Sentence examples for instead of knocking from inspiring English sources

"They're recycling these buildings instead of knocking them down," he said.

"Instead of knocking maths teaching, he should be looking at staffing.

And you might be tempted to turn on your heels instead of knocking on its stark, black metal door.

Instead of knocking on his door, may I buy a device that allows me to turn off his TV from my apartment?

Not unlike snowboard cross, perhaps, except that these contestants have lunchtime sex in hotels instead of knocking each other helmet first into the slush.

The neighbour pointed to the air traffic controller's front door, but instead of knocking on it, Mr Kaloyev sat down in the front garden, near a bench.

We attribute this to slightly different culturing method of pluripotent stem cells used in this study (mTeSR™1 medium instead of knock-out medium).

He cut in front of the receiver but realized too late that he could have caught the ball instead of just knocking it down.

Coldplay also used the idea for their video Sky Full of Stars, shot in Sydney – but instead of rudely knocking people over like Richard Ashcroft, Chris Martin smiles for mobile phone pictures from adoring fans.

While many residents want improved housing, complaining about dilapidated buildings and shared public bathrooms, campaigners say it is possible to upgrade traditional homes instead of simply knocking them down.

The process servers for this lawsuit were not ordinary process servers, but federal employees directed by the C.I.A.. Instead of just knocking on my door and handing me the papers, they decided to be spylike and follow me around.