Example sentences of "instead [prep] [verb] [pos pn] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think that is a lot of infection about and I know what brought on my cold , it was going out with Mark to Lathenham , and instead of wearing my anorak I only wore my lambs wool throw over , and I got jolly chilled coming out of the car and going into Lathenham church . |
| 2 | She gasped out the words as his dark head bent towards her , but instead of kissing her lips he let his mouth trail over her neck , nuzzling under her hair until shivers started to race down her spine . |
| 3 | Instead of calling their Guider something quite different from Brown Owl when invited to think of a new name for her , the Pack had decided to change her name simply from Brown Owl to Brownie Owl . ’ |
| 4 | Instead of keeping her company he dodged into a doorway to watch her . |
| 5 | The coolly spoken words were like a bucket of ice-cold water thrown in her face , but instead of restoring her composure it had the opposite effect of stoking her anger all the more . |
| 6 | João 's expression suddenly froze , and instead of answering her question he raised his forefinger to one of the outriders and pointed . |
| 7 | Children played there instead of minding their animals which would then wander out on to planted fields . |
| 8 | You may think that instead of increasing my catch I would have had to share what I caught with a companion . |