Example sentences of "[pron] by [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had managed to dislodge the noose from his neck and save himself by jumping into the freezing water below . |
| 2 | He must get this right , not make a fool of himself by stumbling over the words , not using the correct terminology or not knowing which fish he wanted . |
| 3 | He had even tried to stretch himself by hanging from the limb of a tree by his hands until the skin on his palms was blistered . |
| 4 | He finds himself by looking in the works of others . |
| 5 | On another occasion he bravely went on to the roof to assess the wind damage to his television aerial but slipped and just managed to save himself by clinging to the guttering — not however , before dislodging a slate which bulleted downward and sliced its way effortlessly into the bonnet of his neighbour 's brand new car to form a kind of dorsal fin . |
| 6 | But as we have seen , he referred to the Duddon valley as ‘ the darling of my heart ’ — he says in the Guide that Mr. West ‘ contented himself by speaking of the scenery of easy access from the public roads , for he has entirely omitted the vast and romantic wilds which lie between the sea and the chain of lofty mountains , beginning at Coniston and ending at Lows Water — who shall traverse Seathwaite , Eskdale Wastdale , Ennerdale and Ennersaledale , and not be ready to acknowledge that the Western side of his tour , though probably less beautiful , is infinitely more magnificent than the Eastern side ? ’ |
| 7 | Cumberland decided that Wales was the more likely objective , though he tried to cover himself by arranging for the road between Buxton and Derby to be broken up by the Derbyshire militia to slow Charles down should he take it instead . |
| 8 | Unlikely , but he could amuse himself by playing with the idea . |
| 9 | If size of following were proof of quality , then Glazunov would be a candidate for the title of greatest living artist : in Brezhnev 's time ( he was the premier 's favourite artist ) he ingratiated himself by playing on the sentimental Slavic strand in Soviet life with ‘ symphonic canvases [ which ] overflow with the dreams and feeling of the Russian people ’ . |
| 10 | Mr Deacon saved himself by running through the inferno to get to the staircase and outside . |
| 11 | Ravana captured Hanuman and set fire to his tail , but the monkey avenged himself by growing to the size of a giant and setting fire to the city . |
| 12 | He also quit cocaine , busying himself by working in the prison library . |
| 13 | A computer manager sought by police for the murder of his wife and children apparently killed himself by walking into the sea . |
| 14 | ‘ Put into the language of today , the general principle being there stated is simply that , unless the contrary is expressly enacted or so plainly implied that the courts must give effect to it , United Kingdom legislation is applicable only to British subjects or to foreigners who by coming to the United Kingdom , whether for a short or a long time , have made themselves subject to British jurisdiction . |
| 15 | The system funds itself by operating on the Royal Bank of Canada 's over-the-counter exchange rates which are not as fine as those obtained by the institution itself . |
| 16 | So parents actually welcomed the possibility of a large family : an extra pair of hands could soon pay for itself by working in the fields as well as ensuring security for the parents ' old age . |
| 17 | Financially Changez was supported by Jamila , who paid for everything by working in the shop in the evenings . |
| 18 | A good way of starting to do this is to either join an already-existent writing class ( you can find one by looking on the noticeboard in your local library , telephoning the local Further , Adult or Higher Education Centre or contacting the nearest Workers ' Educational Association ) or , if there is n't one of these in your area , by forming your own writing group . |
| 19 | Unfortunately , some of their riders then did them no favours whatsoever by steering for the rail and getting them penned in the pack . |
| 20 | No wonder she had made such a fool of herself by fainting in the middle of Luke 's proposal . |
| 21 | She could not glare at it or protect herself by clutching at the chair 's arms . |
| 22 | She satisfied herself by pausing on the way to the conference to score it out . |
| 23 | Clint defends herself by going on the attack . |
| 24 | She had almost forgotten herself by walking to the big front door , and giggled inwardly at the shock that she would have given Mrs Parker if she had done so . |
| 25 | Oh , he had told lies and they had trapped him by asking for the names of other English agents in Paris . |
| 26 | One , she felt , was taking advantage of Bernard and her by knowing about the business — he had requested some shares in the company , which she considered an outrageous request ; another had called her by her Christian name which was equally unacceptable . |
| 27 | When he played tennis with his sister , he would infuriate her by wandering off the court to contemplate . |
| 28 | I tried to take his mind off her by talking about the Norwegian leather industry but he could n't get interested somehow . |
| 29 | They could all meet there and he would n't embarrass her by coming into the bank while she did her little bit of business . |
| 30 | Her attendants pay homage before entertaining her by dancing round the small maypole set up for the purpose . |