Sentence examples for instead of ringing from inspiring English sources

You shouldn't feel secretly happy when plans with three people become two, or when someone texts you instead of ringing.

His outfit doesn't radiate suave expense; his hair sticks out all over the place; he juggles three brightly coloured phones, which bark aggressively instead of ringing.

A U.P.S. delivery man tossed the package into Ms. Delta's yard, she said, instead of ringing the doorbell and handing it over, even though she and her family could be seen through the window at that moment, eating dinner.

When you start a call in these large groups, it will send a notification instead of ringing all the members, to not interrupt those who can't join.

Instead of ringing a stranger's doorbell and running away, Salgado and her brood leave a gift before they flee the scene.

You'd come downstairs and, instead of ringing the priest and the estate agent, you'd stick your hands on your hips, shake your head and have a little chuckle.

Instead of ring-fencing bad assets one bank at a time, it would warehouse them in one place, much the same way the Resolution Trust Corporation did for real estate assets during the savings and loan crisis.

I've been working with her for 18 months to tackle the practical stuff and benefits issues, and now instead of me ringing the Department for Work and Pensions she rings them herself with my support.

(It quacks instead of rings).

Instead of rings of trees, we have planted terraces and the nearby landscape of Central Park.

And let's hope the winning team's owner does not take a page from the Dallas Mavericks' owner, Mark Cuban, and suggest championship bracelets instead of rings.