Example sentences of "[vb -s] by [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the head of the lake the day 's walking finishes by crossing southwards over Burnmoor to Eskdale ( 4.5 miles ) . |
| 2 | THE school holiday are drawing to a close so take advantage of an offer from Red Funnel ferries and give the kids something to talk about when the new term starts by popping across to the Isle of Wight . |
| 3 | One girl starts by picking up all the beads in one hole on her side . |
| 4 | The bird starts by flying persistently in front of its chosen site and repeatedly dabbing the rock with its tongue , laying down a curved line of saliva which marks the lower edge of the nest-to-be . |
| 5 | Martin always starts by working out the elements in detailed pencil drawings which become works in their own rights , before lightly sketching in the compositions for his paintings |
| 6 | It considers the various pension reforms aimed at breaking the link between poverty and old age , and concludes by examining how the Thatcher Government 's scaling down of SERPS ( the State Earnings-Related Pension Scheme ) will ensure that today 's underclass take their poverty into old age . |
| 7 | Mayeur Vaccin who 's one of the gendarmes from Lilles says by careering around in go karts on miniature road systems , the children appreciate the other side of the story . |
| 8 | Without such a measure , professionals in education and health can ignore government plans by setting up in private practice wherever they choose , with the active support of other sections of society . |
| 9 | Lilian , the older sister , errs by studying hard to become a money-minded businesswoman with a grudge and a smart flat , and by blackmailing her employer , also her lover , by means of an abortion . |
| 10 | The Kuwait intervention , though important to the Defence policy-makers , was of little consequence to the political departments , whose mandarins were immersed during the first half of 1961 in two major debates : how to handle the Anglo-American special relationship after Kennedy had taken over as US President in January ; and whether or not to put less emphasis on Anglo-American and Commonwealth links by applying belatedly to join the EEC . |
| 11 | It would also cheapen owners costs by allowing then to retain VAT on training fees , ’ he said . |
| 12 | The saving on interest rate costs by taking out a foreign currency mortgage is obvious enough — about 5 per cent to 6 per cent . |
| 13 | Some teaching unions have expressed worries that governors may want to reduce staff costs by cutting down on the number of teachers or allowances , or delaying filling a vacancy , or employing less well qualified staff . |
| 14 | There is also the misconception that the speed with which a room is heated to a set temperature increases by turning up a room or radiator thermostat . |
| 15 | She ends by considering how teachers can create a classroom climate in which children can make use of and extend their own ideas . |
| 16 | It may , as with Larkin and Evelyn Waugh , go with views that started as a joke which the author ends by taking seriously . |
| 17 | The only difference between the two species is that splurge-weed reproduces by hiving off chunks of itself consisting of indeterminate numbers of cells , while bottle-wrack reproduces by hiving off chunks of itself always consisting of single cells . |
| 18 | The only difference between the two species is that splurge-weed reproduces by hiving off chunks of itself consisting of indeterminate numbers of cells , while bottle-wrack reproduces by hiving off chunks of itself always consisting of single cells . |
| 19 | And it reproduces by sending out daughter cells . |
| 20 | Under pressure , when some horses tend to fall apart , Milton responds by jumping even better , while John stays cool and professional . |
| 21 | At the same time you bleep the missing swimming pool attendant who responds by picking up the nearest intercom substation handset allowing you to issue instructions directly , all within a matter of seconds rather than minutes . |
| 22 | Indeed , it responds by remaining very still . |
| 23 | If he does leap in , the Adlerian responds by indicating how this supports his theory . |
| 24 | On the way , in answer to some question about his education , Palance replies by sweeping off his broad-brimmed black hat . |
| 25 | This program helps by running automatically once the Mac is restarted . |
| 26 | What is worse still , they start from a wholly inadequate skill base which hinders more than it helps by carving up approaches which should be integrated into arbitrary professional divisions called ‘ occupational therapy ’ , ‘ physiotherapy ’ and so on . |
| 27 | She has to know how to deliver appropriate information to the patient , to overcome the neurological deficit which is the result of the brain damage , and to help him react in the way she wishes by producing carefully controlled movements . |
| 28 | Of course we must say what that means by describing how a community adopts or betrays a principle , and this will be part of constructing our conception of law as integrity . |
| 29 | Barnes president , Richard Glanton , a Philadelphia lawyer , sought to raise money for building repairs by selling up to fifteen works from the collection , which holds masterpieces by Cézanne , Matisse , Renoir and Seurat . |
| 30 | In the 1980s buyers thought they could raise cash flows by breaking up these conglomerates , by giving managers different incentives and controls , and by exploiting more fully tax breaks for debt interest . |