Example sentences of "by [v-ing] [adj] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The apostle who brings the Acts to an end by preaching unhindered in the capital of the pagan world is also shown as arguing all day with the leaders of the Jews ‘ declaring to them the kingdom of God ’ and ‘ persuading them about Jesus ’ by appeal to the law and the prophets ( 28:16–31 ) . |
| 2 | Keegan is desperate to stay after savouring his first taste in management by keeping United in the Second Division . |
| 3 | The community is looking at possibly following up on this initial media enterprise by becoming involved in the sponsorship of drama and the visual arts . |
| 4 | And Lawrie Smith won a bronze to salvage Britain 's disastrous Olympic yachting campaign by finishing third in the Soling Class . |
| 5 | Girardelli settled the issue by finishing third in the season 's closing giant slalom in Are , Sweden , behind fast-rising Norwegian Kjetil Andre Aamodt . |
| 6 | Servette qualified for the UEFA Cup by finishing fourth in the Swiss League but last November it looked like they would be in the Champions ' Cup . |
| 7 | They spend months on end continuously on the wing , feeding by catching insects in mid-air , mating by coupling high in the sky and tumbling downwards interlocked for hundreds of feet , and presumably even sleeping on the wing . |
| 8 | Cornwall , asked to bat first by Ian Cockbain , laid the foundations for a decent total by reaching 110–2 in the 32nd over . |
| 9 | Payne , who had forfeited a winning chance in Valencia the previous week by taking 78 in the third round , was not going to let another chance slip by , and comfortably obtained his 4 to collect a £50,000 prize . |
| 10 | He only just qualified by winning 15-12 in the final game against a West German , Hansi Wiens , and will need to produce something extra today against the most improved Pakistani of the lot , Mir Zaman Gul . |
| 11 | Instead , a now very fat Halima would be found at all times of day , demanding oats , by standing deep in the fence with wires right up to her armpits ! |
| 12 | David would always be seen in public , would always have to do interviews , do a video or go into a recording studio — so I think the whole time was taken up by feeling involved in the whole Ziggy period or Ziggy way of thinking . |
| 13 | This may make any savings you anticipate by remortgaging immaterial in the long run . |