Example sentences of "and [verb] [pron] by [v-ing] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | John assured me that it did n't matter in the least , and amused himself by taxying the machine up and down the runways , testing and running-in the VW engine at the same time . |
| 2 | While this is true , there are ways of minimising the problem , and eliminating it by altering the balance of the combustion in the diesel for the first , and by putting a particulate trap into the exhaust pipe for the second . |
| 3 | He was the spirit of Rangers ' resolution , defying Celtic and flaunting it by taking the ball for a walk into the distant corners of the Celtic defence whenever he could , destroying time , the Rangers ' enemy on the night . |
| 4 | 1 The trick of making eyes smoulder is to apply solid colour sparingly , then smudge and spread it by softening the edges . |
| 5 | What we have done to ourselves is to destroy the adventure of life by rooting ourselves to one spot in the physical sense , and demoralising ourselves by forcing the mind to spend its time on nuts and bolts and the rest of our shoddy interests , when it is thirsting for the trackless regions of the nomads . |
| 6 | The British approach to social policy as developed in the nineteenth century both understood this distinction and exploited it by making the workhouse the only alternative to family care and then deliberately creating conditions in workhouses which were both undesirable in terms of physical conditions and also reinforced a sense of shame , so that any relative who could be considered available would feel obliged to offer support . |
| 7 | In case your bike is stolen , make it easier for the police to identify and recover it by marking the frame with your postcode . |
| 8 | There I was revelling in the murmur of drunken conversation from the bar and you go and spoil it by sticking the juke-box on . ’ |
| 9 | I think , though , I 'm always disappointed the way it seems to be that soaps raise this issue but then come back and resolve it by saying the real father is the blood father . |