Example sentences of "[subord] [prep] do [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pressures for a particular settlement in the Church , in other words , emerged from within society before the establishment of the new regime ; the eventual religious settlement worked out did not so much create the religious problem but rather was an attempt to deal with a religious problem that already existed , although in doing so the government inevitably created new religious tensions in the process . |
| 2 | The argument developed in this chapter is that teachers can ill afford to take this blinkered attitude towards LMS , even if in doing so they appear to be adopting a coping strategy that enables them to focus on those aspects of their work that they see as most important . |
| 3 | It is as if by doing so a woman offers herself , ritually cleansed , to be entirely controlled by her husband . |
| 4 | She bowed her head and shook it , as if by doing so she might rid herself of what she had to say . |
| 5 | She 'd no idea why Ace should have broken his date with Dara to spend the evening with her , but it certainly looked as if by doing so he 'd stirred up some pretty powerful emotions . |
| 6 | And if by doing so it was to ensure that people who are already resident in this area are driven , this would be a totally inadequate response to the needs of the people of North Yorkshire . |
| 7 | She closed her eyes , as if by doing so she could shut him out of her mind . |
| 8 | It makes sense to share chores , because in doing so we are learning how to cope on our own , should we outlive a partner . |
| 9 | So he swallowed her small cries , but in the end it was not the safeguard she had sought , because in doing so he fed her the taste of himself once more and left a hunger in her which she sensed would last a long , long time , if not an eternity . |
| 10 | This echoes the statement in their second encounter that he , Porfiry , has no intention of making an immediate arrest because by doing so he would give the murderer somebody to be : ‘ I 'd give him , so to say , a definite position , I 'd give him psychological definition and peace . ’ |
| 11 | In addition the chargee is not obliged to refrain from exercising his rights merely because by doing so he could avoid loss to the company nor does failure to exercise them when the security is declining in value constitute a breach of any duty that he may owe to the company . |
| 12 | On the other hand , the writing by a testator of his name on a testamentary document , as for instance by writing ‘ My will by John Smith ’ or perhaps by typing ‘ The will of John Smith , ’ or in some other passage that left it uncertain whether in doing so he was intending to authenticate the document , would not , by itself , satisfy either paragraph ( a ) or paragraph ( b ) of section 9 . |
| 13 | Willis ' account , relying upon Marxist interpretation of the data , portrayed the lads as expressing a kind of rebellion , for in doing so they had developed an awareness of their class position . |
| 14 | Sargant , J. granted the injunction , even though in doing so it would involve considerable hardship on the part of the Council . |
| 15 | Obviously , an employee is free to apply for another position even with a rival of his present employer , or to find premises in which to set up a future business so long as in doing so he is not in breach of any valid express term in his employment contract : see Searle ( GD ) & Co Ltd v Celltech Ltd [ 1982 ] FSR 92 . |
| 16 | You should read as much as you can of European and American drama , both historical and contemporary , for by doing so you will certainly set yourself up well for both drama school training and your subsequent acting career . |
| 17 | For by doing so we can change ourselves and thus change the world around us . |
| 18 | This too he dragged and tugged out of his pocket , and they both stared at it as though by doing so they could turn it into something else . |