Example sentences of "rather [conj] [verb] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That that seems to be the most reasonable way of doing it , rather than sending it registered , |
| 2 | Despite obvious Iranian links with our captors , Britain appeared determined only to exploit the better relationship with Iran for British companies seeking contracts there , rather than using it to secure our release . |
| 3 | Little considerations such as replacing a magazine in the rack rather than leaving it lying on the couch , bringing the milk in off the step or refilling the ice cube tray , and a thousand little tailor-made considerations . |
| 4 | There is a danger that in getting angry with yourself , you try to make the learning happen rather than allowing it to happen . |
| 5 | They are constantly seeking to impose changes from above on their language , rather than allowing it to live , breathe and evolve in a more natural way . |
| 6 | This is another reason for travelling with the dog adequately restrained , rather than allowing it to put its head out of the window , like this Newfoundland . |
| 7 | Routinely , you are most likely to need to lift the dog up into your car , however , rather than encouraging it to jump up and possibly injure itself as a result . |
| 8 | BUYING territory rather than seizing it has honourable precedents among nations . |
| 9 | Amdahl Corp believes that its Huron applications development and production system is a winner , and rather than leave it stranded on the mainframe under MVS , it is taking it along in the direction the market is moving with two new versions , one that runs under its UTS implementation of Unix System V on its mainframes , the other for Unix workstations , the first version of the latter being for 80486-based machines under Unix . |
| 10 | It 's crazy , it 's crazy , if only people again 'd sit back and look at it and see exactly what 's happening , rather than saying it serves them right , they should n't of done this , they should n't of got themselves into that position they 're in that position |
| 11 | So , for the moment , if you want a higher resolution page printer it really is a case of going to find it rather than having it thrust at you . |
| 12 | What is striking about these two books is the sense they convey — little less unusual now than when they were written — of a strong and independent black community , in which people found their own way rather than having it mapped out for them by white expectations . |
| 13 | The difference with this baby is that he himself has selected the time at which he will display the pattern , rather than having it imposed on him by a mother 's pattern of giving care . |
| 14 | And and like the dry store , erm , with all , it 's got like the rice in it , the custard in it , all those sorts of things , I mean , you know , he might order that stuff once a week , rather than having it come in three days a week . |
| 15 | The West has opted for letting it happen rather than making it happen |
| 16 | It was but er the market was so low that he decided not to well I do n't think he could get a buyer actually , it 's just stood there so he he he let it out rather than have it stood there with the option for us to buy it but I say now the prices are lower he 's not keen on selling it at that price . |
| 17 | It gives credibility to the particular choice we as a self-defining ‘ human ’ group have made , and reinforces the validity of that choice by obscuring the fact that we make it voluntarily , rather than have it imposed on us by scientific laws which are unquestionable and necessary . |
| 18 | You should also , of course , warn the poor chap first so he can run your job overnight rather than have it tie the system up during the day . |
| 19 | But ministerial aides said it was better to get the increase out of the way this week , rather than have it happen during the conference . |
| 20 | She had thought long and hard before deciding that it was best for him to hear it from her rather than risk it reaching him through the more sensational tabloids , but she had braced herself for an outburst of shock , anger , even disgust . |
| 21 | rather than letting it get dried out and cracked . |
| 22 | Well a cup of whatsername stuff I poured down the sink upstairs rather than get it kicked over because if they come back in a silly state then they 'll knock it all over books . |
| 23 | Perhaps illogically , if there is to be any ‘ indulging in personalities ’ , voters prefer to do it themselves on the doorstep rather than to have it done for them . |
| 24 | If it comes out of your mouth spit it out , rather than let it go back down to your tummy . |
| 25 | Every part of appendix A talks about disabling local government , rather than enabling it to perform . |
| 26 | Greenpeace in turn criticized the Commission 's proposals on the grounds that they would give industry a licence to burn waste rather than encourage it to minimize the production of waste . |