Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] [noun] instead [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Shall I just look past Matthew instead of trying to look through him ! |
| 3 | With such equipment , staff could work from home instead of commuting to offices . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's a shame he did n't stick to chess instead of cards , ’ the old man finished . |
| 5 | Expenditure patterns will shift to services instead of goods : education , arts and entertainment , leisure , communal activities and personal development will all play a bigger part in our lives . |
| 6 | In 1846 there was a good chance that the new main line of railway from London to York would pass through Stamford instead of Peterborough , then a place of no consequence . |
| 7 | They can put in ramps instead of stairs , widen doorways , fix rails in bathrooms , lower working surfaces in kitchens , extend tap handles , place electric points within reach , etc. all these things can make life much easier and increase the independence of a disabled person , though clearly it would be simpler in many cases to provide bungalows or flats designed especially for the disabled , in particular those confined to wheelchairs . |
| 8 | Why should he write to Maudie instead of me ? ’ |
| 9 | One would be recruited ; the other Reg Raven , would remain at work instead of retiring . |
| 10 | Prisoners were to be made to perform productive work within the prison in a consistent and regular manner in order that they should acquire rational work habits which they would continue after release instead of returning to crime . |
| 11 | You heard him ask for diamonds instead of cash . |