Example sentences of "by [v-ing] [adv] the [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Somalia , independent since 1960 , was formed by bringing together the former British Somaliland Protectorate and the UN Trust Territory of Somalia ( once an Italian colony ) . |
| 2 | Super Sally joined an exclusive club by becoming only the fifth British girl athlete to strike gold and only the second ever on the track , following Ann Packer in Tokyo 28 years ago . |
| 3 | The annual number of night visits was obtained by adding up the four quarterly totals ending in September in each year . |
| 4 | The Fibonacci series is produced by adding together the last two numbers in a sequence to get the next number — 1 , 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 , 8 , 13 , 21 , 34 and so on . |
| 5 | Unless the leaky Government machine has failed to function by spewing out the usual advance warning of announcements in the pipeline , it seems unlikely that the deadline will be met — reflecting the complexities of trying to make rational long-term decisions in energy markets dominated by short-term thinking . |
| 6 | I use a punchcard roll and began by punching out the customary two rows of holes for the overlapping join , only to find that the first row stretched the plastic slightly , giving a wavy edge . |
| 7 | We begin by stating explicitly the famous Little Theorem of Fermat announced ( but not proved ) in a letter dated 1640 . |
| 8 | Reaggregates were formed by mixing together the desired stromal and lymphoid components ( usually at a ratio of 1:2 for epithelium and lymphocytes , and 2:4:1 for epithelium , lymphocytes and fibroblasts ) and pelleting by centrifugation . |
| 9 | He sacrificed precious time by taking on the onerous administrative post of tutor , which he held from 1929 to 1942 , and also the pious labour of bringing out volume two of the posthumously published Early Age of Greece ( 1931 ) of Sir William Ridgeway [ q.v . ] . |
| 10 | Experiments have shown that the most flawless surfaces are produced by carrying out the final lapping stages on a lead lap . |
| 11 | First by recognising exactly the same addictive processes in themselves as in any primary sufferer . |
| 12 | The ascii code allows for these by setting aside the first 32 values , from 00h to 1Fh , as ‘ control characters ’ . |
| 13 | Situated on a plateau between the coast and the mountains , straight lines , geometrical figures , trapezoids and shapes of animals are outlined on the desert surface , made by scraping away the darker top layer to reveal a lighter layer underneath . |