Example sentences of "[vb -s] by [verb] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The strategy thus usually starts by aiming for the ideal result but having two other results in mind . |
| 2 | The text pronounces that so far as the words are concerned no trust is created , but then goes on to give a moral reason for holding one to have been created ; it ends by referring to a similar decision of Marcus Aurelius . |
| 3 | When an old path runs across a valley bottom , you might also improve your chances of good finds by working off the beaten track . |
| 4 | Passengers clocked up bonus points by flying with a particular airline , but these could be cashed in only with the same airline . |
| 5 | Since he re-sells as owner it follows that he can keep any profit he makes by re-selling at a higher price than the original buyer had agreed to pay . |
| 6 | This section begins by looking at the changing fate of old people during the past century as they have retired . |
| 7 | Tit for Tat begins by cooperating on the first move and thereafter simply copies the previous move of the other player . |
| 8 | It usually works by acting as an external focus for the electric fields generated by the brain , and directs them at a receptive machine or conditioned brain elsewhere . |