Example sentences of "[vb pp] rather [conj] [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The prospective councillors will number two dozen ( rather than the sparse but active dozen originally sought ) ; there will continue to be a rather odd balance of journalists and lay members , selected rather than nominated by a quangoid committee . |
| 2 | The prospective councillors will number two dozen ( rather than the sparse but active dozen originally sought ) ; there will continue to be a rather odd balance of journalists and lay members , selected rather than nominated by a quangoid committee . |
| 3 | Pregnant women whose babies are overdue may be better off being induced rather than waiting for a spontaneous birth . |
| 4 | There is no intrinsic benefit gained from paying farmers not to produce food , or from paying for food to be stored and destroyed rather than sold at a fair market price . |
| 5 | Burger was very thin and very tall ; he sat back in his armchair , his bony frame draped rather than clothed by a grey light-weight suit . |