Example sentences of "[vb pp] by [v-ing] [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is easily done by working down the tree . |
| 2 | Tubifex is collected by scooping up the mud patch containing the worms , and then washing the mud away to leave clean worms which tend to gather in a tight ball . |
| 3 | Earthworms are easily collected by turning over the garden soil with a hand trowel or with a spade or fork . |
| 4 | The T&L empire grew out of the merger in the 1920s of East End sugar refineries owned by Henry Tate and Abram Lyle , and expanded by fattening up the nation with calories . |
| 5 | A local builder obliged by knocking down the remains in exchange for the materials he could salvage , and the place had been known as the Half House by local people ever since . |
| 6 | You can reduce the amount of work needed by cutting out the need to manually identify afflicted records , using the following script : |
| 7 | The oil is normally cleaned by switching off the transformer for a week and draining the oil and transporting it to a special depot for decontamination . |
| 8 | Tunnels will also be popular with many of the species and some , like the Ancistrus , will use them for breeding homes ( they may be sexed by checking out the bristles — the male will sport the longest ) . |
| 9 | The strength of any particular syllable can be measured by counting up the number of times an s symbol occurs above it ; the levels in the sentence shown above can be diagrammed like this ( leaving out syllables that have never received stress at any level ) : |
| 10 | It is also easy to see the patches of dark nebulosity which are not illuminated by any convenient stars , and make their presence known by blotting out the light of objects beyond . |
| 11 | This is found by adding up the value of all final goods and services produced by firms during the year . |
| 12 | The probability of going from A to B is found by adding up the waves for all the paths . |
| 13 | The probability that the particle , say , passes through some particular point is found by adding up the waves associated with every possible history that passes through that point . |
| 14 | Some wits even suggested that the answer to the labour shortage which the ‘ total war ’ measures were seeking to combat was to be found by closing down the Propaganda Ministry and combing out Party offices . |
| 15 | This mode is attained by shutting down the eyelids . |
| 16 | Competitors have claimed that it would be easier for independent suppliers to break into the market if the purchasing power of the former state monopoly was diminished by breaking up the business . |
| 17 | Finally , firms that do extensive R&D seem to be better able to take advantage of the experience generated by travelling down the learning curve ( see Lieberman , 1984 ) . |
| 18 | Public accountability and transparency might be assisted by opening up the negotiation process between Central and Local government to participation by disinterested , knowledgeable parties and to non-expert advisors who could seek to ensure transparency , which is manifestly lacking in current procedures , particularly for the assessment of Grant Related Expenditure . |
| 19 | This is because he is not legally entitled to recover the cost incurred by carrying out the repairs necessary to remedy the defect that the surveyor failed to spot . |
| 20 | Q What is meant by propping up the pound ? |
| 21 | Shock is dissipated by drawing back the hands . |
| 22 | Shock is dissipated by drawing back the hands . |
| 23 | In measuring temperature , for instance , one uses a thermometer , in which temperature is reflected in the length of a column of mercury in a glass tube ; the length of the mercury column , in turn , is estimated by lining up the mercury meniscus with one of a set of lines engraved on the glass . |
| 24 | An internal market is created by splitting up the service agency into buyers and sellers , who then trade on a highly regulated market . |
| 25 | So , for each basic x i j we have , and y i and can be determined by working down the tree as in TRP . |
| 26 | Thin sections of carbonate rocks in particular require a high contrast , and this may be obtained by stopping down the substage iris somewhat . |
| 27 | It is not a cumulative figure obtained by adding up the cost of treating a given volume of specific diseases and of restoring to health , or transferring to a better world , a given number of patients . |
| 28 | If n is a goal node , exit successfully with the solution obtained by tracing back the pointers from n to s . |
| 29 | This is achieved by holding down the fire button until the meter below the energy bar reaches maximum , then releasing it at the right moment . |
| 30 | On the assumption of a two-firm market and that a rival would not enter the market if it faced zero NPV , NPVs were calculated for investment by the price-setting firm based on the limit prices needed to prevent the rival from entering the market and the cost levels that could be achieved by moving down the experience curve . |