Example sentences of "by [v-ing] [art] [noun] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those that are due to demands ' being refused and bad temper can be ignored but others are best managed by helping the child cope with frustrating experiences . |
| 2 | Germanium boosts the immune system by helping the cells mop up free radicals , which are now thought to lie at the root of many degenerative diseases and the process of ageing . |
| 3 | You can use algebra shorthand to rewrite this sentence by letting a letter stand for the number being thought of . |
| 4 | No , by letting the sheet go she lost power . |
| 5 | Eight people each with different views who fail to cohere or who simply proceed by letting the majority view prevail ( as in voting ) are a group ( ie a collection of individuals ) not a team . |
| 6 | They voted the local taxes for the governors ' salaries which might be as high as £2,000 a year ( a hundred times a labourer 's wage , and 40 per cent of the prime Minister 's salary ) , and sometimes they felt governors should earn their salaries by letting the assembly have its own way . |
| 7 | Hong Kong seems reluctant to take the pressure off China by letting the deadline slip unless it agrees to talks . |
| 8 | Provided the basic technique is sound , which is one of the aims of the RYA recognised schools , rapid improvement can be made by letting the body teach itself . |
| 9 | One teacher 's despair may tempt them to fall into the ‘ rescuer ’ role ; other teachers may strike them as ineffective so that the supporters become judgmentally prescriptive with those ‘ why do n't you … ’ bits of advice that can make things worse by letting the teacher feel how others can handle them better . |
| 10 | They even create photographic opportunities by letting the passengers get down and take photographs while the train does two or three runs past . |
| 11 | By letting the property market lead , the industrial sector has been ignored and on many occasions existing industry has been driven out or left to die . |
| 12 | Indeed a site visit to a Roman fort could be given spice by letting the pupils try out their machines on site . |
| 13 | The ad people know that girls are watching and that they can attract them and form their ideas by making the girl associate their product with a particular image — so that when she is looking at a hair gel in a chemist 's , that will conjure up for her the image of the model used to advertise it , and make her want to look that way herself , and want to buy it . |
| 14 | Once located , the operator will be able to completely remove the subject 's fears caused by the trauma ; but not necessarily , as your article also stated , by making the subject relive the original experience , which could cause further damage . |
| 15 | By using the tool at a high heat setting , rusted screws can be freed by making the metal expand , then contract |
| 16 | Oral questioning , by making the students think for themselves and convey their thoughts with precision , can be an effective cure for vagueness and sloppy thinking . |
| 17 | A statement may be made in writing , orally or even by contract , for example , by making the goods tell a lie about themselves as in the case where the seller patched up a crack in the barrel of a cannon so as to make it appear unfractured , Horsfall v. Thomas ( 1862 ) . |
| 18 | Instead , you should respond by making the dog lie down , saying ‘ no ’ in a harsh voice and then ignoring it for a period , thus breaking off the game . |
| 19 | For the male two responses are possible : dismantling this threat by making the woman submit to his will , or fetishising her . |
| 20 | A shorter and easier route of ascent may be made from Birkdale Summit , the top of the B6270 road linking Kirkby Stephen and Keld , by making the car do most of the climbing ; the ribbon of tarmac spirals up to almost 1700 feet where there is parking space . |
| 21 | More advanced insects , however , undergo such wholesale changes that there is no possible way of linking the larva to the adult except by watching the creature make the change . |