Example sentences of "by [adv] [v-ing] at [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 We can not tell which it was by merely looking at the facts ; we have to ask what his purpose actually was .
2 Yes , all that rhythm , one day you have it the next you do n't , and er Lawrence has certainly got it today , you can tell by just looking at a bowler running in , if he 's easy and relaxed , Lawrence I suppose never really looks relaxed when he 's belting into bowl , but he 's clicked he 's , he 's right at the crease .
3 Every time that sexual intercourse takes place with a new partner there is a risk that some disease will be passed on from one to the other and , with rare exceptions , there is no way of telling , by simply looking at a person , whether they have an infection or not .
4 Alternatively , a fairly shrewd idea can be obtained by simply looking at the back .
5 Thus it is an open system rather than a closed one and its behaviour can not be understood by simply looking at the relationship between inputs and outputs .
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