Example sentences of "by [v-ing] [pers pn] at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is another way in which we can inspect the growth of population , and that is by seeing it at work in all the various classes of society . |
| 2 | With regard to our overworked ( but ever smiling N.D.O. , , please help to improve the quality of her life by phoning her at home between the hours of 8am – 9am or during office hours . |
| 3 | Testing the efficiency of strikes , kicks and punches by directing them at bricks and tiles is a standard requirement for passing a grade and being promoted to the next level of proficiency . |
| 4 | It was only when lapidaries had discovered how to release the fire of diamonds by cutting them at angles devised to admit and reflect the maximum amount of light that the coloured varieties of transparent stones were subjected to the same treatment . |
| 5 | Hyundai Electronic America 's Axil Workstations Inc is bent on conquering the slippery slopes of Sun Microsystems Inc Sparc cloning , and last week announced the Axil-220 , a MicroSparc knock-off of the Sparc Classic undercutting Sun by pricing it at $3,600 in single quantities and letting it run Solaris 1.1 as well as 2. x . |
| 6 | It was a fact that 4,000 British hostages were held by Saddam Hussein to be used as human shields by stationing them at places which might be attacked by the allied forces . |
| 7 | We spent a great deal of time familiarizing ourselves with the music by playing it at subscription concerts and youth concerts . |
| 8 | I 'll keep in touch with you by ringing you at home , if I may . " |
| 9 | He was never patronizing , and freely admitted that ‘ if I taught them anything , I certainly learnt ( as ) much by watching them at work . ’ |