Example sentences of "[vb pp] by [verb] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We created an attractive and useful patio area paved with wooden decking and surrounded by planting towards the lower end of the garden . |
| 2 | The analysis can be simplified by concentrating on the d.c. and fundamental components of voltage and current . |
| 3 | In fact , the individual migrants who participate in this urban migration manage to generate income which is more attractive to them than the income they would have earned by remaining in the rural areas . |
| 4 | This core can then be supplemented by relying on the open labour market to provide temporary or seasonal workers but also by increasing the share of orders given to subcontractors . |
| 5 | Tinbergen , for example , presented model bills of adult herring gulls ( Larus argentatus ) to the chicks of that species ; the chicks responded by pecking at the red spot at the top of the bill , which strongly suggests that the red spot is a signal , meaning ‘ start pecking ’ ( Figure 6.1 ) . |
| 6 | Trade union leader Bakary Karambo and lawyer and leading human rights activist Demba Diallo , responded by calling for an immediate , indefinite general strike until the UDPN gave up power . |
| 7 | The down-problem is solved by adding to the optimal tableau of LPk and using the dual simplex method ( in its upper-bound form ) to restore optimality . |
| 8 | For almost the first decade of its existence , the resources of the Modular Course were entirely absorbed by coping with the first-order problems of survival and growth . |
| 9 | This sudden and often catastrophic event is most likely precipitated by fissuring of an underlying atheromatous plaque , as detailed analysis of obstructed coronary arteries at postmortem invariably shows that the thrombus is found in association with haemorrhage into a plaque . |
| 10 | The contraction of the work caused by using cable patterns may be partly counteracted by working to a looser tension than usual and this should be tried on the sample . |
| 11 | The light on the moor answered by moving in the same way . |
| 12 | Questions such as ‘ what is the name of the river on which New Orleans stands ? ’ or ‘ what is the height of Ben Nevis ? ’ can be answered by referring to the appropriate page of the atlas . |
| 13 | The point is best made by looking at a simple inanimate , but man-made , system , which in this respect resembles a living and not a physical one . |
| 14 | Any savings to be made by switching to the new system are now likely to be less than forecast . |
| 15 | This type of decision is typically made by appealing to an intuitive notion of topic . |
| 16 | ‘ It also allows big profits to be made by taking in the dirty washing of other parts of the Community ’ . |
| 17 | Much more impact can be made by delving into the remote corners of society in pursuit of the exotic . |
| 18 | It is a cruel sport at best , but the poor show the matadors and toreadors made by running for the outer rail and escaping over the fence when the enraged bull pursued them was not a creditable sight ; I spent my time , for as long as I stayed , cheering for the bulls . |
| 19 | No claim to the new ocean could be made by standing in a nearby bog — Balboa knew his law . |
| 20 | First attempts should be made by starting from a safe height and closing the throttle fully without stopping the engine — do n't use the ‘ throttle hold ’ switch at this stage . |
| 21 | Sargent 's suggested solution to this problem can be seen by looking at the simple n = 3 case , which led to the restrictions of equation ( 3.50 ) . |
| 22 | No longer can the worth of an investment proposal be evaluated by looking at the immediate terms of the deal : the longer lasting impact of the structure of alliances must also be taken into account . |
| 23 | However , they felt frustrated by teaching in a comprehensive school rather than a selective school and by what they saw as the poor quality of the pupils . |
| 24 | Of more sinister significance the binding of human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV ) during infection of T lymphocytes is mediated by binding of the viral gp120 protein to CD4 , the immunoglobulin-like T cell co-receptor . |
| 25 | Unemployment has fallen by 70 per cent since the mid-eighties in Telford but it 's about more than just the number of jobs , it 's the quality of jobs , the skills that erm are offered in terms of the training that 's available in the area , and the whole atmosphere of the town has been completely transformed by moving from an older and established industrial climate to one that encompasses a wide range of modern and high tech industries . |
| 26 | When complete , a small area where solution was first applied can be test cleaned by wiping with a damp cloth . |
| 27 | Pre-cleaned slides are best further cleaned by leaving in a 1:1 mixture of absolute alcohol:concentrated HCl overnight , washed thoroughly the next day in running tap water , rinsed in de-ionized water and stored in a 1:1 mixture of absolute alcohol:diethyl ether . |
| 28 | These restriction fragments were end-labelled and used in GMSA to study DNA bending induced by binding of the GST-pou[c] fusion protein to the abovementioned motifs . |
| 29 | ( 44 ) calculated an average bending angle of 37°±8° induced by binding of the Oct-1 POU domain to these motifs . |
| 30 | The equilibrium position for the excited phase is never attained because more torque can be produced by switching to the next phase as the step position is approached . |