Example sentences of "[prep] it rather [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | But maybe you can educate people out of it rather than ban ? |
2 | If a bank has a surplus of cash , why might it choose to make a market loan with it rather than giving extra personal loans or mortgages to its customers ? |
3 | Where shall ye now get as much money as ye owe ? ’ , and when she was given forty pence she bought herself a furred cloak with it rather than paying off any of her debts . |
4 | These motives can be exploited to good effect by skilful MPs who understand the system and work with it rather than try to change it . |
5 | The white foamy part of a broken wave is largely made up of air bubbles and the board often digs into it rather than riding over it . |
6 | had supported League of Nations sanctions against Italy and Cripps resigned from it rather than accept this decision . |
7 | But Big Black were the sort of band who , having invented a blueprint , worked within it rather than move away . |
8 | If clients are better able to use another office , the team will direct them to it rather than act as key workers . |