Example sentences of "and rather [conj] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Was it the sort of chemist that erm was it the sort of chemist that you 'd go in if you 'd got something the matter with you and rather than go to the doctor , they would sort of dole out something for you ? |
| 2 | It is claimed to draw 920,000 two- or three-dimensional vectors per second , and comes with one EISA slot , and rather than tread on its partner 's toes , Samsung hopes to build complementary markets in imaging and scientific visualisation , going entirely through indirect channels . |
| 3 | And rather than asking for commission from suppliers he often buys the weapons himself and sells them at a profit . |
| 4 | European manufacturers are afraid of getting left behind if the emerging handheld personal communicators generate a sudden rush of consumer excitement , and rather than wait for their labs to come up with their own local products , are weighing putting their names on one of the American products and manufacturing it locally . |
| 5 | I wanted the sugar and rather than wait for the waiter to return or ask this boy to get it , I asked Harvey for the sugar . |