Example sentences of "[vb base] [noun] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | Other ufologists also make money by writing sensational books which crack the cover-ups or solve the mystery . |
| 2 | Estate agents make money by selling houses , normally about 1.5–2% of what the seller gets for his house : ( up to £600 pounds on a £30,000 house ) so they do n't mind working for it . |
| 3 | Eddie Thorning and I saw a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor , and make money by gaining competitive advantage through an oil-and-parts offer to workshops and petrol stations . ’ |
| 4 | We were taught the right way to hold the tiller and mainsheet , how to pull the sail in and out and how to ‘ tack ’ — change direction by turning the front of the dinghy into the wind . |
| 5 | Peer judgement by the group of colleagues concerning substantial criminal experience is difficult given that criminal advocacy is only one part of their daily practice . |
| 6 | Delete LEGATO.INI by highlighting the filename in the directory window , pressing Delete and clicking on OK . |
| 7 | FEES , CHARGES AND OTHER INCOME : Your authorities raise income by imposing fees or charges for the use of their services and receive other income such as interest on investments . |
| 8 | Around the harbour , fishermen 's tavernas still jostle side by side with the newer cafés and bars which have sprung up to cater for the younger market , and the main daytime activity seems to be relaxing over a quiet glass of something while watching the boats chug in and out . |
| 9 | To attract a female , the two males sit side by side and call . |
| 10 | Change repetitions by looking for new words with the same meaning in Roget 's Thesaurus . |
| 11 | There 's Mark E Smith , who comes from Manchester , WH Smith 's , who sell books by Morrissey 's idol Oscar Wilde , and , not five miles from Morrissey 's old flat in North End , there is a grocer 's shop called Smith — which Morrissey doubtless visited to buy vegetables when he was lost . |
| 12 | The Boys'-Own Images , platinotype images by Paul Caffell , William Ingram and Eddie Ephraums ( until early Feb ) . |
| 13 | Knit 2 rows , raise tension by 2 dots , repeat 8 times . |
| 14 | ‘ That was the best ever , ’ she gasped as we lay side by side , our arms and hips touching lightly . |
| 15 | They lay side by side like effigies , both staring at the sky . |
| 16 | We lay side by side on the floor all over the house — there must have been a dozen or more of us , including nice old Ma Mi who was delighted to see us . |
| 17 | Exhausted they lay side by side watching the flames dance on the ceiling . |
| 18 | At the height of its development , two main temples lay side by side amidst other structures and were approached through some form of monumental gateway to the east . |
| 19 | Now , re-aroused , he curled his body to hers and slid into her lazily , as they lay side by side . |
| 20 | They lay side by side , doing their relaxation exercises — deep breathing and total muscular relaxation from the feet up . |
| 21 | Their bodies were covered in a mist of moisture as they lay side by side . |
| 22 | Insurance companies raise premiums by up to 100 p.c. for holidays involving dangerous sports . |
| 23 | As we change labour by one unit what 's the effect on total product or output well that effect is measured by our marginal product . |
| 24 | They might , for example , raise revenue by a local sales tax or a local income tax . |
| 25 | Local governments with high tax rates would be forced to reduce the rate of tax on salt to that pertaining in lower-rate localities , or else lose revenue by seeing their residents travel to purchase salt elsewhere . |
| 26 | In a magazine interview she managed to upset Catholics by referring to ‘ the evil demons of the papacy ’ , insult some would-be Tory leaders of the past , and raise doubts by making dubious claims about her command of several languages , including Yiddish and German . |
| 27 | People who complain about the failures of schools generally assume such a system , and indeed often judge schools by the examination results that they publish . |
| 28 | Even with the legal penalties that exist , people go to great lengths to avoid paying taxes legally by finding loopholes in the tax laws ; or they evade taxes by illegally cheating the tax authorities . |
| 29 | Spain on Sept. 23 effectively reintroduced a system of exchange controls ( abolished as recently as February ) , involving interest-free deposits to be made by financial institutions as a counterpart to various categories of sales of pesetas for foreign currency , while Ireland and Portugal on Sept. 24 both limited foreign exchange operations ( including in the former case a ban on punt swap activities by non-residents ) , and the Irish Central Bank on Sept. 28 raised its base rate from 10.75 to 13.75 per cent . |
| 30 | These guidelines are similar to those in the original 1973 Act and apply to sale and supply contracts by virtue of s11(2) of UCTA 1977 . |