Example sentences of "of [verb] [noun] by [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unlike the traditional methods of catching tuna by line or by lure , superseiners are able to scoop up entire schools , without a single fish escaping . |
| 2 | As in a normal environment , an individual in a time-free experiment will show a very similar pattern of eating day by day . |
| 3 | In England the Criminal Law Revision Committee took the view that it is not , and therefore supported the division between fundamental deceptions ( as to identity or the nature of the act ) and lesser deceptions , placing the latter within the less serious category of procuring sex by deception . |
| 4 | THE IDEA of transmitting signals by light is old . |
| 5 | Most UN member states shared that anxiety , and for that reason the preamble to Resolution 242 included an affirmation of the inadmissibility of acquiring territory by war . |
| 6 | To this end , some remarks are included on the practical problem of gaining acceptance by management of the use of such techniques in a field still sometimes regarded as one where judgement alone is relevant . |
| 7 | Instead of gaining entry by qualification to a professional body , teachers , on becoming qualified , may join ( if they so wish ) one of six unions . |
| 8 | In Locke 's view , it is an idea of ‘ an extended solid substance , capable of communicating motion by impulse ’ . |
| 9 | It too has made some disposals of companies during the year , has reduced the number of operating subsidiaries by amalgamation and has raised the pro-file of its internal audit team . |
| 10 | For the incident has not only highlighted the risks of transporting oil by tanker past sensitive environments , but also brought the wider issue of UK oil consumption and energy policy to the fore once again . |
| 11 | The desert is a place of scorching heat by day and bitter cold by night and the mission would find little water for themselves or their animals for weeks at a time . |
| 12 | an order for delivery of the goods , but giving the defendant the alternative of paying damages by reference to the value of the goods , together in either alternative with payment of any consequential damages , or |
| 13 | Instead of conferring entitlement by way of primary legislation , compensation would be paid ex-gratia without the presumption of State liability . |
| 14 | However , the risks involved in profit maximisation may be unacceptable to managers who may prefer to safeguard their position by reducing competition through takeovers instead of maximising profits by competition . |
| 15 | Write down three advantages and three disadvantages of selling goods by franchise . |
| 16 | The cost to the vendor of selling land by auction is normally higher than by tender or private treaty — approximately £1000 above the standard percentage fee . |
| 17 | Before concluding this chapter a few remarks on the subject of doubling strings by wind may be useful . |
| 18 | I. iii , ‘ of moving accidents by flood and field ’ , DS 6 . |
| 19 | Stenotopy is a means of recording shorthand by machine and is used mainly for conference recording . |
| 20 | Costs tend to be be I mean it costs now costs are those of doing things by hand . |
| 21 | The purpose of the 1944 Regulations , and by inference like legislation , was to protect employees against the consequences of doing things by reason of inadvertence or inattention which they would not normally do . |
| 22 | The most important factor was said to be a high use of deputising services associated with higher rates of visiting and less use of giving advice by telephone . |
| 23 | Instead of taking essences by mouth to help certain health problems ( as advocated by some aromatherapists ) I have suggested herb teas where appropriate . |
| 24 | This kind of tonal contradiction may not necessarily follow clear key patterns ( as in bitonality and polytonality ) , but the idea of creating stress by note-conflict is very much the same . |
| 25 | It calls for the tradition of assessing research by peer review to be augmented with techniques such as counting the number of papers produced and how often those papers are cited by other scientists . |
| 26 | The bank provides many services for their customers besides keeping their money safe ; it provides convenient means of making payments by cheque and also submits a clear statement of their customer 's account at fixed intervals . |
| 27 | The method of making payment by use of credit cards is now quite commonplace . |
| 28 | Businessman Keith Skelton , 47 , of The Crescent , Nunthorpe , was given conditional bail by Scarborough magistrates at the weekend accused of obtaining £44,000 by deception . |
| 29 | Merson , of Wembley , admitted three charges of obtaining money by deception but disputed the amounts . |
| 30 | If there is to be a single offence of serious sexual assault , there are arguments for including all cases of obtaining sex by fear or threats within that . |