Example sentences of "than [vb base] he [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The other gentleman to whom I referred , Mr. Williams , was deported some little while ago , it being cheaper to deport him than prosecute him for the gross fraud that he has perpetrated against the United Kingdom . |
| 2 | Sally-Anne Tunstall would rather drop dead at his feet than accept him after this . |
| 3 | ‘ Which girl is bad ? ’ asked Nour , his hair dark gold from the wetting of the shower , and I felt I would rather swim in the pool with the crocodiles than tell him about the girl like a cat . |
| 4 | But she 'd bite her tongue off sooner than ask him for any favours . |
| 5 | She did not remember anyone inviting Tim , he had just tagged on to them , but she felt it was safer to take him than leave him near Durance in case he made any further blackmail attempts . |