Example sentences of "by [v-ing] [pers pn] of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He accused the Government of ignoring the watchdog 's warnings and ‘ intentionally allowing ’ services to run down by starving them of money . |
| 2 | The Ministry of Education , now headed by rightwingers in the coalition , has indicated its intention to concentrate on formal sector education , marginalizing the literacy and popular adult education work which had been so important under the Sandinistas by starving them of funds . |
| 3 | Diana heals Fergie rift by warning her of split |
| 4 | This time he had upset the might of the Charity Commissioners by defrauding them of money from local almshouses . |
| 5 | The committee also punished the Corsican club Bastica by depriving them of home advantage for their Cup quarter-final tie against Nancy on April 22 after crowd trouble during their third-round away win against Nice . |
| 6 | Otten and his colleagues suggest that capsaicin destroys cell bodies by depriving them of NGF . |
| 7 | By relieving it of responsibility for details , Parliament was thereby able to concentrate on major issues of policy . |