Example sentences of "instead [prep] [v-ing] straight [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But instead of flying straight to the hospital , the helicopter first stopped by Sadat 's residence : |
| 2 | Instead of flying straight to the United States , the Shah had decided at the last minute to accept an invitation from Anwar Sadat of Egypt to pause briefly in Aswan . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Calming myself I took it page by page , instead of going straight to the Rrap as I usually do . |
| 5 | Instead of going straight to the front desk as usual , Charlie guided her towards the restaurant . |