Example sentences of "[pron] rather [conj] [v-ing] them " in BNC.
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| 1 | Respect for young readers is often expressed by working with them as distinct from working for them ; asking them rather than telling them . |
| 2 | I just wonder erm , if this could n't be helped if you like , by increasing them rather than decreasing them , taking over perhaps some of the , not absolutely statutory , but some of the extra use of staff , and I do n't know if it 's possible , but at the moment I worry because some of the homes are only being inspected and visited by members anyway . |
| 3 | Sympathy with the person involved is often mentioned as the reason for cautioning someone rather than charging them . |
| 4 | The veto , yes we touched upon that , that 's that 's stopping the congress from doing something rather than making them do something . |
| 5 | Art helps us to break out of this prison-house by subverting conventional sign-systems and forcing us to focus our attention on signs themselves rather than taking them for granted . |
| 6 | Try simple tack repairs yourself rather than taking them to a saddler . |