Example sentences of "[subord] [vb infin] [conj] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A quick end , rather than torture and rape at the hands of those barbarians in the hall . |
| 2 | Patrilocal residence , where women join the households of their husbands rather than vice versa , and the continued strength of the system of domestic production , where families consume most of what they produce rather than buy and sell in the market , have always been seen as obstacles to capitalist development in the Third World and as strong reinforcements for the maintenance of feudal-patriarchal relations . |
| 3 | Rather than scowl and growl at his durn bad luck , Pierce hooks up with another bunch of musical buckaroos and ambles out on to his porch to sing the blues … the real blues , that is . |
| 4 | I like to draw a diagram or chart rather than write or talk about something |
| 5 | Many mothers have difficulty in interpreting the demands of their baby and tend to feed rather than play or comfort in other ways . |
| 6 | And you 've done nothing but snap and shout at me ever since we came on board . ’ |