Example sentences of "[noun] by [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another company , Gold Peak Industries ( Holdings ) , which makes car audio equipment , is also trying to hedge future risks by setting up new factories elsewhere . |
| 2 | Some firms in the US and France have tackled the problems of isolation by setting up small centres which are a meeting point for homeworkers as well as a focus for organization . |
| 3 | So one morning when he appeared in tan whipcord trousers and a big , husky Icelandic-knit sweater , he interpreted her surprised glance by saying smoothly , ‘ Do n't be alarmed . |
| 4 | And then , on top of such bad news , came another message , a letter from Phoebe saying she could not after all repay Wilson 's kindness by standing in for her because she had this very day been ordered back to England and arrangements she had no part in had been made . |
| 5 | And the council 's housing department is asking tenants thinking of moving on to help them make the most of the housing stock by giving early notice when they intend to leave . |
| 6 | In many more cases a business will not read its trading partner 's standard terms , but will simply respond to any communication from the other side by sending out its own terms . |
| 7 | However , then I hit upon the idea of finishing the card by punching out four rows of holes and cutting between them , so that two rows remained on the blank roll ready to make the start of the next card when required . |
| 8 | ENGLAND are saving manager Graham Taylor from the angry fans by playing away next month . |
| 9 | Murder by shooting also led to indefensible anomalies . |
| 10 | Pompey take some beating … they proved that on saturday by coming back with an equaliser within two minutes a first for their new striker Lee Chapman … |
| 11 | Pompey take some beating … they proved that on saturday by coming back with an equaliser within two minutes a first for their new striker Lee Chapman … |
| 12 | After her interview with J. D. O'Connor she had mitigated her whoppers to Matey and Dr Neil by moving on to the West End , where she walked along Oxford Street , entering Mr Gordon Selfridge 's store , gazing as raptly at its wonders as though she were truly the poor girl whom she pretended to be , the whole place seeming quite different now that she no longer had her papa 's bottomless purse at her command . |
| 13 | The drinks industry has made a gesture towards its concern about alcohol misuse by setting up the Portman group . |
| 14 | Direct offer advertisements ( eg newspaper advertisements inviting investors to apply for an investment by filling in a clip-out coupon and returning it with their cheque ) , may not be issued or approved in respect of futures or other derivatives or warrants . |
| 15 | Although the proprietors and staff of EVERYDAY ELECTRONICS take reasonable precautions to protect the interests of readers by ensuring as far as practicable that advertisements are bona fide , the magazine and its Publishers can not give any undertakings in respect of statements or claims made by advertisers , whether these advertisements are printed as part of the magazine , or are in the form of inserts . |
| 16 | Although the proprietors and staff of EVERYDAY ELECTRONICS take reasonable precautions to protect the interests of readers by ensuring as far as practicable that advertisements are bona fide , the magazine and its Publishers can not give any undertakings in respect of statements or claims made by advertisers , whether these advertisements are printed as part of the magazine , or are in the form of inserts . |
| 17 | ‘ Yes , it was good , ’ she replied , rather vexed in case she had betrayed a lack of appreciation by standing up too quickly . |
| 18 | Big stars often indulge their whims by splashing out on things like yachts , private zoos and personal helicopters . |
| 19 | The purpose was to increase efficient dissemination by offering more personalized support to teachers . |
| 20 | The Noble Land Bank established in 1885 became the source of low-interest loans to rescue insolvent estates and encourage landlords to secure their future by investing in and improving their land . |
| 21 | When you put the board in the water to launch , punch the board through any advancing waves by pushing hard forwards on the rig with one or both hands on the mast . |
| 22 | Almost immediately , Walker responded by withdrawing the ineffective Darren Beckford for Chris Sutton , Beckford registering his disappointment by tearing off his shirt and disappearing straight down the tunnel . |
| 23 | Do n't strain your eyes by putting up with poor lighting . |
| 24 | Wicketkeeper Adam Parore delayed Sri Lanka 's victory bid by holding on for 223 minutes for a Test-best 60 . |
| 25 | At the end of 1919 Lenin showed Russian indifference by offering virtually all of Belorussia to Poland in order to stave off a Polish offensive , but the most telling instance of Russia 's attitude had already occurred after the German withdrawal in December 1918 , when the Northwestern Regional Committee of the Russian Communist Party held a conference at Smolensk . |
| 26 | Super Sally joined an exclusive club by becoming only the fifth British girl athlete to strike gold and only the second ever on the track , following Ann Packer in Tokyo 28 years ago . |
| 27 | Secure your car by chaining up the steering wheel |
| 28 | The exciting promise John had revealed over the previous eighteen months was rewarded by a place on the England tour of Australasia in June 1991 where he demonstrated his capacity to excite the crowd and to bemuse the opposition by featuring prominently in all four matches , thereby staking a claim for a regular inclusion in the national side . |
| 29 | Exercise your mind by reading widely and reflecting on life . |
| 30 | Rather , it is the case that people with a fairly strong religious tradition may react to crises by turning back to the traditional patterns of belief which not only made sense of their individual predicaments but which also created a strong sense of communal solidarity . |