Example sentences of "[subord] [vb infin] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then I went through the samples in my kitchen and realised that , rather than look at the non-mainstream areas , I could look at wines from perfectly accepted areas that broke the usual conventions ; or in one brilliant example , I could see what great traditional winemakers — in this case a pair of Burgundian grandees — could do when they decided to rough it a bit in France 's far south . |
| 2 | The idea of confidence runs thus : Rather than look at the probability of getting this precise result , we find the probability of getting a less likely observed result . |
| 3 | In 797 Barcelona , the main Catalonian city , fell to the Franks and the Saracen governor , Zeid , rebelling against his master in Cordova , sought vassalage with the Christians rather than defeat at the hands of a fellow Moslem . |
| 4 | It was a time when children were encouraged to fantasize about machines and outer space rather than marvel at the open spaces where the deer and buffalo roamed . |
| 5 | Rather than alight at the Gare du Nord railway terminal , they stayed on for another stop , leaving at Châtelet in the centre of the city . |
| 6 | Lady followed her example rather than suffer at the hands of her infuriated master . |
| 7 | The management could do nothing but smile at the incident . |