Example sentences of "by [v-ing] [pron] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Secure the wire ends by twisting them together for a short distance to prevent the turns trying to unwind themselves . |
| 2 | The only thing on the ground floor that was similar to a dressing-room was a gents ' loo , so we set about disguising its true purpose by dressing it up for the evening . |
| 3 | To relax the feet totally , start by soaking them in for 20 minutes in some herbal bath salts . |
| 4 | It follows that the courts can contribute to the prison numbers crisis either by sending more people to prison than they need to , or by sending them there for longer than is necessary . |
| 5 | If your child does something you do not like , such as losing her temper too easily , you may increase her ability to think first and hold her temper by penalizing her consistently for failing to do so ; in this way you are providing an ‘ incentive ’ for her efforts to keep her cool . |
| 6 | We came to recognize the furtive knocking of these late callers , and tried to alleviate their disappointment by inviting them in for tea and sympathy . |
| 7 | Present owners British & Commonwealth announced that it hoped to raise an estimated £130 million by putting it up for sale . |
| 8 | Its sudden reappearance , a product of the uncertain economic times in Eastern Europe , at first seemed easily explained , but whether it was wartime booty or a token of gratitude , whether a museum who may or may not have owned it wanted it back or not , whether it was legally correct or amoral , by putting it up for auction ( and illustrating it on the catalogue cover ) Sotheby 's assured themselves of one thing : whatever they did would be wrong . |
| 9 | The home affairs ministry had been against American requests to relax the law that protects small shopkeepers by making it hard for supermarkets and department stores ( big importers all ) to open branches in their neighbourhoods . |
| 10 | We tested chickens by restraining them gently for 15 seconds and then timing their recovery from their trance . |