Sentence examples for of instead of from inspiring English sources

A silly thing is using "of" instead of "have".

And it also helps keep us 'quaint,' which I'm not a great fan of". Instead of cashing in by taking lucrative film roles after "Tom Jones," Finney took a long sabbatical, traveling slowly through the United States, Mexico and the Pacific islands, then returned to the London stage to act in Shakespeare productions and other plays.

And make it "because of" instead of "due to".

Though maybe now it was moving out of instead of through him.

Pedaling is done in front of instead of below the seat.

F. Loco, adverbially, in the place of, instead of, for: criminis loco putant esse, quod vivam, Cic.

Use of instead of is often inconvenient because it is usually the state of the system that we are interested in.

Now, he added, "I'm creating an asset I want to be a part of, instead of just stumbling along on a career path at some big company".

"Say something, make sure something was taken care of, instead of just keeping pitching and thinking it was going to get better".

Maybe like me she felt a little self-conscious caring about what we're made of instead of simply being satisfied dressing our bodies and driving them around.

What did he tell you about the trip?" 2. Ask questions that require more of an answer than "yes" or "no". Start with "why," "how," "where," "what kind of... .. Instead of "Was Henry Miller a good boss?" ask "What did the cowhands think of Henry Miller as a boss?" 3. Ask one question at a time.