Example sentences of "[noun sg] other than [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Back at the hotel , after finally conceding that there was no way out of her financial dilemma other than to go to work for G.W. Fashions , Lisa had demanded , as Vass had sat there drinking coffee , oblivious of the callous blow he had inflicted , ‘ So , how long is this arrangement supposed to last ? |
| 2 | She saw the blow coming , but hampered by Poll could take no avoiding action other than to turn her head slightly on receiving it . |
| 3 | The best type , therefore , are swingtips , quivertips , and butt-indicators , which are permanently fixed to the rod and line and require no setting other than turning the reel . |
| 4 | ‘ It will be our first real sight of Ireland , ’ said Floy to Caspar , as if there was nothing more on his mind other than surveying the land they were about to travel through . |
| 5 | When after a moment it had not moved , I resorted to the car horn , but this had no effect other than to make the creature commence pecking at something on the ground . |
| 6 | A SKIP guard is always ready , and its execution has no effect other than to start the process which it guards . |
| 7 | After a few years caddying on and off for de Vicenzo , Dave went into full-time caddying in the mid-1970s , although he was still doing work other than caddying when he took the bag of Vicente Fernandez . |
| 8 | But the Burgermeister , usually so jovial and noisy , had proved to be exceedingly sound , never saying anything at all at the rehearsal other than to praise the faint-hearted at the very end . |
| 9 | This is not to say that the term ‘ carrier ’ has no purpose in bill of lading law other than to assess damage liability . |
| 10 | Like a chariot , a War Wagon can not move over obstacles or difficult terrain other than to cross a bridge or ford . |
| 11 | Again it should be emphasised that many sufferers never receive counselling ( except from a sponsor ) or go into residential treatment in the first place and that residential treatment centres have no place other than to help sufferers remove blocks to their understanding of the principles of recovery of the . |
| 12 | ‘ We had no motive other than to enjoy our holiday , ’ said Auguste a little pathetically . |
| 13 | Our life has no meaning other than serving our controllers . |
| 14 | We really believe in what we 're doing , we believe it has a meaning other than making money or that it 's a cool showbiz job . |
| 15 | It also includes erm reckonable service which is is service other than teaching that you may have transferred into the scheme . |
| 16 | Sometimes the presence of God is not accompanied by any particular instruction other than to reveal his holiness and awesome power . |
| 17 | For once , the occupation of the Danubian Principalities had an object other than frightening the Turks . |
| 18 | He explained that the appointment and dismissal of teachers was a matter for the local authority alone and that the board had no authority other than to help supervise the ‘ educational efficiency ’ of the school . |
| 19 | The jurisdiction to grant relief for breach of covenant other than to pay rent is discretionary , and may be given on terms . |
| 20 | We did little planning other than booking our accommodation in a chain of well positioned youth hostels , but the holiday was memorable . |
| 21 | If they harmed her there was no way they could get off the train other than jumping and , with it travelling at over ninety-five miles an hour , that did n't seem a very good idea . |
| 22 | Although this amendment would not apply to any method other than dumping ( such as penetrometers or drilled emplacement ) , it would form an unwelcome precedent for those who look to the ocean as a solution to their problems of managing waste . |
| 23 | No , top hat and tails have no real use other than to make a nervous bridegroom look even more awkward so that everyone can enjoy his discomfort and , therefore , the wedding . |
| 24 | Users of injecting drugs can protect themselves by looking at a range of options for drug use other than injecting . |
| 25 | Since then , however , the LDP had recovered ground under the steady leadership of Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu , while the opposition had been increasingly perceived as divided and as having little policy other than opposing the government . |
| 26 | If any message other than mentioned above appear whilst running the procedure the New OED Computer Group Manager , or his appointed deputy , should be informed . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 ? ’ |
| 29 | Despite a conspicuous absence of the merest shred of evidence that Nizan had " betrayed " the PCF in any sense other than resigning from the party itself , it was objectively impossible for a communist in postwar France to view Nizan in terms other than those of betrayal and treachery . |
| 30 | He had no choice other than to negotiate the release of the youngsters . |