Example sentences of "[noun] by [verb] they for " in BNC.

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1 They keep upsetting customers by pushing them for money .
2 When the new system is introduced the caretaking staff will not be amongst those identified as operators and it is intended that these revised hours will assist caretaking staff by freeing them for more appropriate duties .
3 TIP : Test unknown materials by soaking them for several days .
4 Hopefully , however , there will be plenty of others sailing , and you can learn a lot by watching them for a while .
5 The boys are furious when the police break their own rules by arresting them for public order offences while they are fighting on their home ground .
6 I tried running but gave up after two paces , and then went from meditation to mental arithmetic , calculating the length of each step by counting them for each revolution of the wheel .
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