Example sentences of "rather [subord] [vb infin] they [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's better to take them with you in the car rather than consign them to the chilly furniture van . |
| 2 | It is best to try and group all mains-voltage components into one area rather than disperse them around the board . |
| 3 | The belief of the NUT that intelligence tests would be used to grade pupils on one scale rather than place them on a set of scales was amply vindicated . |
| 4 | I would also like to add that the small meeting room which is off the corridor , opposite the program office , is ava available for you to er relax during the lunch break , and eat your sandwiches in there , rather than bring them into the hall . |
| 5 | Rather than write them in the book , just put the answers down either on a on a piece of paper . |
| 6 | And Northumberland had chosen , rather than pursue them with a force then quite inadequate , to gather his and his sons ' levies and wait for the marauders to return . |
| 7 | However , once again I strongly suggest that you grow a collection of wild flowers in your own garden rather than pick them from the countryside and assist in depleting the stocks ! |
| 8 | Sir Harold left his collection to the Corporation of the City of London , but rather than include them in the Guildhall Art Gallery , he left instructions that , due to the fact that he believed his pictures looked best in domestic surroundings , the pictures be installed in the Lord Mayor 's residence , where , unfortunately , they will mostly be inaccessible to the public . |
| 9 | Some poison lions which are troublesome , rather than kill them with a spear . |