Example sentences of "by [v-ing] the [noun pl] ' [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And we proved it by cracking the manufacturers ' secret codes . |
| 2 | The game afoot , he vented his embarrassment by scoring the Lions ' first try after 64 seconds . |
| 3 | Viruses multiply inside cells by hijacking the cells ' own molecular machinery and forcing it into the service of the viral life-cycle . |
| 4 | However , this enthusiasm to convey solutions to pupils often ends up by precluding the pupils ' own ideas and can not only be inhibiting but also take away the pupils ' enjoyment of getting there themselves . |
| 5 | In El Salvador , US grants are building barracks for demobilised FMLN guerrillas ; in Nicaragua , General Humberto Ortega , brother of the Sandinista ex-president , Daniel , recently aroused a storm by pinning the Sandinistas ' highest military medal on the chest of the US military attacheé . |
| 6 | Elsewhere in south-east Asia , over-use of pesticides has led to a devastating resurgence of pests by destroying the pests ' natural predators . |
| 7 | It was enough to make the Premier League aristocrats choke with apoplectic rage but Jones cheekily suggested that Alex Ferguson 's men should ease the tension gripping his club by copying the Dons ' rough 'n' tumble , get-the-beers-in approach . |