Example sentences of "by [adv] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | Given then that all public sector organizations will keep meticulous records of debtors , it is hard to see that much effort is saved by not incorporating them in the double entry . |
2 | In a day-long hearing students who oppose the plan say academics broke college rules by not consulting them about the plan . |
3 | Carol distracted the whitecoated male assistant , exercising commendable control by not kneeing him in the nuts as she no doubt would have liked to . |
4 | As we shall show in greater detail later , Descartes justified his principle of linear inertia by ostensibly deducing it from the immutability of God — a God who conserved the simplest kind of motion in the world . |
5 | He suggested inducing seizures in rats by repeatedly dosing them with the drug lignocaine , in small amounts that do not at first induce seizures . |
6 | Mansell 's Williams partner Riccardo Patrese had shown there were no team orders by nearly shoving him into the barriers at the start and leading by 40 seconds until he carelessly spun off halfway through the race . |
7 | Now in , in the early stages you certainly want to encourage as many people from this base to join , when the development , the movement gathers pace it 's possible to say right we possibly w there 's some , sort of the wealthy peasants we do n't really want , they 're the ones who prospered under the old scheme of things , they were the ones who had some power and influence and er by even drawing them into the association there is a danger that they may sort of assume the lead or take an active role which would be detrimental , which would negate the movement and try and make it er less revolutionary and more lawful , they would go back to sort of reform of the old system rather than the overthrowal |
8 | using a level , the drip channel is installed at the bottom of the run by simply nailing it to the battens |
9 | The bream pick up a bait by simply sucking it to the edge of their lips , and then move away from the main shoal to consume it . |
10 | The MBEST technique , with real time data processing , takes only a fraction of a second to generate and display an image on the video screen , therefore correct positioning of the subject was achieved by simply moving him/her within the coil until the plane of interest was identified . |
11 | The bronze weather-vane can be removed by simply unscrewing it from the metal assemblage holding it , which takes 2 rounds . |
12 | The family had finished their supper when she got home , but her temper was soothed by her reception : Herr Nordern coming from the bedroom to greet her , Omi fussing , Erika getting her meal , even Paul helping her off with her coat , although he rather spoiled his effect by then chucking it over the back of a chair instead of hanging it up . |
13 | Allan argues that these class differences are due to very different ways of organizing friendship ( p. 49 ) : ‘ Briefly , whereas the working-class respondents tended to restrict interaction with their friends ( and with their other sociable companions ) to particular social contexts , the middle class respondents developed their friendships by explicitly removing them from the constraints imposed by specific settings . ’ |