Example sentences of "other than [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm writing this without any knowledge of the Leeds line-up other than that Mac and Strach played . |
| 2 | No clear motive was reported for the attack other than that Alfonsín had strongly criticized the government 's Dec. 29 pardoning of eight former high-ranking military officers imprisoned for masterminding the " dirty war " of the 1970s [ see p. 37913 ] , and had denounced ultra-right civil and military groups as " public enemy number one " . |
| 3 | If a tenant takes only an upper floor of a building and has no more than a right to use the entrance hall for the purposes of approaching the property demised he must stipulate for the right to put a nameplate outside the property ( other than that part demised to him ) if he desires this convenience ( Berry ( Frederick ) Ltd v Royal Bank of Scotland [ 1949 ] 1 KB 619 per Lord Goddard CJ at 621 ) . |
| 4 | Despite the evidence put forward by Soviet historians to assert a Marxist tradition in Latin America antedating the Russian revolution , it is difficult to draw any conclusion other than that Marxism as a basis for worker organisation became a significant force in the region , with few exceptions , in the wake of the Bolshevik triumph . |
| 5 | It is impossible to imagine that there is any purpose to life that makes any sense at all other than that life is to be enjoyed . |
| 6 | ‘ I can hear you , but ca n't see a thing other than that fire . ’ |
| 7 | but I do n't think you actually mentioned at any time you know the , the wife 's involvement in it other than that point . |
| 8 | The consuming of any bread by any human constitutes a test of the original theory , whereas tests of the modified theory are restricted to the consuming of bread other than that batch of bread that led to such disastrous results in France . |
| 9 | ( C ) That this Agreement shall not apply to loss or damage by ( fire other than such loss or damage arising out of a collision ( and insured under a motor policy or its equivalent . |
| 10 | Other than this exchange , and a desultory extension of it , in which Boswell tried to get his Bear to perform by raising the quality of genius as a conversational topic , lunch and its aftermath proceeded to a dull conclusion . |
| 11 | This , too , confused Mary , who — privately — sensed the Colonel to be quite other than this enthusiasm for theology indicated . |
| 12 | Where there is a formal announcement of a royal proclamation to dissolve parliament before the special meeting referred to in paragraph ( b ) above has been held the provisions of this section ( other than this paragraph ) shall be suspended and the said Member of Parliament shall be reselected as the prospective parliamentary candidate unless he or she intimated his or her intention to retire in which case the provisions of section ( 4 ) of this clause shall apply . |
| 13 | ‘ Other than this job , ’ she added challengingly , some perverse part of her almost wishing he would attempt to deprive her of it so that she would have something real , present and immediate to fight him for . |
| 14 | There are also some remains of the standing work on the other channel , but little sign of the steel conduit other than some evidence of the bases of the brick piers . |
| 15 | At first it was not entirely clear where the word ‘ Hooligan ’ had sprung from — and it remains unclear to this day — or exactly what it meant , other than some kind of novel reference to street violence and ruffianism . |
| 16 | Other than some waterwashing of the exuberant polychromatic brick arch that surmounts the entrance to the former south playground ( now the communal car park ) , no cleaning of external brickwork has been undertaken . |
| 17 | ( b ) the offer must be recommended by all the directors of the target company other than any director who is the offeror or a director of the offeror ; |
| 18 | Unless we begin to operate as a united industry and impose a voluntary reduction on crop planting it is difficult to see anything other than another year of disastrous returns . ’ |