Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [noun] instead of " in BNC.
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| 1 | A man buys a razor and shaving cream and later returns saying you have only given him change for £5 instead of £10 . |
| 2 | Consider the validity of the agreement between A and B. Would your answer be different if A asked for £3,000 instead of £1,000 ? |
| 3 | A force was assembled under John of Gaunt which was to sail for Brittany in May , but its departure was held up until July , and when it eventually set out it made for Calais instead of Brittany . |
| 4 | Campaigners , backed by Ms Eagle , say the landing stage could be repaired for £1.5m instead of the £10m quoted by Merseytravel . |
| 5 | If they had all spent a little of their energy cooperating with staff instead of moaning , they would have got out a lot quicker . |
| 6 | In Britain the populist , anti-intellectual pressure has come from government instead of from the people . |
| 7 | This mill was built of brick instead of stone like the Old Mill in the village , and the original six-storey building survives among the extensions built around it , with Arkwright 's peculiar staircase projection with Venetian and small semi-circular windows standing out from the sea of square-headed windows on either side , and with a cupola above . |
| 8 | Stok tied his tie , using all the muscles of his fingers as though it was made of metal instead of cloth . |
| 9 | Elasmobranchs , such as sharks and rays , are a very ancient group of fish that have a skeleton made of cartilage instead of bone . |
| 10 | She realized that she was feeling it too , frozen to the marrow in this bitter East wind which kept whipping her cloak off her shoulders as contemptuously as if it had been made of pocket-handkerchieves instead of tablecloths , her stomach hollow and aching , her head feeling light and aching a little too . |
| 11 | If a decision can be made about a partial solution after every three words , say , then a search space with two words at every choice point could be searched with paths instead of paths , an exponential saving . |
| 12 | Overweight is caused by eating more energy-giving foods than are needed , so that the excess is turned into fat instead of being burned up . |
| 13 | Floppy discs from the design computer can be inserted directly into the machine enabling a sample to be made within hours instead of days . |
| 14 | SPEAKER of the House of Commons , Betty Boothroyd , has yet again made a change in the running of Westminster , by ensuring that menus for her official dinners are written in English instead of French , the traditional language of banquets . |
| 15 | Another problem is how to modify the levels of nutrients which are often included in hydroponic systems where plants are grown in water instead of soil . |
| 16 | And company cars are to be taxed according to price instead of engine size . |
| 17 | ‘ Why are you writing to Richard instead of telephoning him ? ’ |
| 18 | But a lot of the evidence which convicted the gang was found in rubbish left outside Lawless Cottage , collected by detectives instead of the bin men . |
| 19 | Although built by Brush instead of Milnes , the bodies of these cars were almost identical to those of Corporation Nos. 46–55 . |
| 20 | he left it you see , but I mean she does n't know it 's ah she 's , she 's like Robert , Robert used to walk through things instead of round them . |
| 21 | There was the usual non-stop tirade as he praised America , himself and his latest promotion , in this case a fight card at the Mirage — not in the 17,000-seat outdoor stadium where Tyson ruled but in the 4,000-seat ballroom , with tickets selling for $25 instead of $1,000 . |
| 22 | Servants in the blue and gold livery of the Prince and the Lord Gaveston scurried round with silver plates which the guests would use as dishes instead of the usual tranches of thick square slabs of stale bread . |
| 23 | So it 's going to take a very long time , because it has been male orientated , but until we get the attitude of the work place , which is encouraging their piers to apply for jobs instead of , oh , of course , I do n't think I will apply for that job . |
| 24 | Shall I just look past Matthew instead of trying to look through him ! |
| 25 | Any Mobs may be armed with crossbows instead of bows at an additional cost of +1 point per model . |
| 26 | All this , but with examples drawn from chess instead of from whist and bridge , is what Wittgenstein has in mind when he says that the term ‘ language-game ’ is meant to bring into prominence the fact that the speaking of language is part of an activity . |
| 27 | In Uruguay , Thinking Day is celebrated in May instead of February . |
| 28 | With such equipment , staff could work from home instead of commuting to offices . |
| 29 | It can also be used in cakes instead of the usual solid fats — as in this wonderful recipe for tangy orange cake ( if you prefer , you could alternatively use soya , sunflower or any other vegetable oil ) . |
| 30 | Later , plain biscuits were used in Edenderry instead of bread . |