Example sentences of "instead of [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In recent years there have been many attacks on what is sometimes called the classic realist novel on similar grounds : that far from being a means of communication it is a means of ideological domination and repression , reproducing on the cultural level the processes of industrial capitalism , making its audience passive consumers , reconciling them to their alienated state instead of liberating them from it , by making it appear normal or natural . |
| 2 | The next day , instead of counting their blessings , officials apparently decided that this was the moment to announce the ending of price controls for oil and grain and new taxes . |
| 3 | I have often been asked why I was not content to photograph instead of kill them . |
| 4 | Why did I , why did I do , put them in the machine instead of dropping them on the floor then ? |
| 5 | Instead of rethinking their programme , they redoubled their efforts to implement it . |
| 6 | He told them to go amongst the people of the land and offer them their service , to defend Minginish instead of conquering it ; for the most earth a man ever needs is what is piled in his grave . |
| 7 | ‘ They bicker like children instead of getting us jobs . ’ |
| 8 | Instead of getting someone to calm me down and talk to me , a whole bunch of them came and jumped on me and rushed me down to the block and left me there . |
| 9 | So they 're taki it 's I think it 's daft because they 're introducing it in nineteen ninety three and they 're taking two age groups instead of taking one . |
| 10 | If she chose to stay in London to nurse spotty Magnus instead of taking me sailing she was worse than everyone . |
| 11 | Refusing to rise to the bait , she visualised and counted ten elephants , a hangover habit from her childhood , then , her voice tightly controlled , asked , ‘ Would you please explain why you insisted on bringing me here instead of taking me to the Trevi ? ’ |
| 12 | Instead of taking him straight to hospital , the gatekeeper has him brought up here . |
| 13 | The other most common fault at this stage is for the knitter to put all the needles for the second side into UWP , instead of taking them back to B position with the transfer tool . |
| 14 | And instead of taking them to the operating room for a T U R , instead we took them to the urodynamics lab . |
| 15 | On Jan. 31 Seidman suggested that the government should consider reviving some thrifts , if they appeared to be financially healthy , instead of taking them over , and said that a feasibility study was currently under way to explore the possibility . |
| 16 | When did you last , after such a hug , instead of taking your partner to bed , take him or her by the hand and walk into the garden ? |
| 17 | When we observe the Ego instead of taking it seriously , we find inner peace . |
| 18 | Jill thought a moment then announced her decision , which was that she agreed to keep the secret provided Jennifer riddled out the cinders every morning from then on , instead of taking it in turns . |
| 19 | No this make things a lot easier , instead of taking it all up to the full council . |
| 20 | Alexi Sayle says it will be a chance to ride your bike properly instead of taking it down to the chinese takeaway … |
| 21 | Instead of taking it over a thirty five year period , what you would then have is that you go up very steeply let's say by putting lump sums or er regular capital premiums erm which you 'll receive a tax refund and then it stops but the benefits of the fund keep going so at age sixty they would have the same effect of reaching your pension there with no contributions |
| 22 | Instead of taking it out to the back and throwing it in the bin . |
| 23 | You know where er that circle is where there 's the shops , well instead of taking I know , instead of taking one road I took another and I got completely lost ! |
| 24 | ‘ So you 're mending your boat instead of taking my twins sailing ? ’ |
| 25 | The way to get the maximum flavour out of dried apricots is to bake them slowly in the oven instead of stewing them . |
| 26 | Diogenes , instead of building his own success and fulfilling himself , did the opposite and stripped himself of all pride so that there was no way anyone could hurt him . |
| 27 | One night I dreamt about it : about the dog going over to look at it , as it sometimes did , and instead of sniffing it and walking away , it tore open the anus and started to pull out the innards . |
| 28 | Instead of inviting my patients to see me at 10-minute intervals — generally I offer them each 10 minutes of my time — I shall invite the lot to attend at 9 o'clock in the morning . |
| 29 | ‘ Why are you writing to Richard instead of telephoning him ? ’ |
| 30 | Instead of telephoning him at work to blame or to demand attention for herself , she responded to the emergency and visited the office with soup and sandwiches to keep them all going through the evening . |