | Better to have it from someone you know and respect , rather than have a customer complain . |
| 3 | Roosevelt objected to these rules , which limited his powers in foreign policy , but he accepted them rather than have a battle with Congress . |
| 4 | If you would prefer to renew your licence starting a new period , rather than have a duplicate or replacement showing the same period as the original licence , you may do so on payment of the full licence fee . |
| 5 | Rather than have a set of isolated jigsaw pieces we are now able to start putting them together . ’ |
| 6 | Well I said you 're going towards Hollyhead I 'm going towards North Wales why not en-route let's find somewhere and stop and have a meal there , rather than have a meal in Chorley and have to drive all the way down . |
| 7 | I figured that rather than have a tape and a black and white photo , I would have a CD that would be in colour . |