Sentence examples for but instead of lifting from inspiring English sources
Newcastle brought on Joselu to try to boost the attack, but instead of lifting the home support he brought out derision with a woeful cross in the area which summed up his side's day.
[KC]: Not to be too silly, but I'm imagining that scene from Mulan with that song I'll Make a Man out of You, but instead of lifting weights you're lifting sacks of flour and running around.
Your abdominal muscles should stay tensed, but instead of lifting your foot up you should slide your heel away from you as far as you can.
Follow the steps for regular crunches, but instead of lifting both shoulders off the ground equally, lift one shoulder towards the opposite direction (left shoulder towards right, right shoulder towards left).
All the right motifs are present – silhouettes, thoughts in voiceover, clacking stilettos, cruel relationships, thunderstorms, revolvers – but instead of them lifting Casualty up, they are dialled down to its normal, muted level.
Ultimately, the soul men's expensive studio gloss holds Ashcroft back instead of lifting him.
Harvesting water from asteroids, instead of lifting it off the Earth's surface, would be a huge saving.
Occasionally, instead of lifting or braking, said the driver Ricky Rudd, the counterintuitive best step is to accelerate.
Instead of lifting the Philippines up, the Americans found themselves having to suppress an insurrection, at a cost of more than 4,000 lives.
They are supporting: Keeping the top rate of tax at 45p instead of lifting it to 50p (ie, George Osborne's current policy, not Ed Balls' current policy).
