Example sentences of "rather [subord] [verb] [pron] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ideally , save for a wedding rather than start your married life with wedding-related debts that need to be cleared . |
| 2 | Pendle Consultants Ltd , the Yorkshire-based training and recruitment specialists , have made a great success of recruiting inexperienced staff after putting them through an unorthodox interview procedure , designed to reveal personal strengths and weaknesses of potential sales personnel , rather than stressing their previous experience . |
| 3 | She was sick like the pretty lady in the film who went bravely on until she died all alone in her bed rather than compel her beloved family to share her pain . |
| 4 | In cases involving more than one child , the circular advised that it might be better for the local Board of Guardians to test the widow 's need by offering to take the children into the workhouse rather than give her outdoor relief . |
| 5 | Try to live in the moment , rather than planning your whole day ahead . |
| 6 | In other words , students move on to the next unit as soon as they have mastered the previous one , rather than spend their extra time unnecessarily on application of material just learned . |
| 7 | Buyers will bargain hard to cut the cost of the house they want , but dig in their heels rather than reduce their own asking price . |
| 8 | Both philology and Catholicism are here presented as ‘ languages ’ which Julia is unable to master because she wants to question them and change them rather than accept their inherent systematicity . |
| 9 | My purpose has been to account for the rise and consolidation of amateurism rather than to catalogue its contemporary decline . |
| 10 | It should be made clear that this is on a completely self-financing basis and that at an increasing number of dinners spouses now attend the dinner rather than do their own thing . |
| 11 | Neither John nor Ruth have authority over me , even though my Chinese cooking and my financial affairs will prosper if I follow their advice rather than trust my own judgment . |
| 12 | Metaphysics invites us to revel in the never-ending process of personal growth , to delight in the ever-changing scenery of our lives , and to befriend rather than fear our subconscious mind . |
| 13 | By the last decade of the eighteenth century there is evidence that the wider powers of the Church , even in rural England , were weakening rather than enhancing its spiritual authority . |
| 14 | Listen to answers and respond to what 's been said , rather than force your own agenda . |
| 15 | They argue for the empowerment of subordinated groups , rather than giving them selective access to existing hierarchies ; for the ‘ democratization ’ of the curriculum by reorganizing knowledge to advantage the disadvantaged ; and for special teacher training for teachers to assist girls in resisting the sexist demands of their schools . |
| 16 | The short-sighted , narrow-minded Education Reform Act should not be seen as ringing the death-knell of teacher reflection and autonomy , but rather as signalling its increasing urgency . |