Lieu

Examples

• As an acquaintance he is all very well, but as a friend—Here Crispin shrugged his shoulders in lieu of words. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• The tythe in the greater part of those parishes which pay what is called a modus, in lieu of all other tythe is a tax of this kind. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• He seemed making promises, which he soothed her into accepting in lieu of information. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• It was broad day--eight or nine o'clock; the storm raging, in lieu of the batteries; and someone knocking and calling at my door. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• It is both lighter than the Spanish tax, and the greater part of towns and parishes are allowed to pay a composition in lieu of it. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• The person or entity that provided you with the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a refund. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• I paid to Isaac, said the Saxon, eighty zecchins, and he restored me a hundred in lieu thereof. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• Mrs. Grant offered herself as companion for the day to Lady Bertram in lieu of her son, and Dr. Grant was to join them at dinner. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• You will excuse me for reminding you, Sir Percival, that if the servants go to-morrow they must have a month's wages in lieu of a month's warning. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• As an acquaintance he is all very well, but as a friend—Here Crispin shrugged his shoulders in lieu of words. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• The tythe in the greater part of those parishes which pay what is called a modus, in lieu of all other tythe is a tax of this kind. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• He seemed making promises, which he soothed her into accepting in lieu of information. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• It was broad day--eight or nine o'clock; the storm raging, in lieu of the batteries; and someone knocking and calling at my door. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• It is both lighter than the Spanish tax, and the greater part of towns and parishes are allowed to pay a composition in lieu of it. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• The person or entity that provided you with the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a refund. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• I paid to Isaac, said the Saxon, eighty zecchins, and he restored me a hundred in lieu thereof. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• Mrs. Grant offered herself as companion for the day to Lady Bertram in lieu of her son, and Dr. Grant was to join them at dinner. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• You will excuse me for reminding you, Sir Percival, that if the servants go to-morrow they must have a month's wages in lieu of a month's warning. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.

Typist: Lolita