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 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | We tested chickens by restraining them gently for 15 seconds and then timing their recovery from their trance . |