Example sentences of "by [v-ing] [pron] [adv prt] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under that system an entrepreneur would pay the state to utilize the labour of the prisoners , normally by contracting them out to local farms . |
| 2 | In addition most clubs organise a full programme of races over the season which , once you 've mastered the basics of sailing , can improve your skills very quickly by matching them up with other boats in the fleet . |
| 3 | The duty of care , provided under Section 34 of the 1990 Environmental Protection Act , makes all businesses responsible for ensuring that their waste is disposed of properly , by passing it on to authorized waste collectors . |
| 4 | To relax the feet totally , start by soaking them in for 20 minutes in some herbal bath salts . |
| 5 | The repair and maintenance bit is actually dealt with by by sending it out to Absolute Sound and Video or whoever . |
| 6 | If , however , the procedure does comply with the procedure description derived earlier , then it will be necessary to subject each element or activity of the model to further scrutiny , for example by breaking them down to lower-order activities , or by auditing each element in the same manner as the parent procedure . |
| 7 | A large spreadsheet can be made much easier to work with by breaking it up into logical pieces on several pages of a notebook . |
| 8 | I am doing the firm no harm by tipping you off like this because Kovacs recommends you to buy a clock from them that will not simply tell you the time . |
| 9 | by jotting them down on this hurtling train |
| 10 | Sad stories of fathers making fortunes out of their pretty daughters by marrying them off to antiquated old men again and again as their husbands wither and die , leaving them with fortune after fortune . |
| 11 | He saved you from the clutches of that greasy little man by carrying you off to that back room — ’ |
| 12 | Surplus ACT can be recovered by carrying it back against prior year 's liabilities for up to six years . |
| 13 | Rescuing beleaguered maidens had a certain passing reward , but most of the time he 'd finished up by setting them up in some city somewhere with a handsome dowry , because after a while even the most agreeable ex-maiden became possessive and had scant sympathy for his efforts to rescue her sister sufferers . |
| 14 | Naturally , I understand the balance of , the balance has got to be kept right and we should n't sacrifice the training of our activists to get more revenue in by renting it out to commercial firms , UNISON , I do n't know , the Pet Food Retailers ' Association or whatever . |
| 15 | Some caterpillars manage to startle their attackers by raising themselves up like small snakes . |