Example sentences of "[pers pn] rather [conj] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When children have not been warned that their parent is going to ignore them rather than shout at them the rate of their difficult behaviour may temporarily increase ( Sajwaj and Dillon 1976 ) . |
| 2 | But it is easier to show that the Aquitanians ' identity as a people was imposed on them rather than felt by them in Carolingian times . |
| 3 | Yeah , if she 's got a young family , I mean , nine times out of ten it 's her that 's got to watch them rather than saying to the husband , oh I 'm off to play football dear ! |
| 4 | Shana was forced to resort to humouring me rather than getting into arguments with me . |
| 5 | However , his departure was more like triumph since he took with him some 2000 men who preferred to go into exile with him rather than remain in Alfonso 's service . |
| 6 | His front leg was paralysed from an old road accident , our vet guessed the owners had abandoned her rather than pay for the amputation . |
| 7 | ‘ He married Diana and he should have made much more of an effort with her rather than turning to another woman for support , ’ she said . |
| 8 | The white foamy part of a broken wave is largely made up of air bubbles and the board often digs into it rather than riding over it . |
| 9 | If clients are better able to use another office , the team will direct them to it rather than act as key workers . |