Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We appreciate your concern in allowing ‘ strangers ’ to live in your home but it is better to have your home cared for rather than leaving it empty . |
| 2 | He did not compromise easily , but was willing to accept less than he had hoped for rather than to make no gain at all . |
| 3 | A powerful Japan could work either for or against South Korea ; so long as the United States exercised a controlling influence over Japan , it would work for rather than against South Korea . |
| 4 | You might have to be more clear about what you 're specifically asking for rather than use handles titles . |
| 5 | To create a Chebyshev filter , equation ( 12.22 ) shows that the poles of must be arranged to satisfy Making the helpful substitution so that the required condition ( 12.27 ) becomes or on equating real and imaginary parts Since can not be zero , and and it follows that the poles of are given by equation ( 12.28 ) subject to the two conditions where p is any integer ( positive or negative ) including zero , and Of course , the poles can also be obtained through similar substitution for rather than . |
| 6 | Lexandro grinned wildly , for within but a few more weeks he was to have holes drilled through his carapace so that he could jack in to power armour . |
| 7 | The principal element in capital is party support for public approval , and presidential electoral success will count for little if the seats in Congress are not there . |
| 8 | Even such a perfect match would count for little if the fish had to wave its fins in order to maintain its position in the water , or if it were to move independently from the weed . |
| 9 | In the recent research selectivity exercise , major contributions to computer methods and the creation of publicly available datasets which emanated from within history departments across the country , counted for little if anything . |
| 10 | The Amiga 's technical superiority counted for little when there were hardly any games for it , and hardly any of them used its facilities . |
| 11 | Colleague solidarity counted for little when there was a chance for one of the few organizational carrots — that of promotion . |
| 12 | Yet they count for little when balanced against his blindness to the cultural ferment which was agitating educated Germany by the later decades of his reign and his ignorant contempt for most of the greatest German writers and scholars of the age . |
| 13 | Well , life on a Venture will be ‘ life in its fullness ’ for most if not all of those attending . |
| 14 | Usually it is the husband who is committed to his career and to increasing his earning capacity , and who is dependent upon his wife for most if not all of the child care and domestic responsibilities , organization , routine , style and comfort . |
| 15 | Hirschman , too , stressed that Latin American countries who by and large had disregarded the wisdom of the liberals had nevertheless managed to improve material standards for most if not all their people ( Hirschman , 1986 ) . |
| 16 | Cutting into ‘ four ’ or ‘ three ’ tends to be talked about rather than ‘ quarters ’ or ‘ thirds ’ , although fractions are sometimes used . |
| 17 | and it 'll come up that he 's and that 's probably the sort of person your going to get somebody who 's is a smell about rather than |
| 18 | the fact that she 's , she 's intelligent as well erm she , you know , she 's gon na s she knew that I did n't know what I was talking about so she said right you look , yo you look er you , you ask them about this , this , this and this and they might say this to you , so I knew what , if they asked me , I knew what I was talking about rather than |
| 19 | It is thought that a sum of about £5,000 will be needed to carry the scheme through successfully and that a membership of 300 would be needed to maintain it on a sound basis . |
| 20 | In 1900 , Mr Marshall , whose fair came to Holmfirth for the feast , consented to donate the receipts from his gondolas between 7pm and 8pm on Feast Saturday . |
| 21 | An appeal against Langbaurgh planners ' refusal to allow a hot food takeaway premises at 46 West Road , Loftus , to operate on Sundays between 7pm and 11pm has been dismissed . |
| 22 | Council transport manager Alan Docherty says people will be prosecuted by the council if they park outside the market between 7pm and 3am , when the spaces become a taxi rank . |
| 23 | We can not bring that about successfully until we know what is to happen with the GATT agreement . |
| 24 | I had two when I first came here , but erm , one came as a stray but this one I 've got is a lovely little er ginger and white one he 's , he 's about somewhere but he 's just gone out I should imagine been on the si sitting on the sideboard |
| 25 | Ah , we was we was talking about going about somewhere but er , we changed our mind in the end , cos it was er |
| 26 | REM can also be heard on Nicky Campbell 's Radio 1 show between 10pm and 12 midnight tonight ( Wednesday ) . |
| 27 | On Dec 5 between 10pm and 6am , you can stuff your face then bop it off at their Yes-Let 's Party do . |
| 28 | However , the fact remains that under Health Service regulations he can claim £45 for every call-out between 10pm and 8am . |
| 29 | Police are appealing for anyone who saw the car used by the Drumkeen bombers , registration number PXI 9434 , between 10pm and 1am on Saturday to contact Strandtown RUC station . |
| 30 | A reward is being offered for information leading to the conviction of burglars who escaped with thousands of pounds after breaking into the Alliance and Leicester Building Society in York Road , Hartlepool , between 10pm and 11pm on Saturday . |