Example sentences of "instead [prep] [verb] [pron] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like getting a wage packet again , instead of voting myself a salary as my own director or whatever it is they make me do . ’ |
| 2 | Instead of buying us a present , from erm , my mum bought me a few bits and pieces when they went to France . |
| 3 | Acceptance , as used here , means that people begin to absorb the experience into their everyday life so that it can be coped with instead of dominating their every thought . |
| 4 | Glen-Gery in the US and the pulp side should turn around this year but David Taylor at UBS Phillips & Drew thinks that by paying interest instead of receiving it the group will make a much-the-same £10m this time , and may cut dividends to 4p . |
| 5 | His almost pathological dread of producing a legato line means that instead of drawing us a picture of clear , flowing melodies he leaves little join-up-the-dots type sketches with the notes separated from each other by wide open spaces which even the generous resonance of St Peter 's , Waltrop ( near Dortmund ) can not adequately fill . |
| 6 | Instead of showing me the door , he roared with laughter : ‘ So what if I clothe gangsters on the screen ? |
| 7 | We become inwardly angry because our partner fails to live up to our expectations , instead of offering them the opportunity to discuss things with tolerance and understanding . |
| 8 | Dad often helps folks with their gardens and he is going to ask them to give a donation to Camphill Development Fund instead of giving him a present . |
| 9 | grading , instead of giving them a pay rise they get |
| 10 | Instead of giving it a grant , they paid back their money . |
| 11 | Instead of making yourself a killing machine , now you make yourself a sex machine ( look at titles like ‘ Body To Body , ’ ‘ Drive ’ ) . |
| 12 | Instead of doing it a bit at a time , we can just multiply it . |