Example sentences of "[subord] [vb infin] [pron] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the seller 's point of view , rather than expose himself to the vagaries of litigation , and the need to negotiate with each buyer as to exactly what remedies are appropriate in each case , it is preferable to set out a specific and detailed procedure which deals with the remedying of defects . |
| 2 | So too has the rise of feminist versions of the nature of parenting , in which , for example , the daily physical care of children has been demystified to lay bare the sheer labour involved , and hence the need to share this burden equally rather than regard it as an unequivocal privilege ( see , for example , Oakley , 1974 ) . |
| 3 | And rather than make it into a viable erm , organization . |
| 4 | It 's better to take them with you in the car rather than consign them to the chilly furniture van . |
| 5 | Of course , you may prefer to choose outside alliances rather than restrict yourself to the family , but in times of hardship the family may be more dependable . |
| 6 | It is important that you imagine the secret , rather than steal it from a face you already know . |
| 7 | Sir Harold left his collection to the Corporation of the City of London , but rather than include them in the Guildhall Art Gallery , he left instructions that , due to the fact that he believed his pictures looked best in domestic surroundings , the pictures be installed in the Lord Mayor 's residence , where , unfortunately , they will mostly be inaccessible to the public . |
| 8 | We should take them at their word and hold them to it , rather than resign ourselves to the judgment that they have been lying . |
| 9 | And Northumberland had chosen , rather than pursue them with a force then quite inadequate , to gather his and his sons ' levies and wait for the marauders to return . |
| 10 | I would also like to add that the small meeting room which is off the corridor , opposite the program office , is ava available for you to er relax during the lunch break , and eat your sandwiches in there , rather than bring them into the hall . |
| 11 | Such investors tended to come in when stocks were exchanged rather than present themselves at the moment of initiation . |
| 12 | There may still be time to persuade the authorities to relocate her rather than remove her from the wild . |
| 13 | They have been fighting to keep their current size for more than three years , claiming that they wish to keep the school open to all-comers , rather than limit it to the number of children in Episcopalian families . |
| 14 | Thus , he or she will tend to resolve the crisis rather than use it as a lever towards treatment . |
| 15 | The conference decided that the ANC would , at this stage , remain a liberation movement rather than transform itself into a political party . |
| 16 | A woman who left her pet greyhound in agony rather than take it to a vet after it broke its leg in a road accident has been banned from keeping dogs for seven years . |
| 17 | Because we , we have a large amount of cash which it suits us to get rid of rather than take it to the bank er to be added up and charged for cash handling . |
| 18 | In Rome , the Iranian chargé d'affaires rushed off to the seaside rather than commit himself to the Shah 's uncertain cause . |
| 19 | Some people marry into families rather than commit themselves to a partner . |
| 20 | Not only is he generally responsible for the system but he also receives all appeals from refusals of permission , and has the power to call in any application for decision by himself rather than leave it with the district council . |
| 21 | Although it may be beneficial to address this point at this stage rather than leave it to the flotation , the alternative argument is that such matters can only be decided at the time of flotation when the parties are better able to assess what is commercially necessary to achieve an optimum result . |
| 22 | However , once again I strongly suggest that you grow a collection of wild flowers in your own garden rather than pick them from the countryside and assist in depleting the stocks ! |
| 23 | Rather than write them in the book , just put the answers down either on a on a piece of paper . |
| 24 | Rather than pose it as a question of culture , however , they tackled it — often very productively — in terms of ideology . |
| 25 | I could tell he was pleased with himself but a bit scared , just like when he used to keep the half-crown Father gave him on Sundays , rather than put it on the collection plate . |
| 26 | The owner of the estate , American John Kluge , agreed in principle to sell the estate to the crown rather than put it on the open market , but he did not consider the resulting offer to be high enough . |
| 27 | Rather than punish him for the attempted rebellion , Henry gave Richard the task of quelling the very Aquitainian rebels from whom he had so recently looked for support . |
| 28 | It is best to try and group all mains-voltage components into one area rather than disperse them around the board . |
| 29 | The belief of the NUT that intelligence tests would be used to grade pupils on one scale rather than place them on a set of scales was amply vindicated . |
| 30 | We may not yet be a vigilante state but there is no doubt that more people feel compelled to mete out their own justice rather than entrust it to the police and courts . |