Example sentences of "[vb base] by [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Prune by cutting off the old flowered growth immediately after flowering , when it will produce good new shoots . |
| 2 | Livingstone and Wilkie conclude by arguing for the decentralisation of control and the democratisation of work processes . |
| 3 | I hope by participating in the Earthwatch expedition I would have the chance of studying alternative sources of fuel for the benefit of local communities which would help in checking the ecological disturbance . |
| 4 | We begin by looking at the negative emotions . |
| 5 | I begin by joining in the congratulations paid by hon. Members of all parties to the hon. Member for Birkenhead ( Mr. Field ) on the production of an excellent report , and to my hon. Friend the Member for Macclesfield ( Mr. Winterton ) who chaired the Select Committee on Health , which was also involved . |
| 6 | Under the heading of political philosophy , feminist philosophers begin by arguing with the tradition , trying to reconcile feminist insights with already existing systems of thought such as liberalism or Marxism , and go on to attempt to define a new perspective in philosophy . |
| 7 | We then begin by putting on the ‘ bottles ’ ( small , tightly tied bundles , somewhat resembling a bottle in shape ) to form a new eave line . |
| 8 | Gull-like in appearance , with gliding and soaring flight , they feed by settling on the water and bobbing for plankton at the surface . |
| 9 | Now we continue by looking at the inside workings of the process at the national level , beginning with a discussion of executives and assemblies . |
| 10 | We do n't see ourselves as special people and we do n't see ourselves as having specific financial credentials , although some members of our group , not myself , may have those , but we try by listening to the people who 've elected us and listening to in general comments that are made from outside the council , which is a terribly closed body . |
| 11 | And one of the things that archaeologists do all their time is try by looking at the evidence , whether it 's stuff that comes from the ground , landscapes or old buildings , to try and understand the changes that have happened through time , to see things that were there that have gone , and to work out what |
| 12 | Entering Biarritz by the coast road like this , you end by driving along the Avenue Édouard VII , which leads down into the centre of the town and sets the tone for a resort that was for a while Europe 's princeliest . |
| 13 | You will probably be able to " negotiate " where you go by talking to the teacher or co-ordinator who is responsible for organising the Work Experience programme . |
| 14 | Practise by coming round the circuit several hundred feet higher than normal , making the final turn well back but very high . |
| 15 | Controversial American sprinter Butch Reynolds marked his return to championship racing following the end of his drugs ban by powering to the 400 metres crown in a new championship record 45.26secs . |
| 16 | Those members of the party who do not feel inclined can perform a service for those who do by returning in the car to Leck and there taking a side road past Leck Church to the village of Ireby ; here they can await the arrival of their more resolute companions . |
| 17 | We usually start by looking through the Yellow Pages and ringing up companies to ask if they will give donations and prizes . |
| 18 | Start by looking at the stocks carried by builders ' merchants in your area . |
| 19 | We start by looking at the colour of the beer and then we try the smell . |
| 20 | When I use a well-known television series as a starting point I start by talking to the children about what we 're going to do and the way we 're going to work : " We 're going to make up a play together . |
| 21 | I start by agreeing with the right hon. Member for Birmingham , Sparkbrook ( Mr. Hattersley ) that asylum seekers should be guaranteed good legal advice and representation . |
| 22 | Start by scraping off the existing glue residue from the underside of the bridge , and from the table , with a Stanley knife . |
| 23 | Yeah , right , then you 'll scrub that one out like that , cos you 've done that one , alright , then you pick another word and you look for it , right look for Grumpy G R U M P Y and you start by going across the top , alright ? |
| 24 | If America is to win in the new global competition , we need to begin telling one another a new story in which companies compete by drawing on the talent and creativity of all their employees , not just a few maverick inventors and dynamic CEOs . |
| 25 | However , it seems that the relation is not quite the same , for there is no comparable way in which a hearer can express the same wonder or wish by assenting to the sentence as uttered by the speaker . |
| 26 | How much does society lose by producing at the free market equilibrium point E rather than at the socially efficient point E ' ; ? |
| 27 | They work by reacting with the skin 's natural proteins to turn the top layer of the skin an authentic brown … |
| 28 | Identify the type of drive you have by looking at the cable . |
| 29 | In addition to that , we 've increased the profile that we , we have by concentrating on the health and safety issues and it 's worthwhile me recording my appreciation of the efforts of Nigel in this direction because we 're running very closely in , in , in tandem to ensure that the G M B is elite union in the campaign to make the building industry a safer industry for our members to work in . |
| 30 | Yeah but you see by going to the same supplier , we 've got a lot of the film we can use that er there 's been several days filming |