Example sentences of "instead [prep] [verb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like getting a wage packet again , instead of voting myself a salary as my own director or whatever it is they make me do . ’ |
| 2 | Obliged to ask parliament for funds for these expeditions and for his other expenses , the King found that , instead of voting him the customs duties for life , as was normal on the monarch s accession , it attempted to impeach Buckingham for corruption and incompetence . |
| 3 | Instead of buying us a present , from erm , my mum bought me a few bits and pieces when they went to France . |
| 4 | Acceptance , as used here , means that people begin to absorb the experience into their everyday life so that it can be coped with instead of dominating their every thought . |
| 5 | Glen-Gery in the US and the pulp side should turn around this year but David Taylor at UBS Phillips & Drew thinks that by paying interest instead of receiving it the group will make a much-the-same £10m this time , and may cut dividends to 4p . |
| 6 | His almost pathological dread of producing a legato line means that instead of drawing us a picture of clear , flowing melodies he leaves little join-up-the-dots type sketches with the notes separated from each other by wide open spaces which even the generous resonance of St Peter 's , Waltrop ( near Dortmund ) can not adequately fill . |
| 7 | Instead of showing me the door , he roared with laughter : ‘ So what if I clothe gangsters on the screen ? |
| 8 | We become inwardly angry because our partner fails to live up to our expectations , instead of offering them the opportunity to discuss things with tolerance and understanding . |
| 9 | Dad often helps folks with their gardens and he is going to ask them to give a donation to Camphill Development Fund instead of giving him a present . |
| 10 | grading , instead of giving them a pay rise they get |
| 11 | Instead of giving it a grant , they paid back their money . |
| 12 | I think my one of my favourite passages in Adam Bede might be the description near the beginning of the novel of the methodist preacher , Diner , addressing a meeting of villagers and instead of giving you the entire speech , word for word , George Eliot gives you a little bit of what she said and then describes the manner in which she said it , and the manner in which it was actually received . |
| 13 | Instead of making yourself a killing machine , now you make yourself a sex machine ( look at titles like ‘ Body To Body , ’ ‘ Drive ’ ) . |
| 14 | In every case if we had done nothing instead of doing something the consequences would have been equally disastrous . |
| 15 | In every case , he wrote , if we had done something instead of doing nothing the consequences would have been equally disastrous . |
| 16 | Instead of doing it a bit at a time , we can just multiply it . |
| 17 | I 'm not asking you to help me , but at least you can let me get on with things instead of badgering me the whole time . |
| 18 | Instead of paying everybody the same state pension , the state should protect those in need adequately , and leave the rest to look after themselves . |