Example sentences of "[adj] by [verb] [pron] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It does this by disguising itself as an aphid , in order to avoid being detected by the ants . |
| 2 | When you show disapproval to a dog , reinforce this by ignoring him for a time . |
| 3 | They do this by adopting something like a structuralist understanding of signification systems , treating them as changing structures of oppositions and differences , where obvious meanings are always shadowed by the meanings they exclude . |
| 4 | Numeric quantities can be printed left justified by preceding them with a semi-colon . |
| 5 | When the hole is fully stocked , the Ammophila seals it with a plug of sand made firm and smooth by hammering it with a grain of gravel held in her jaws . |
| 6 | From the initial idea Watt developed an engine with a cylinder kept hot by surrounding it with a jacket of steam and a condenser kept cool by immersing it in a water bath . |
| 7 | From the initial idea Watt developed an engine with a cylinder kept hot by surrounding it with a jacket of steam and a condenser kept cool by immersing it in a water bath . |
| 8 | Some skip the tight fantastic by using them as a jumping rope , others wear them as a scarf or string them up in the garden as a washing line . |
| 9 | ‘ We 've found , for instance , that we can keep the confidentiality of our client 's affairs intact by providing them with a complete in-house service , ’ Mr Cunningham said . |
| 10 | Small babies always look lovely in photographs , regardless of the surround , but you could make the picture of a new baby even more special by decorating it with a pretty mount . |
| 11 | The desired behaviour is obviously recordable by using something like a diary . |