Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [adv] [vb infin] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Was the veterinary profession complacent in the certainty it could eradicate tuberculosis rather than just control it ? ’ |
| 2 | We all know packaging is often superfluous … an excess to make people buy the product rather than just wrap it up and that must be recovered … so we want the industry to use minimum packaging and we want the industry to come forward with ideas on that — if they do n't then we 'll legislate . |
| 3 | We made a very definite decision some years ago to make the Gardener Centre look towards the community as a whole , rather than just make it a university toy , or part of the formal academic programme . |
| 4 | But the disparity lies less in tone than in technique : like rather a lot of modern movies , Bye Bye Blues lacks the capacity to formulate its material rather than just present it to the audience and leave them to do the rest . |
| 5 | Thrift now recommends that she apply the rest of this blob to her complexion rather than wastefully flush it away . |
| 6 | Most states can be expected modestly to regulate access to abortion , rather than radically restrict it . |
| 7 | Should we be thrusting more work down to districts and th , and they 'll to do the job rather than always assume it should be done at this level ? |
| 8 | The company believes that the move may save it money in the long run — rather than merely lose it revenue — because reductions in electricity consumption should allow it to cut spending on new equipment needed to cope with increased demand . |
| 9 | As the brigade would probably simply knock down your door , you could just as well do it yourself . |
| 10 | Th the fire , the those feet are catching in that it 's not being used you might just as well switch it off . |
| 11 | You might just as well give it to Adolf Hitler frankly . " |
| 12 | We might just as well call it the Non-R RE model . |