Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pron] [noun sg] by [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the country 's political isolation reached unprecedented levels , the authorities appeared to have deepened its isolation by sealing the borders with the Soviet Union and Bulgaria , in addition to the earlier closure of the frontiers with Yugoslavia and Hungary . |
| 2 | Last night an ambulanceman told how her colleagues may have saved her life by staunching the flow . |
| 3 | Woodhouse had made its reputation by setting the trends , not following them , and in its early days carried labels such as YSL and shirt specialist Verte Valle . |
| 4 | The little set had saved his life by deflecting the bullet onto his arm , but it also meant he was now effectively out of contact with Springfield and the reinforcements outside . |
| 5 | In the poet 's eyes , God has shown his compassion by ending the nuns ’ suffering , whilst enabling them to give heroic testimony to their faith . |
| 6 | He said on BBC Radio 's The World at One that the Lord Chancellor , Lord Mackay , ‘ has listened to our comments , and he has recognised our expertise by giving the Bar the fast track ’ on rights of advocacy . |
| 7 | However , if the advice you 've just read triggered off even one thought along the lines of ‘ Oh , I must remember that ’ then it has served its purpose by breaking the myth that all there is to electronic publishing is a piece of software and that anyone can use it . |
| 8 | Dixon had strongly recommended Thackeray , and had concluded his letter by expressing the hope that his Lordship had not ( as he had himself had been in danger of doing ) suffered in the recent inclement season by the want of fuel . |
| 9 | The zeks had rested , they had reinforced their strength by spending the daylight hours on their bunks . |
| 10 | She had ended their relationship by rediscovering the ability to speak and berating his sexual performance . |
| 11 | Swindon Town have strengthened their side by signing the former Spurs and England defender Terry Fenwick on a one year contract … |