Example sentences of "[noun] by [v-ing] [pers pn] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Later , as the Shah began to get news of his own , repaid their kindness by giving them the stop press himself . |
| 2 | Since the teacher has already used a stick as a sign of Beowulf 's authority he decides to give this additional prominence by making it the object to be retrieved from under the chair . |
| 3 | Lucille diverted the old lady by showing her the supper room which , like the ballroom , had been draped with the Belgian colours of black , gold and scarlet . |
| 4 | Belinda wheeled the trolley over and helped Faye by passing her the lancet and reading the reagent strip for her . |
| 5 | Louis and his great men deliberated , and decided : at the summer assembly in July , the Ordinatio Imperii accommodated Lothar 's ambitions by giving him the title of co-emperor forthwith and promising him the whole of Francia on his father 's demise . |
| 6 | The old king rewarded Sigmar by giving him the warhammer Ghal Maraz , or Skull Splitter , an ancient magic heirloom of Kurgan 's house . |
| 7 | Cope argued for a new theology in which the Creator has delegated His power to living things by giving them the ability to shape the future through their purposeful response to the environment . |
| 8 | The editor of the Church of England Newspaper remarked that the overzealousness of Ramsey 's friends did him a disservice by making him the representative of an intolerant school of thought and by inflating his reputation beyond what his record would endorse . |
| 9 | The USSR Supreme Soviet , in a resolution of Feb. 25 , declared that the decision by republican authorities not to hold the referendum violated citizens ' civil rights by denying them the right to vote . |
| 10 | PEPs originally were designed as part of the Government 's plan to help more people become share owners by offering them the chance to invest in the Stock Exchange . |
| 11 | ‘ The aim of the programme is to assist them to improve the quality of the work they do and raise efficiency by giving them the task of analysing their own and their colleagues ’ activities and producing improvements . |
| 12 | Perhaps she would be angry if , by trying to impose responsibility on her daughter by giving her the vote , we were also taking from her the only comfort which she has , namely that when she is older she will change all that . |
| 13 | We need to offer an education that enables them to play a positive role in society by giving them the opportunity to use their talents . |
| 14 | I made a mistake by telling them the truth actually and they said you have admitted your fault . |
| 15 | Anthemius intended to acknowledge his achievements by giving him the title of patricius , but the emperor was himself killed by Gundobad . |
| 16 | It is at least plausible that the cryptic advertisements widely adopted by cigarette advertisers in the UK work insidiously but effectively on children by offering them the reward of deciphering the hidden messages in ( for example ) the Benson & Hedges Pure Gold adverts : if they can understand and recognise them , they join an adult conspiracy or club . |
| 17 | The feoffees for impropriations came to his rescue by offering him the vicarage of All Saints ' , Hertford ( where the millenarian Christopher Feake , q.v. , was later to serve ) . |
| 18 | and let's give them some encouragement by awarding them the goal of the week … it was their first against Wycombe Wanderers on Tuesday night scored by centre forward Chris Pike … we want more |
| 19 | However she was honest enough to feel that , as she had begun the courting by sending him the valentine , she ought not to refuse him now . |
| 20 | I am grateful , and can only show my gratitude by giving them the text to criticise under more agreeable conditions . |
| 21 | To enhance the standing of a particular religion or religious tradition by making it the mother of science may be short-sighted in at least two other respects . |
| 22 | The last thing she wanted , now that she had gained a small advantage , was to blow that advantage by telling him the truth . |
| 23 | This was precisely the situation in which Charles and Elizabeth found themselves in 1772 ; and we may surmise that they did what brother John was to do later — in the absence of Thomas the Calvinist , who had died just over a year previously , they honoured Charles 's elder brother William by making him the godfather and giving the child his Christian name . |
| 24 | He 'd kept his part by buying me the nightdress , now it was up to me to keep mine . |
| 25 | A WOMAN saved her guide dog from certain death by giving it the kiss of life . |
| 26 | That said , you can add a new lease of life to old hard disks by giving them the once-over with Norton Disk Doctor or SpinRite . |