Example sentences of "[adv] than let [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were prepared to kill the journalist Broom-Parker rather than let him talk to me . |
| 2 | And I knew , out there , that he would have killed me rather than let me get away . |
| 3 | Rather than let me do it . ’ |
| 4 | Where before he went off at obtuse tangents , now he takes the songs where he wants them to go rather than let them control him . |
| 5 | Rather than let them squander the meagre fruits of their labour as they saw fit , their output had to be confiscated by the state for more long-lasting purposes . |
| 6 | Your parents hate it and would gladly lynch this band rather than let them dabble with your adolescent hormones that ca n't help wanting to shag them senseless in a vat of cold custard . |
| 7 | Of the dozens of ailing firms that the Socialists took under their wing in the 1980s , rather than let them die , almost all have been sold back into private hands or wound up . |
| 8 | ‘ It 's the highest form of devotion , you know , to want to end somebody 's existence rather than let them live on without you . |
| 9 | It is rather important to prolong important climaxes , rather than let them slip away quickly , by holding them over an adequate period , through word repetition , musical extensions , etc . |
| 10 | And also why you 've got to talk to people , you know get your problems out in the open rather than let them build up and all of a sudden just say right , that 's it , out the gates , or down tools . |
| 11 | If it comes out of your mouth spit it out , rather than let it go back down to your tummy . |
| 12 | Rather than let you go to the contessa I thought it wise to let you waste an hour or two at the museum . ’ |