Example sentences of "to [noun] [noun sg] by [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of the newer boots achieve a much higher resistance to water penetration by altering the surface chemistry of the leather , making it hydrophobic ( water hating ) . |
| 2 | It recommended that the concentration of Government Offices should take place on the site that Hunt had proposed and that an opportunity will be provided , ‘ without incurring any additional expense , to make a great opening from Whitehall to Westminster Abbey by erecting the new buildings on each side of such thoroughfare ’ . |
| 3 | The teacher and the author have experimented with games to introduce pupils to Boolean logic by using the examples of combinations of colours but pupils have regarded these as too juvenile . |
| 4 | Will he instruct his Ministers to stop trying to bribe and blackmail the United Kingdom Immigrants Advisory Service , which does not wish to collude in the Government 's plans to pander to Essex man by restricting the longstanding traditional rights of people fleeing violence and persecution to seek refuge in this country ? |
| 5 | Though the inhibition of absorption induced by the α-glucosidase inhibitors is the primary phenomenon , under the present experimental conditions , it is not possible to estimate whether the acceleration in the intestinal transit time contributes to carbohydrate malabsorption by reducing the contact time between the intestinal contents and small intestinal mucosa . |