Example sentences of "[noun pl] instead of [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | punctuation that is allowed to fall outside the margins instead of staying within the measure of the text . |
| 2 | ‘ It hurt me , ’ he growled , ‘ all that stuff about sitting on river banks and prowling moors instead of concentrating on the job , turning up late and being more interested in fishing and shooting than football . |
| 3 | If Shildon had waited on the stairs instead of leaving by the street door , he could creep back and force the flat door while she was asleep . |
| 4 | With the cold winter evenings ahead why not try out some of these differing styles as alternative self-portraits instead of trying on the Euromask ? |
| 5 | Mr Poole urged doctors , hospitals and the public to continue approaching suspended London crews directly for emergency services instead of relying on the police , the army and the voluntary services . |
| 6 | Buxton believed that it had lost the confidence and interest of the country because of its practice of negotiating secretly with ministers instead of acting in the open . |
| 7 | You must remember that , when we were gon na go , we were gon na over the fences instead of going round the close . |