Example sentences of "instead of [v-ing] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead of getting rid of the programmes , they should sack the bosses who put them on in the first place . |
| 2 | But instead of trying to adapt to the British way of life he rebelled against it and reverted to his African heritage . |
| 3 | Instead of choosing to ride through the woodland paths which she loved so much , Tamar turned up the village street , intent on keeping to the roads . |
| 4 | How has a Montpellier fishwife so mastered the art of composition that with her basket of fish for the bouillabaisse she is presenting a picture of such splendour that instead of going to look at the famous collection of paintings in the Musée Fabre you drive off as fast as possible to the coast to order a dish cooked with just such fish ? |
| 5 | Instead of having to go through the hoary old DOS prompt when you boot up , you 'll go straight into Windows . |