Example sentences of "[verb] by [v-ing] [noun] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Overcrowding in custody is to be prevented by extending control to community custody , using a mixture of existing and contracted services . |
| 2 | This is made by adding water to ethylene gas , which itself is obtained from oil . |
| 3 | As expected , the energy is supplied by converting ATP to ADP in the membrane . |
| 4 | In the research experiment , the attitudes of a manager were gauged by asking subordinates to rate bosses ; results showed that the efficient bosses were seen by their subordinates to be more considerate . |
| 5 | ‘ Our members are reporting that children 's social and educational development is already being affected by playing games to excess , and we are concerned that , long-term , there will be medical effects on them as well , ’ said Ms Miller . |
| 6 | While the men are invigorated by the fight in the world outside , strengthened by coming face to face with the enemy , we women sit at home and darn . ’ |
| 7 | This distinction was handled by asking respondents to rate each of two hundred features of the Modular Course and its institutional context , both for importance and for need for change . |