Example sentences of "by [verb] on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ! |
| 2 | They do this by sucking on the hair and twisting it . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Back in program mode , operating the ME-6 begins by stepping on the bank switch to select a bank ; this causes the value/bank LED to flash . |
| 6 | It was held that by drawing on the company 's bank account , the defendant had assumed the rights of an owner . |
| 7 | The Russian Procurator General , Gen. G. V. Stepankov , arrived in Rome on June 17 with documents which were said to prove that the former Communist Party of the Soviet Union had , by drawing on the state budget , funded the former Italian Communist Party ( PCI-renamed the PDS ) as late as 1987 . |
| 8 | To find yourself able to leave everyone , and everything , behind just by drawing on the strength of your mind and indeed your body is a very liberating experience . |
| 9 | The Privy Council refused to decide this point in Chan Man-sin , where the accused assumed the rights of the owner by drawing on the account . |
| 10 | It is apparent from these factors that , although it is sometimes assumed ( by drawing on the basis of US experience , for instance ) that the main driving-force behind the establishment and growth of employers ' associations is related to market or ‘ economic ’ factors , wider international evidence suggests that a more eclectic explanation is required . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Bob is writing for a third ( ! ) attempt on his prostate gland , but seems to have got caught out by overspending on the part of the hospital involved , which has caused a delay in non-urgent ops . |
| 13 | She is to follow her landmark O'Neill picture by appearing on the cover of the New Year Harper 's Bazaar . |
| 14 | Finally , reverting to Labour , Greg Pope , the new non-apostolic Labour man for Catholic Accrington unseated the Catholic Tory , Ken Hargreaves , not least by appearing on the ballot as Pope Gregory . |
| 15 | They have devious ways of making money from bereaved people 's misery , whether by knocking on the door after a death , offering to clear the house for cash , including any objects of value ; or by offering solace in exchange for cash or fees . |
| 16 | They roused the occupants of some houses by knocking on the door and holding Bartle up to the windows to be seen by those inside . |
| 17 | He said : ‘ With these articles they forced their way into the house by knocking on the door and when Mr Hawthorne answered they entered . |
| 18 | The 49-year-old Alloa man said : ‘ I was awakened by knocking on the bedroom window and my daughter shouting : ‘ Dad , dad ’ . |
| 19 | For example , a manager who generates ‘ bad ’ news may make profits by trading on the basis of that bad news . |
| 20 | It was precisely defined as comprising all of the three features : pain in the lower chest or upper abdomen , a tender spot ( or spots ) on the lower costal margin ( including the xiphoid ) ; reproduction of the pain by pressing on the spot . |
| 21 | If you are bleeding badly then try to stop the flow of blood by pressing on the wound with a large pad of cotton wool , or some clean material . |
| 22 | This acknowledgement of the debt [ normally by signing on the face of the bill ] gives the exporter more peace of mind as opposed to selling on open account terms , although there is still no guarantee of payment . |
| 23 | In my view this restaurant 's three year old is a model of good behaviour : his tantrums are rare and only once did he complain about a lack of attention by peeing on the floor right between my feet and his mother 's . |
| 24 | She satisfied herself by pausing on the way to the conference to score it out . |
| 25 | For the uninitiated , this means three or more people sitting around a three-legged wooden table , hands on the table with thumbs and little fingers joined to make a circle , and asking questions to which the table would reply by tapping on the floor with one leg — two taps for yes and one for no . |
| 26 | As it turned out she was in the bath when she heard the sounds of a car pulling up outside , swiftly followed by tapping on the door , and she jumped quickly from the water , pausing only to belt a towelling robe about her waist . |
| 27 | Miners say that they indicate the whereabouts of the ore by tapping on the shaft walls with their antler-picks , hence the name . |
| 28 | In the short term , Mr Lamont may be the winner by saving on the tax relief that would have been granted if drilling costs were still available for offsetting against PRT . |
| 29 | And it is not surprising when one considers that normally one detects a first edition simply by looking on the title verso for information . |
| 30 | A good way of starting to do this is to either join an already-existent writing class ( you can find one by looking on the noticeboard in your local library , telephoning the local Further , Adult or Higher Education Centre or contacting the nearest Workers ' Educational Association ) or , if there is n't one of these in your area , by forming your own writing group . |