Example sentences of "than [verb] it on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Does he feel that he might try to persuade Mr. Collins at their next meeting to devote a little more time to the containment of that particular problem rather than wasting it on demands that a policeman accompany every Army patrol in Northern Ireland , presumably to ensure that the Special Air Services remember to say ’ please ’ and ’ thank you ’ to any civilian they may encounter ? |
| 2 | The Council feel that SARU should concentrate on raising money for the development of rugby in the townships rather than spend it on overseas tours to countries which can not afford to finance the visits . |
| 3 | I mean given that you 've got a , oh I do n't know , a pound you 're going to spend a week in gambling entertainment , if I could put it that way , you 'd do better to go in for the pools , because if you did have a win you might have a big one , than to put it on a horse — am I right ? |
| 4 | But for him to go self-employed will cost him more money than doing it on the bl black market . |
| 5 | The demand for money refers to the desire to hold money : to keep your wealth in the form of money , rather than spending it on goods and services or saving it by purchasing financial assets such as bonds or shares . |
| 6 | NT is a more powerful alternative to Windows For Workgroups , Brown says , and this market niche gives Microsoft the opportunity to undermine Novell from the low end rather than take it on head-to-head . |
| 7 | I could tell he was pleased with himself but a bit scared , just like when he used to keep the half-crown Father gave him on Sundays , rather than put it on the collection plate . |
| 8 | The owner of the estate , American John Kluge , agreed in principle to sell the estate to the crown rather than put it on the open market , but he did not consider the resulting offer to be high enough . |
| 9 | Freud 's psychology belongs to the kind which seeks to understand human behaviour rather than to explain it on a scientific basis ; that is , it is verstehende psychology rather than erklärende psychology . |
| 10 | The thing is maybe they could keep their extraordinary lifestyle to themselves that way rather than imposing it on other people |
| 11 | He seems to me to be swimming in dangerous waters here , but then Mr Evans-Pritchard probably knows that Rigoberta Menchu has better things to do with her prize money than spend it on litigation . |
| 12 | Try using a diffuser hairdryer like Babyliss Diffuser Dryer ( from £19.95 ) which disperses heat rather than concentrating it on one area , or buy an attachment such as Braun 's DIF2 Diffuser ( £4.95 ) . |