Example sentences of "instead [prep] [verb] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , instead of splashing out for the big one , we 've got a number of gorgeous jewels to give away . |
| 2 | IMAGINE stepping out of the shower into the caress of a tropical breeze — instead of reaching out for a tatty old bath towel . |
| 3 | The depth of our batting meant he had to wait longer than some , but he is a fiercely committed Lancastrian and he has been prepared to stay put and fight for a place instead of looking elsewhere for a regular spot . ’ |
| 4 | Instead of looking directly for something one wants to get a true belief about , one can look instead for a sign . |
| 5 | The only difference in this case is that , instead of looking out for bees , Pooh gets Rabbit to say something ( 'Yes ' ) which he hears ( i.e. directly observes ) and understands ( i.e. takes to say , as a response to his question , that it 's a sign of honey ) . |
| 6 | Instead of dressing warmly for the elements , the bikers end up at the summit of popular hills dressed like Paul Weller in a Style Council video . |
| 7 | Instead of coming up for medical attention he was just sitting there , looking white , and Ruth was sitting next to him . |
| 8 | ‘ Fans just go straight home instead of coming in for a drink . |
| 9 | So instead of waiting indefinitely for a buyer , they have decided to try selling their house by auction . |
| 10 | mm , mm in any event members of the jury I , I forgot to mention to you earlier , er , thank you Mr you probably feel a wisdom of this having done several days of this case , two and a half hours is just about as long as anybody can be expected to sit and listen to evidence and er , what I was going to do , and I hope it does n't inconvenience anybody , I was going , instead of going on for three hours till one o'clock , I was gon na break off about half past twelve to about half past one , to break up the day as you know , I hope that 's alright , so what we 'll do we 'll go on now and , and I 'm sure , I think it 's doubtful if you would have got to that point by half past twelve , and then you and Lord sort it out and your learned duties as much as you can in the adjournment and then tell me afterwards what the brochure position is , I 'm sure you 've no objection to disclosing any brochures that you 've got that erm , or can get er which relate to that point |
| 11 | So , instead of going straight for the big one , we decided to build up our acclimatisation by first visiting some of Kenya 's other mountains . |
| 12 | Instead of making directly for it , I followed a track that seemed to make for the Foulness road , about half a mile beyond the village or hamlet marked as Crabtree Wick . |
| 13 | Conflicting reports on Oct. 23 suggested , however , that Schiphol air traffic controllers had in fact erred in advising the pilot to circle Amsterdam instead of heading directly for the airport before making an emergency landing . |
| 14 | … she jumps out of the car and runs ; instead of running efficiently for the fortress like the others , she ‘ ran not looking where she was going ’ and consequently tripped and fell . |