Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] by [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a student I supplemented my grant by joining the Officer Training Corps , which not only brought me many good friends but also allowed me to participate in various outdoor activities such as abseiling , pot-holing , parachuting and canoeing . |
| 2 | I would like to thank you for helping my case by removing the names of my coauthors — Jim Bull and Robert Paxton — from the article ‘ Why some insects look pretty nasty ’ ( 6 January , p 26 ) . |
| 3 | The young teller had to work out my change by writing the equation on a piece of paper . |
| 4 | On landing I was able to do my bit by working the winch frenetically . |
| 5 | I thought that I could make my contribution by joining the Trade Union movement , and improve things from there . ’ |
| 6 | I do n't see it that way at all but if they 're right er I 'd defend your invitation and my acceptance by quoting the old idiom , better the devil you know . |
| 7 | Women 's discourse may only be a flawed copy of its male counterpart , but , as Irigaray shows , women can use this apparent deficiency to their advantage by allowing the ‘ bad copy ’ to become a subversive caricature in which the difference between the double and the ‘ original ’ reveals the gender bias underlying male discourse and ( male ) subjectivity ( 1977:73–4 ) . |
| 8 | Now local schoolchildren are being invited to play their part by naming the centre , a focal point of environmental activities in the Wyre Estuary Park . |
| 9 | She separated herself from their intimacy by putting the forks precisely away in a drawer , where other forks were . |
| 10 | The Hawick mills were suffering so much from a lack of orders in the second half of 1991 that JR , a regional councillor for the town , lambasted his colleagues for not doing their bit by sporting the jumpers that have given the Borders a worldwide reputation . |
| 11 | There may be no alternative to leave-of-absence or annual leave but the nurse should be given the opportunity to resolve her difficulty by seeking the help of colleagues who may be prepared to substitute for her at short notice . |
| 12 | Newco should be conscious that the vendor 's solicitors may seek to limit their exposure by diluting the certificate . |
| 13 | Throughout the Depression the NUAW clung on to its existence by retaining the rump of its membership — no more than 25000 — in its East Anglian stronghold . |
| 14 | We are used to the Labour party believing that it can talk up its support by talking the country down . |
| 15 | The company also did its bit by dispensing the usual largesse : |
| 16 | It is the Bible 's primary purpose to bring men to their Saviour by arousing the beginnings of faith . |
| 17 | In particular , they supported their case by invoking the plight of the ‘ surplus ’ women , who , through no fault of their own , found themselves either reliant on the good offices of a male relative or obliged to earn their own living . |
| 18 | In the sixteenth century , rents and entry fines began to rise again , and lords no longer felt it desirable to ensure their income by lengthening the terms of leases , when frequent renegotiation of these could give them more opportunities to raise rents . |
| 19 | Ideally , the animal should make its response by manipulating the visual stimulus itself and should receive its reward from very close by . |
| 20 | The Borough Council has explored every avenue with First Leisure to try to increase its income by expanding the usage , which were not successful . |
| 21 | THERE is no need for Mr Smith to impose taxes on capital or on financial institutions though : his policies look set to do their damage by knocking the most valuable asset owned by most voters — their homes . |
| 22 | In order to establish the retrieval interpretation of latent inhibition it is necessary to demonstrate , therefore , that contextual cues do indeed have their effect by fostering the retrieval of previously acquired information . |
| 23 | Those who , like Ehrenreich , acknowledge the utility of medical science , want to decontaminate its practice by changing the class , sex and racial composition of medical personnel and promoting a cultural revolution in medical institutions to " purify " them and instil new values . |
| 24 | However , the story can be simplified without losing its essence by neglecting the helium for the time being . |
| 25 | The pot-bellied tosser told me that the club wished to make a gesture in recognition of all I had done for the ‘ Stiffs ’ during my spell as manager , and after much discussion it was agreed that they could best show their appreciation by raising the price of my season ticket for next year by 25 per cent . |
| 26 | The cricket periodically tests the size of its acoustic horn and adjusts it until it resonates at the frequency produced by its wings — a remarkable feat since it can only gauge the efficiency of its amplifier by detecting the changes in pressure waves within the chamber . |
| 27 | The services are targeted at customers with 1,000 personal computers or more , multinational companies , or companies with a lot of branches , and are intended to provide such organisations with a better return on their investment by attacking the hidden costs of installation , support , and implementation of an ever-increasing number of upgrades . |
| 28 | A young reader with limited reading skill may be encouraged in his or her labour by finding the otherwise relentless block of print broken up and relieved with readily-understood pictures . |
| 29 | They were principally used on board ship to measure its speed by counting the number of knots paid out on a line tied to a log floating astern , while the sand-glass measured a given time that was usually half a minute . |
| 30 | Swindon Town have strengthened their side by signing the former Spurs and England defender Terry Fenwick on a one year contract … |