Example sentences of "rather [conj] having [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And maybe the solution would be regular one-to-one meeting for ten minutes in the morning , and you could get rid of all this garbage , in one go , rather than having him wander in , or her wander in , at any particular time , you know , and just disrupt your flow . |
| 2 | The type of counselling advocated in this article and on most training courses is patient-centred and non-directive ; it enables people to make their own decisions and find their own solutions , rather than having them imposed by ‘ the specialist ’ . |
| 3 | ‘ Decisions are best when everyone contributes rather than having them imposed from above . |
| 4 | Mr Vernon Malcolm , managing director of the company which supplies parts for Nissan , said most of his employees were paid at least £3.40 an hour , but he needed to be able to set his own rates of pay rather than having them imposed by government . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Could you give the offices some details , rather than having it all out in public , thanks . |