Example sentences of "[v-ing] his [noun sg] by [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once the council had recognized Gloucester as protector , the duke set about consolidating his position by dismantling the power of the Woodvilles and their allies . |
| 2 | Once the council had recognized Gloucester as protector , the duke set about consolidating his position by dismantling the power of the Woodvilles and their allies . |
| 3 | The hon. Gentleman has for some time been against the original fast rail link through Kent and south London , and we have learnt tonight that he is against the current project , apparently because he believes that all British Rail 's money should be spent on saving his neck by improving the lousy commuter service that his constituents have had to tolerate for 13 years of Tory misrule — to use a well-known phrase from a couple of decades back . |
| 4 | He toured Western China and Tibet on his bicycle , paying his way by developing the many photographs he had taken in local universities and sending them back north to paying customers . |
| 5 | Charles 's schoolfriend said that he did n't know before compounding his folly by spelling the surname incorrectly in the visitors ' book . |
| 6 | It was enough to make the Premier League aristocrats choke with apoplectic rage but Jones cheekily suggested that Alex Ferguson 's men should ease the tension gripping his club by copying the Dons ' rough 'n' tumble , get-the-beers-in approach . |
| 7 | When the police arrived to rescue the driver , who 'd parked on a blind bend of the motorway , he 'd explained that he had n't wanted to risk ruining his tyre by driving the extra distance to the hard shoulder . |
| 8 | 4 If the ward nurse is satisfied with the patient 's condition she accepts him back into her care and escorts him quietly back to the ward ensuring his safety by maintaining the airway and close observation . |