Example sentences of "by [verb] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Usually she tried to evade such duties , by hanging around in the bathroom or in her bedroom ; she loathed the tedious , repetitive business of the house . |
| 2 | She pulled herself up to the level of the bonnet by hanging on to the wing mirror then snatched at a scrap of folded paper . |
| 3 | Deer ruin their chances of being awesome beasts , providing a rare and special experience to those who spot them , by standing in massive herds all along the verge of the A9 looking glum , and grouse lose points for frightening you half to death by crashing out of the heather from under your feet screeching like banshees . |
| 4 | Adopt your normal posture by angling forward from the waist and sitting slightly through the knees . |
| 5 | The two feet would shrink with a cheating stick , and perhaps we could avoid some of the easier but time-consuming lower pitches by sneaking in along the first terrace from an easier route . |
| 6 | You can compensate for using more time working a really special border and so on by speeding up on the main sections . |
| 7 | It is not satisfactory or acceptable , especially in a modern glider , to fly onto the ground by easing forwards on the stick . |
| 8 | Not only did he treat everyone in sight but also led nightly singsongs by thumping away on the pub piano . |
| 9 | ZERO inflation is what the Prime Minister wanted Britain to achieve by sticking doggedly in the ERM . |
| 10 | These are usually based on removal of attention for inappropriate behaviour like not eating ( extinction ) and on setting the scene for appropriate behaviour by eating only at the table ( discriminative learning ) . |
| 11 | She soon discovered that by stepping on to the glove she had the food literally at her feet . |
| 12 | This switch was intended to enable Roshanara to retain her influence by stepping in as the child 's regent . |
| 13 | He compromised by gazing fixedly into the middle distance , where moorland and forest drifted by and could be contemplated almost casually . |
| 14 | So by keeping out of the way and staying at sea he hoped to put himself right . |
| 15 | And Anders , showing off his strength by tearing only at the thick material of Nina 's suit . |
| 16 | Ballantine , of Birchburn , Aultbea , had admitted causing the death of Louis Innes-Loo by driving carelessly on the Poolewe to Aultbea road last 13 July and while over the limit . |
| 17 | Ballantine , of Mossat House , Aultbea , had admitted causing the death of Louis Innes-Loo by driving carelessly on the Poolewe to Aultbea road and while over the limit . |
| 18 | This may be had through two main channels , either by applying directly to the SIB or by applying indirectly through Self Regulatory Organization 's ( SRO 's ) . |
| 19 | The way he did so was by contributing greatly to the development of the new Lotus . |
| 20 | Furthermore , if males are in short supply in one generation , they will be selectively favoured by contributing disproportionately to the next generation . |
| 21 | By knocking continually on the door of his cell , the Doctor had finally managed to attract the attention of the guard outside . |
| 22 | Political commentators noted that by aligning tactically with the LDP at this stage , Komeito anticipated holding the balance of power in the Lower House after the elections , a position it already enjoyed in the Upper House . |
| 23 | But both had to give way to Larne AC 's flying doctor Peter Howie who produced his best ever run by storming through in the closing stages to grab the runner up spot . |
| 24 | Furthermore the referee , Colin Hawke , from New Zealand , ruined the game as a spectacle by blasting away in the whistle almost non-stop , awarding a penalty or a free-kick every two minutes or so , mostly against Scotland . |
| 25 | But by walking up to the eastern corrie , Coire an Dothaidh , fear is not an issue ; only leg muscle . |
| 26 | She was too angry to run down at once to Electricity , had to calm herself by walking briskly around the streets , postponing thoughts about her father till later . |
| 27 | We had crowd-flow blockages , insufficient refreshment facilities , no VIP entrance , no security check until people were in the main auditorium , and no way to get backstage except by walking right through the main meeting , up the stairs onto the stage and out through the back — with everybody watching ! |
| 28 | The waterfall , however , is a hundred yards downriver and is best reached by walking back along the road for fifty yards to the end of a wall , where a step down in the undergrowth discloses a good path high on the river bank above a deep gorge , the waterfall soon being seen through a canopy of foliage . |
| 29 | The character of the whole place is best assessed by walking down from the castle rather than climbing east to west . |
| 30 | If Councillor had actually stayed , he would know why this is so important to the people of whom I may say he has cruelly deserted by walking out of the debating chamber and what he 's saying to the people of is that Liberal Councillors A wo n't prepare speeches like his colleague earlier on or they wo n't stay in the debate they are not going to be properly represented when we take important decisions , both nationally and locally . |