Example sentences of "[noun sg] by [v-ing] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | One basic decision you have to make is whether to index a card by writing at the top of the card a theme/keyword or a name of an author/title . |
| 2 | Peons were even brought in sustain the illusion by prodding at the land , and a bulldozer chugged about . |
| 3 | We can corroborate our timescale of the circulation by looking at the changes in density surface of the salinity minimum . |
| 4 | Finally , noting the prominence of assertions to the contrary , by Conservative speakers , we will conclude this chapter by looking at the relationship between crime and unemployment . |
| 5 | The current research programme aims to bridge this gap by looking at the interplay between organizational processes of technological change and economic consequences . |
| 6 | Let's continue this look at the marine aquarium scene by looking at the latest thinking regarding the nutritional requirements of marine fish . |
| 7 | It is , therefore , all the more important to round off this discussion of the privileging of the gaze by looking at the work of critics who positioned themselves outside the psychoanalytical framework . |
| 8 | A choke or check chain , on the other hand , is used to train a dog to walk properly on the leash by tightening at the neck if the dog tries to pull on it . |
| 9 | She learned the arts of dress and make-up by looking at the clients of the House . |
| 10 | And it occu It seemed to me therefore that really one could only consider this level o at a strategic issue by looking at the quality of the existing landscape and it seems to me , if the proposition is that you should locate a new settlement to the erm North in the Ryedale sector , er of Greater York , then you 're effectively turning planning on its head because I think the usual approach is to try and steer development to less attractive areas rather than put them in better quality areas . |
| 11 | You could generally tell who was at home by glancing at the sandals . |
| 12 | The court approaches the question by looking at the wording of the contract and whether the expert 's work has followed what the parties had agreed . |
| 13 | You can tell whether a text you have is a critical or a popular edition by looking at the following features : — Does it have a note on the text , explaining spelling conventions used , etc. ? — Does it have an introduction by an editor ? — Does it have footnotes or endnotes ? — Is it a numbered part of a multi-volume edition ? |
| 14 | Roof trusses , as well as timber floors , can fail in a variety of ways , and failure by crushing at the joint of the principal rafter with the tie is assisted by any decay which affects this area . |
| 15 | Chapter 9 explores this theme by looking at the role of the trade unions in political bargaining over new industrial relations strategies . |
| 16 | We can test the fairness of the council tax by looking at the bill that the Secretary of State himself will face . |
| 17 | The fact that different dowsers can get very different results on the same site can perhaps be explained as the interaction between their own energy field and the field of the site , so that the dowsing patterns found can only have true meaning by looking at the dowser as well . |
| 18 | A record-player will translate information carried as undulations in a groove into sound , but not back again : you can not make a record by shouting at the loudspeaker of a record-player . |
| 19 | John Gravelle , one of KME 's luminaries , culminated his intervention by pointing at the RSSF 's freshly produced banner , in Richard III style : ‘ As for this ’ , charged Gravelle , ‘ dogshit by any other name would smell as foul . ’ |
| 20 | For instance someone with a sore throat may well also have a fever and you will get a fuller picture by looking at the remedies in both sections . |
| 21 | Piaget , then , provided a way of investigating children 's mental behaviour by looking at the talk and actions of real children , initially his own — Jacqueline , Laurent , and Lucienne — and also a theoretical basis for such study . |
| 22 | He would take lots of drugs , listen to the clock ticking and seek enlightenment by staring at the floorboard seams . |
| 23 | He had a calculator to help , but tried to keep his temper , his blood this side of boiling point and a little , at least , of social grace by listening at the same time to a Schubert piano sonata on a portable radio alongside . |
| 24 | Now we started the morning by looking at the determinants of demand . |
| 25 | Modigliani and Miller begin their discussion of equity valuation by looking at the effect of dividends on the current prices of shares , ‘ Do companies with generous distribution policies consistently sell at a premium over those with niggardly payouts ? |
| 26 | In the first term pupils are introduced to the skill of reconstructing the past by looking at the work of the archaeologist and the historian . |
| 27 | Peter planned to beat the rush by leaving at the end of May . |
| 28 | It was also possible to judge the viability of a British PWR by looking at the experience of the United States . |
| 29 | The most successful article is " Two-Way Pragmatics : From World to Text and Back " where Ziva Ben-Porat traces the movements between literary representations of reality and the world by looking at the concepts of Jerusalem and autumn in Hebrew literature . |
| 30 | AVOSTAR , trained by Billy Magill at Ballygowan can enhance his reputation by winning at the North Down Harriers point to point at Ballymoney Road , Craigantlet on Saturday . |