Example sentences of "instead [prep] [verb] [prep] one " in BNC.
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| 1 | First , the file may not be able to support such complicated search conditions as a serial file , because the size of work area required to process a request is now much larger ; instead of dealing with one record at a time , the system now deals with all relevant records at once . |
| 2 | Instead of looking for one thing to satisfy our needs we might try looking for combinations . |
| 3 | The group was already quite close so that instead of retreating to one of his more inaccessible rock crevices Tom stayed where he was , relying on the deep shadows to keep him hidden . |
| 4 | Instead of flitting from one employer to another he remained constant in Richard 's service and was with him still at the end at Chalus . |
| 5 | The Rational Audio Aura 01 is a Czech-made deck with a parallel tracking arm ( which moves across the record on rails instead of pivoting from one end ) , bizarre retro-styling and an idiosyncratic sound . |