Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [noun] instead [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The system acts as a discipline to ensure that you concentrate sufficiently on observation instead of being tempted to jump to conclusions . |
| 2 | Buxton believed that it had lost the confidence and interest of the country because of its practice of negotiating secretly with ministers instead of acting in the open . |
| 3 | Secker & Warburg , Chatto & Windus and Hamish Hamilton started to publish books straight into paperback instead of producing first editions in hardback . |
| 4 | I wish we could go straight to bed instead of this bloody reception ! ’ |
| 5 | The main change is that the periods laid down for these notices are now in days instead of hours : two days notice is required for the commencement of building works . |
| 6 | ‘ Philip , ’ said his Mum , turning round in the car so she could see him , ‘ Joyce is asking if you 'd like to stop here with Barry instead of coming back to work with me . ’ |
| 7 | The arrival of new information is more likely to affect spot and futures prices in the same way ( so reducing basis risk ) if it arrives closer to delivery instead of further away . |
| 8 | He was , at last , looking forward to Kano instead of looking back . |