Example sentences of "instead [prep] [v-ing] out [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hunter was on about Deane not getting away from his marker enough , from corners and stuff he just sits and gets marked instead of moving out to the far post . |
| 2 | Success would encourage young people to stay in the inner city instead of moving out of the area . |
| 3 | So , instead of splashing out for the big one , we 've got a number of gorgeous jewels to give away . |
| 4 | Even where a bituminous felt layer was laid on top of the boarding , this form of construction is likely to compound problems of rainwater penetration once a gap appears in the roof covering because the water which enters , instead of draining out of the construction at the eaves , settles on the upper edges of the local slate-fixing battens , inducing rot both in them and the boarding . |
| 5 | ‘ If you had stayed to hear what I had left to say , ’ Claire said , smiling , ‘ instead of rushing out in the rain , I would have told you that , at the end of your dark tunnel , you would eventually reach the light . ’ |