Example sentences of "instead [prep] [v-ing] through the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But instead of ploughing through the text , their introduction to the play comes from Tilt — a new Gloucester-based company . |
| 2 | Instead of returning through the back entrance of the house , though , she strolled round to the front . |
| 3 | However , instead of sweeping through the frequencies with each pulse , the dolphins emit instantaneous bursts of sound containing a wide range of frequencies . |
| 4 | A ‘ You could finish with a chain cast off on the front , instead of backstitching through the open stitches as usual . |
| 5 | Instead of going through the state appellate process , the ACLU filed a test case appealing against a Philadelphia court 's decision to uphold a Pennsylvania anti-abortion law . |
| 6 | The World Cup triple jump bronze medallist has decided to run in the 100 metres at the Cleveland County Stadium on Saturday instead of going through the motions in what would have been a practice trial in his specialist event . |
| 7 | Cos she saw me putting the corn in and she decided she 'd try and get it by diving through the black net instead of going through the gate , like with a normal hen , you know , this one 's obviously brain dead or |
| 8 | Instead of going through the Dartford tunnel . |