Example sentences of "by [v-ing] [adv] [adj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Repointing brickwork is a simple enough job , but it 's easy to stain facing brick by using too sloppy a mix . |
| 2 | The inadequacy of the domain-specific dictionaries on these occasions reflects an attempt to constrain the highly unpredictable phenomenon of language by using too narrow a framework . |
| 3 | The Trade Disputes Act 1965 reversed Rookes v. Barnard in trade dispute cases by rendering not actionable a threat to break or induce the breach of a contract of employment . |
| 4 | If the judge makes a mistake by imposing too severe a sentence , then the accused can , and often does , appeal to a higher court . |
| 5 | The main disadvantage with structural models of this kind is the possibility of biasing the results by imposing too rigid a structure on the data . |
| 6 | But each version of interests theory moves cautiously towards the protection of such economic relations for fear of dampening the growth of these relations by imposing too heavy a burden of liabilities . |