Example sentences of "[adj] rather [conj] [noun] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The woman was probably in her middle forties , with a body that looked strong rather than fat under the shapeless clothes , and a long lined face that had already done all the ageing it was likely to . |
| 2 | It was symptomatic rather than part of the train of thought that led to his decision : Britain , as a great power , could not leave her security in the hands of the Americans , who , however friendly , could veer so unpredictably from generous international collaboration to self-centred isolationism . |
| 3 | Another second Forest player seemed to go in then I do n't know whether it was him that caught Speedy rather than Cooper with the initial challenge . |
| 4 | The expectation of an exclusively cash wage was developing rather than established , particular rather than general in the eighteenth century . |
| 5 | In fact , she thought it far more likely Maurin would go home to Nice rather than back to the villa and become ‘ involved ’ . |
| 6 | It is common for old people to play down the extent of the abuse and it is not easy to gauge how far their reluctance to discuss alternative care is due to fear of the unknown rather than acceptance of the situation . |