Example sentences of "[noun] by [Wh det] you [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , college teachers are probably more interested in the reasoning by which you reach your answer than they are in the substantive answer itself . |
| 2 | Yes , you can rely on the various methods by which you draw a shape on a chart and it tells you automatically how many stitches and rows you need but for those machines that are not so sophisticated you are left with simple maths . |
| 3 | Metabolism is the process by which you take in food , use it and convert it into energy and heat , er several days , so there were several days after the baby 's born when it 's really very much at risk of getting cold injury . |
| 4 | All attempts to please him in any other way are mere mockery , and insults to the things by which you endeavour to do so . |
| 5 | You can not see a mother relating to her child , only the behaviour by which you infer the state of that relationship . |
| 6 | ( c ) A draft timetable ( which can be amended later ) showing the dates by which you hope to progress your project from now until the date of submission . |
| 7 | It is up to you to choose the definition by which you wish to live your life . |
| 8 | When you obey , you are honouring God by what you do . |
| 9 | And this rent reduction , interest rate reduction together with the kind of settling accounts procedure which presumably will come out of this is the means by which you mobilize the masses and once you 've got them mobilized , you can then move on to land reform . |
| 10 | You 're hardly going to change the world by what you do , so why risk another confrontation like that last one ? |
| 11 | She defines your status by what you do . |
| 12 | The amount by which you change the drift allowance should not exceed 2° to 5° at any one time . |
| 13 | The law relating to covenants is quite complex but basically a covenant is a legally-binding document by which you transfer some of your income to a charity for a stated period . |
| 14 | When he came back he looked very grave and said , " Great king , I know well what sorry news it will be to you , but the cause of your sickness is those very lettuces by which you set such store . " |