Sentence examples for instead of diving from inspiring English sources

Instead of diving down beneath the water, she raises her head and breathes deeply to collect her strength.

But instead of diving immediately into the complex subjects before them, the parties chose to tackle a side issue.

People, try to imagine what would have happened if, instead of diving for the floor, a bunch of those moviegoers had stood up and started shooting into the dark.

We made the 30-mile journey to Block Island instead of diving around Newport, because there are so many fish traps along that scenic shore they could be anti-submarine nets protecting the coast from imaginary U-boats.

Instead of diving into the pool or strolling the private beach in front of it, he is making sure the chaises are properly lined up and the beach is tidy.

The writer did not know her very well, as she'd been trained by a friend of his, & he feared she might fly away instead of diving at the quarry as she should.

But after sending Vince Young into exile and having Kerry Collins retire instead of dive into this reclamation project, the Titans desperately needed not to throw their first-round draft pick Jake Locker straight into the lion pit.

Likewise, cowardly matadors will sidestep the horns as they go in for the kill instead of bravely diving over them as they plant the sword.

If that had been Kuis Suarez instead of Billy Slater diving to the ground at the merest vestigial hint of a vague touch he would have received a yellow card at the minimum.

Alas, it shows that when it comes to research for Stage IV Breast Cancer we are still doing the dog paddle and instead of the dive for the gold.

Divers swallowed less water when wearing a full face mask instead of an ordinary diving mask and even less when wearing a diving helmet.