Example sentences of "that [prep] [verb] [adv prt] the " in BNC.

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1 Mr Justice Ognall said that after carrying out the killing , Green ‘ took determined and sophisticated steps in an effort to mislead the police ’ .
2 Mr Justice Ognall said that after carrying out the killing , Green ‘ took determined and sophisticated steps in an effort to mislead the police ’ .
3 It certainly might have helped Diana to listen and learn from counselling sessions , where other couples ' problems are aired and discussed ; but there is no doubt that by taking on the role of patron at a time when the world was prophesying doom for her own marriage was an exceptionally brave thing for her to do .
4 She observes that by taking out the old fuse and putting a new one in she has caused the iron to work again .
5 Their refusal to do so had more to do with a laager mentality than with calculations that by spinning out the conflict they could buy time to mop up more territory .
6 ‘ We felt that by cutting out the broker to reduce the cost , building up a team of very friendly tele-sales and tele-service operators to talk to customers and explain and do all the form filling for them , they would eventually sign .
7 Some basses are a little better than others , but the truth is that by turning up the line level you can make it sound like anything you want .
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