Sentence examples for instead of taking a car from inspiring English sources
"Now, middle-class people are now increasingly taking public transport or using the public bikes instead of taking a car.
You can also do things like riding a bike to work instead of taking a car.
I also said I got to the TV studio in super-quick time because I rode instead of taking an ITV car and that I got across London, safely, without breaking a sweat.
Instead of taking a bus, I hired a car and driver for the four-hour drive -- a splurge at $50 for the day, but worth it to be able to stop along the way and enjoy the views of the hills and the cane, which was just sending up feathery pink stalks.
Like Marie Antoinette churning butter at her folly of a farm, children would be obliged to take a city bus or subway or worse, walk to school instead of taking a taxi or town car.
After some protracted negotiations with the nursing staff this spring, it was agreed that this would be the last time that I made the long drive from New York to Nova Scotia by myself, instead of taking a plane to Halifax and renting a car.
"I have two small children and I need to transport them, and it's really easy to take the car instead of taking a bus so I also as a citizen need to change my behaviour".
Take a shower, instead of taking a bath.
IF you are packing for a fall camping trip or a winter ski vacation, you might consider taking a car instead of that stout-looking sport utility vehicle.
Movesum makes it fun to move more on a daily basis, and hopefully makes you take an extra walk instead of taking the car or the bus," says Henrik Torstensson, CEO and co-founder of Lifesum.
And turn many occasions into hidden exercise, like walking with a friend to chat instead of sitting down; riding a bike to the store through a beautiful park instead of taking the car; taking the dog for his regular daily walk, etc.
