Example sentences of "doing [adv] [pers pn] [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the past China had been plundered by westerners eager to exploit large markets and in doing so they brought the nation to its knees . |
| 2 | The resulting contract was contingent upon the society 's decision to proceed with obtaining a valuation , and by doing so they purified the contract . |
| 3 | This results in the open field lines convecting polewards under the magnetic ‘ tension ’ force , and in doing so they accelerate the magnetosheath ions that flow along them and cross the magnetopause . |
| 4 | Bakewell bred not only for meat but for as much tallow as possible and in doing so he improved the Longhorn but at the same time destroyed its future prospects . |
| 5 | In doing so he reduced the influence of the Takeshita faction , hitherto the largest internal faction within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party ( LDP ) . |
| 6 | In doing so it saves the dieter from the common curse of constipation , mainly caused by lack of bulk in normal slimming diets . |
| 7 | Interestingly , although neoclassicism allowed individual differences to influence punishments on the grounds of justice , in doing so it paved the way for the later , positivist conception of the causes and treatment of crime . |
| 8 | It shifts interaction between pupils away from casual social conversation in the direction of discussion about the task in hand , and in doing so it reduces the amount of time spent by the teacher on matters of routine . |