Example sentences of "by [v-ing] [pron] [noun pl] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | But they refused to hand him over to the US for trial and the coup crumbled when American troops stationed in Panama retaliated by ignoring their pleas for help against loyal troops . |
| 2 | In all we promise the publick to be as careful as possible not to lead them into mistakes , nor will we mention any particular tree , plant , flower or fruit which is not in our own garden … we do not propose to mention many different species of trees and plants that are either in the public Botanick Garden , nor that may be in the possession of some curious gentlemen , but only such as are actually in the nurseries of persons belonging to this Society and from where any Gentleman may be furnished with any of the particulars here treated of by directing their letters for the Society of Gardeners at Newhall 's Coffee House in Chelsea , Nr . |
| 3 | Doctors protect themselves against even the remote possibility of failing to spot a disease and being sued for it by sending their patients for every test in the book . |
| 4 | Behind the scenes efforts were being made to broaden the party 's appeal by strengthening its policies for social reform , the essential counterpoint to the theme of tariffs . |
| 5 | For example , Milic , in his study of Swift 's prose style , confirms Swift 's predilection for clause connectives by comparing his results for a sample of Swift with those for equivalent samples of Addison , Johnson , and Macaulay : Swift 's habit of reinforcing connections between clauses sometimes reaches the extreme of sequences such as and therefore if notwithstanding … |
| 6 | With the approach of war , the children responded to the danger by working more closely as a group , by exceeding their targets for filling sandbags , and by camouflaging their tents with foliage . |
| 7 | The FLAA responded by listing its preconditions for negotiations , in a communiqué issued on Jan. 7 . |
| 8 | Calculation of the Fourier coefficients a n and b n from equations ( 11.4 ) — ( 11.6 ) will now be illustrated by finding their values for a half-wave rectified sinewave of pulsatance ο and amplitude a . |
| 9 | If it means ‘ Will we have to pay more ? ’ , the answer is probably yes , unless we can compensate by reducing our charges for what we currently do . |