Example sentences of "[vb base] [noun sg] 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 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | To attract a female , the two males sit side by side and call . |
| 9 | Knit 2 rows , raise tension by 2 dots , repeat 8 times . |
| 10 | ‘ That was the best ever , ’ she gasped as we lay side by side , our arms and hips touching lightly . |
| 11 | They lay side by side like effigies , both staring at the sky . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Exhausted they lay side by side watching the flames dance on the ceiling . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Now , re-aroused , he curled his body to hers and slid into her lazily , as they lay side by side . |
| 16 | They lay side by side , doing their relaxation exercises — deep breathing and total muscular relaxation from the feet up . |
| 17 | Their bodies were covered in a mist of moisture as they lay side by side . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | They might , for example , raise revenue by a local sales tax or a local income tax . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | If you wish to avoid them , send payment by return of post . ’ |
| 22 | Beggars and bank managers squat side by side in a battered , broken office block , in a barn in the field next door and beneath sheets of plastic and bits of wood knocked up into makeshift shelters . |
| 23 | Fly Fishing by J R Hartley . |
| 24 | Control is formalized for accounting purposes as performance reports which provide feedback by comparing results with plans and by highlighting variances ( that is , deviations from budgets ) . |
| 25 | In the empirical work below we deflate turnover by the nominal market value of domestic GDP . |
| 26 | These involve action by diplomatic or consular agents ( presumably of the state of origin , though this is not made clear in the text ) , by the Central Authority designated for the purposes of the convention in either the state of origin or that of destination , by ‘ the interested parties ’ , or ‘ through judicial channels ’ . |
| 27 | Separate male and female trees grow side by side , and the female tree produces enormous double nuts which may weigh as much as eighteen kilogrammes each . |
| 28 | But women at the Rape Crisis centre … say rape by strangers is rare … the most common attacker is likely to be someone the owmen knows and trusts . |
| 29 | Grow garlic by planting single unwrapped cloves in a sunny position from November to March . |
| 30 | Never send cash by post . |