Example sentences of "by [verb] [pron] [adj] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | This could be made slightly less astringent by mixing it 50/50 with a flower water or distilled water . |
| 2 | Sometimes , if they knew he behaved in that way , people would be unwilling to talk about him at all — for fear they would embarrass themselves by saying something sympathetic about a man they knew could just as easily assassinate their characters . |
| 3 | It has been loosely referred to as any mode of policing other than the rapid-response crime control type ; an alternative which specifically seeks to make constables part of the community by making them responsible for a geographical area , known as ‘ permanent ’ or ‘ home ’ beats ; a means of developing communication between the police and the local community ; and a process by which responsibility for crime control and prevention is shared with the community , both also known as ‘ community relations ’ ( Weatheritt 1983 : 4–5 ) . |
| 4 | By making it possible for a vivid and urgent desire for power to exist alongside a consciousness of being the legitimate and predestined possessor of it , they kept the edge on the governing classes . |
| 5 | He started well by making it clear to a shocked and protesting Curzon that he could not again be Foreign Secretary . |
| 6 | Do n't warm wine by placing it next to a radiator or open fire , as this will cause it to taste coarse . |