Example sentences of "by [verb] [adv prt] the [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The annual number of night visits was obtained by adding up the four quarterly totals ending in September in each year . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . ] . |
| 5 | Experiments have shown that the most flawless surfaces are produced by carrying out the final lapping stages on a lead lap . |