Example sentences of "rather [conj] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Using Dement 's analogy , rather than taking their sleep in one meal , subjects may achieve enough to keep going by snatching " snacks " . |
| 2 | ‘ In such circumstances prospective vendors have chosen to carry on working rather than offer their properties for sale at lower values . |
| 3 | Obviously , they had made up their minds that they would have to make us eat rather than tell their bosses what had happened . |
| 4 | Green was certainly unlucky , losing to Wales 's Mark Newton in a bout in which he admitted he was drawn into a slugging match rather than using his skills . |
| 5 | Collect rainwater to use on the garden rather than using your hose . |
| 6 | If you ‘ give ’ the smell to the reader rather than using your own private shorthand , then the reader 's own nose will do the work . |
| 7 | you 're prospecting rather than using your current |
| 8 | And as a Portuguese Euro-minister claims that Britain 's oil may have to be controlled by the authorities in Brussels , Jacques Delors demands another £2bn and ERM-inspired interest rates force thousands on to the dole , how long will it be before one of our major political parties has the guts to campaign against the European Community in its present form , rather than sticking their collective heads in the merde and pretending that everything 's coming up roses ? |
| 9 | go sit in , go in a corner here , rather than wet his pants . |
| 10 | A will also be justified in reaching an accommodation with B rather than exercising his strict legal rights under the contract . |
| 11 | The bravery of men swimming ashore in these pioneer beach reconnaissances is beyond question , and knowing Norman Teacher as a friend , as well as being his CO , the Commander feels there is a strong probability that the young Lieutenant made the supreme sacrifice in swimming to his death rather than risking his capture , as others , too , may have done . |
| 12 | The order for discovery is often the point of no return for the plaintiff in a libel action : it is the stage at which some prefer to discontinue rather than to open their files . |
| 13 | If Reynolds finds the atmosphere of these gigs so offensive , he should simply stay away from them , rather than inflict his Points Of View mentality on the thousands of people who may not pass his muster , but have just as much right to see live music as anyone . |
| 14 | If Reynolds finds the atmosphere of these gigs so offensive , he should simply stay away from them , rather than inflict his Points Of View mentality on the thousands of people who may not pass his muster , but have just as much right to see live music as anyone . |
| 15 | Its conception of enforcement centres upon the attainment of the broad aims of legislation , rather than sanctioning its breach . |
| 16 | Ideally , save for a wedding rather than start your married life with wedding-related debts that need to be cleared . |
| 17 | My father was still forced from time to time to act as an interpreter , but from now on he spent much more time at home , rather than meeting his friends in the cafés for a game of cards . |
| 18 | The General Assembly on Sept. 22 voted by 127 votes to six ( Kenya , Swaziland , Tanzania , Yugoslavia , Zambia and Zimbabwe ) with 26 abstentions , to exclude the FRY from its proceedings and to ask it to apply for UN membership , rather than accepting its claim to succeed automatically to the General Assembly seat formerly held by the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( SFRY ) . |
| 19 | President Daniel arap Moi 's Kenya African National Union ( KANU ) has learnt to tread more softly , to ignore rather than lambast its opponents , and to appear at least to consider political reform . |
| 20 | In Edwin Hill & Partners v. First National Finance Corporation a finance company which had a legal charge over B 's property to secure a loan came to an arrangement with B whereby they would develop the property themselves rather than exercise their power of sale under the charge . |
| 21 | In a time of severe agricultural depression , for example , the landlord might do better to allow his tenant farmers to go into arrears rather than exercise his legal rights , in the hope that over time things would balance out . |
| 22 | Pendle Consultants Ltd , the Yorkshire-based training and recruitment specialists , have made a great success of recruiting inexperienced staff after putting them through an unorthodox interview procedure , designed to reveal personal strengths and weaknesses of potential sales personnel , rather than stressing their previous experience . |
| 23 | It may be possible to boost your income rather than diminish your expenditure . |
| 24 | Certainly if farmers wish to have a suitably skilled and motivated labour force by the late 1980s they will have to do more to recognize the farm worker 's quite legitimate aspirations and to help rather than hinder his search for ‘ a place in the sun ’ . |
| 25 | Surprisingly , it helped rather than threatened his self-control . |
| 26 | In one case — I think it was in Warwickshire — a local authority , on reflection , revised its bid and decided to develop its relationship with housing associations rather than commit its allocation to its own project . |
| 27 | Rather than criticising your husband , why not find out if there 's something wrong ? |
| 28 | The employment profile of this group parallels that of the known sector but emphasises the fact that most had never worked or had only had a ‘ work experience ’ employment rather than lost their job because of heroin use . |
| 29 | Television companies may to prefer to err on the safe side rather than to put their profits at risk by incurring sanctions of this order . |
| 30 | She was sick like the pretty lady in the film who went bravely on until she died all alone in her bed rather than compel her beloved family to share her pain . |