Example sentences of "other than [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Practising freekicks , with no ball , on no pretext other than looking as if you 'd have done a marvellous job if there had been a ball . |
| 2 | She submitted there was no other appropriate or fair way for the Secretary of State to deal with the case other than to allow Doherty at least an oral hearing or written representation . |
| 3 | He wondered , indeed , if some of the teachers were interested in anything other than getting through to three-thirty , filling up the time with something or other . |
| 4 | Hither and thither rolled the famous car , disgorging Lady D , followed by Sir Bernard , like minor royalty to perform no very clear function other than to open things or attend functions and be recognized . |
| 5 | What steps , other than expressing sympathy and exhortation , will the Minister and the Government take to enforce interest payments on debt and to streamline court procedures , so that it will not be too burdensome for small businesses to pursue their creditors ? |
| 6 | But other than does not mean worse than . |
| 7 | There may well be teachers in the school who will not be convinced that teaching is about anything other than delivering the curriculum and will have a restricted view of their role as professionals . |
| 8 | A self-governing Trust will have its own board and not be managerially accountable to the Health Authority , other than delivering services specified in contractual agreements . |
| 9 | That result applies still , even if the public has access to the house for purposes other than seeing exhibits , e.g. to visit the tea-shop . |
| 10 | yeah , erm I would take a guess that there will be because we still have ambitions to shed a load of space so it would be advisable to re-fit to release further space we have another twenty six smaller stores that we have n't done at all yet other than put a so yes we 'll have an on-going re-fit programme I ca n't give you the exact details because erm how many it 's gon na be but there will be certainly an on-going re-fit programme . |
| 11 | The highlight grid which produces alternate light and dark background character cells does n't work with dark backgrounds and while the second grid is better it reduces all the colours to magenta or white making it almost useless for anything other than outlining . |
| 12 | I did n't know her at all , other than to see her go into the house and out of the house . |
| 13 | In fact he was the only surfer I knew who read — at least , anything other than surfing magazines . |
| 14 | We ca n't acquire it by any other means other than receiving the gift as God the gracious giver makes it available . |
| 15 | If we believe , and many of us do , in unitary local government — one door to knock on and one set of people to hold to account — we must give them something to do other than riding around in a civic car pretending that they are important and delivering nothing , responsive to no demands , not aspiring to change and improvement , and not even doing what the Conservatives of old did in the Chamberlain era when there was the sort of socialism that is now anathema to the Tory party . |
| 16 | Evidence that they achieve any results other than taking up time and leaving you sticky is not , to the best of my knowledge , available . |
| 17 | With particular regard to the interests of our client , other than taking an overview , we obviously have to look specifically at the southwest sector as a as a possible location . |
| 18 | This morning they offer no alternatives other than to spend more . |
| 19 | This meal was a haphazard trawl of the village store 's shelves , an unappealing source of supply at the best of times ; Pete realised with a sinking feeling that he 'd no choice other than to put his head down and plough on through like a pig at the trough . |
| 20 | In order to ensure the quality of our service , and to avoid undue pressure on their colleagues , we have no option other than to dismiss these people . |
| 21 | What will they do , other than sit at home and press buttons and send messages to each other ? |
| 22 | In fact , if it had n't been for Granpa I would n't even have been made to attend the local elementary school in Jubilee Street , and ‘ attend ’ was the right word , because I did n't do a lot once I 'd got there , other than bang the lid of my little desk and occasionally pull the pigtails of ‘ Posh Porky ’ , the girl who sat in front of me . |
| 23 | Portuguese , although appearing to be similar to Spanish on paper , is pronounced completely differently , and so despite the fact that we could communicate in French and Spanish , we could not make ourselves understood in Portuguese other than to ask , ‘ Fala ingles ? — do you speak English ? ’ |
| 24 | Even here , the test of imminence discussed in Moss v. McLachlan suggest that there must be a clear and present danger that the conduct in which he is engaging will give rise to a breach of the peace , and it is demonstrable that the constable has no reasonable alternative course of action open to him other than to ask the speaker to desist , as by , for example , calling for assistance . |
| 25 | This was another Quaker , John Fothergill ( 1712–1780 ) , who wrote to Linnaeus in 1774 : ‘ Our Collinson taught me to love flowers and who that shared his comradeship could do no other than cultivate plants ’ . |
| 26 | A randomly selected sample of 159 children from this unit aged 14 years or under who underwent grommet insertion over the past six months showed that 39% ( 62 ) had the operation performed predominantly for reasons other than hearing disability , a point not even mentioned in the document . |
| 27 | Today , we debate a legislative programme that could have been proposed only by a Government who have no purpose other than hanging on to office for a few more months . |
| 28 | So far the shopkeepers are surviving , because demand is so great , but few are yet admitting to doing anything other than breaking even . |
| 29 | Post-landing checks while taxying required little other than switching off lights and radios . |
| 30 | There is no way out of the Upper Kirk other than scrambling to the left or right on to the higher ground . |