Example sentences of "by [verb] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both parties enjoyed freedom to contract or not to contract and both parties exercised that freedom by contracting on the terms set forth in the written agreement and on no other terms . |
| 2 | By kneeling on the pavement , we could see the two furnaces being stoked but this innocent pastime was cut short by the boilerman who swore at us ! |
| 3 | If the rocks in your tank suffer from all-smothering algae I have found they can be kept clear by scrubbing off the algae then putting them in the oven or under the grill until they are thoroughly dry . |
| 4 | It would have been customary to allow the animal its own head , and to hold on to the last truck , or hitch a lift by hanging onto the end . |
| 5 | Reduce the distance to the ground by hanging from the wall , look down to your landing space , and as you drop , push yourself away to avoid bashing into the wall . |
| 6 | John puts himself at risk by hanging from the bannister ( line 13 ) . |
| 7 | He had even tried to stretch himself by hanging from the limb of a tree by his hands until the skin on his palms was blistered . |
| 8 | Scrambling to his feet , he tested the floor at his feet by stamping with the heel of his uninjured leg . |
| 9 | Indeed the party insults the English , the only ethnic group in which it holds a majority , by hinting to the Scots that the party might be compelled to consider giving the English their democratic entitlement of seats if the Scots have devolution . |
| 10 | The baton is , however , necessary at the Opéra , where large choruses are frequently sung in the wings … it must not be thought that such a distant group of singers can hear the orchestra , however numerous : each person sings in his neighbour 's ear , and I have sometimes surprised myself by singing off the beat and incorrectly conducting [ conduisant ] the chorus surrounding me . |
| 11 | Now , facing the hangman on an unrelated murder charge , Nofomela made a desperate attempt to save his life by singing like the Vienna Boys Choir . |
| 12 | One does this best by collaborating with the child , by discussing his or her difficulties and successes , and by talking about the contents of the book . |
| 13 | As far as I understand from the gossip there 's nothing 'll come out of it by goin' to the polis ; it 's got to come from Parliament . |
| 14 | However , he begins , after a fashion that is less rare with him than is commonly supposed , by apologizing for the impressionism that supplies him with the terms he needs : |
| 15 | Divorce , prostitution and women 's emancipation were designated as outside the parameters of political discourse , and MPs customarily prefaced speeches on these topics by apologizing to the house for intruding on parliamentary time . |
| 16 | By submitting to the cabinet the so-called Mosley Memorandum of 1930 , he brought matters to a head . |
| 17 | He is to learn about the troubles of his early life by interviewing the servants of the family and by submitting to the interviews of psychoanalysis . |
| 18 | Although the Nursery is only a small unit , it is very much a part of the whole School and can therefore give to those pupils in the upper Senior School , who intend to pursue a child-orientated career , the opportunity of contact with young children by assisting in the nursery on a regular timetabled basis , while the Nursery children can benefit from their contact with their older ‘ brothers and sisters ’ within the Heriot 's Community . |
| 19 | By assisting in the development of the research base represented by present and potential DORCISS members and to the professional development of staff in these centres , DORCISS aims to make a contribution to th overall vitality of economic and social research within the UK . |
| 20 | The company also launched SystemView Information Warehouse DataHub , a series of software products for simplifying database management tasks by assisting in the integration of database management tools and managing remote databases tasks . |
| 21 | The company also launched SystemView Information Warehouse DataHub , a series of software products for simplifying database management tasks by assisting in the integration of database management tools and managing remote databases tasks . |
| 22 | That turkey has got one chance of avoiding jail , just one , and that chance is by proving to the judge that he 's cleaned up his act . |
| 23 | They do this by sucking on the hair and twisting it . |
| 24 | The children had bloomed in the soft Devonshire air , completely winning the heart of Mrs Bryant , even if they drove Mr Bryant wild by sneaking into the kitchen garden and eating all his prize raspberries ! |
| 25 | Having been a teacher for over 30 years it might seem strange that I should begin a book on primary education by reflecting on the significance of schooling . |
| 26 | By seeing in the catalogue and er |
| 27 | Edwards , who celebrated his 26th birthday on Sunday , missed the World Championships in Tokyo last year because he refuses to compromise his religious believes by competing on the Sabbath . |
| 28 | However , addition of a synergist such as triphenyl phosphate ( TPP ) can overcome this resistance , probably by competing with the malathion and saturating the carboxylesterase enzyme ( Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology , vol 17 , p 149 ) . |
| 29 | Lymphocytes that enter the site could achieve this by competing with the invader , thereby lowering the level of nutrients and raising the level of the products of metabolism locally , for example making the environment more acid . |
| 30 | There could be no doubt that by competing with the plaintiffs both as regards supplies and customers he had placed himself in a position in which there was a conflict of interest and duty . |