Example sentences of "[conj] by [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could control that by reminding herself of the terrible consequences it had led to the first time . |
| 2 | After a hard day chasing rabbits and catching sticks , what better way to relax than by treating yourself to an aromatherapy massage . |
| 3 | In the eighteenth century the princes of continental Europe had become absolute by gaining direct control of the armed forces and by allying themselves with the landowning nobility . |
| 4 | ( 2 ) An instrument shall not be a deed unless — ( a ) it makes it clear on its face that it is intended to be a deed by the person making it , or , as the case may be , by the parties to it ( whether by describing itself as a deed or expressing itself to be executed or signed as a deed or otherwise ) ; and ( b ) it is validly executed as a deed by that person or , as the case may be , one or more of those parties . |
| 5 | ‘ You will have demonstrated that you are his servant , for by removing yourself from the court at such a crucial hour you will have proved to him that he was right to trust you . ’ |