Example sentences of "by [v-ing] my [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Brooke , 58 , earned his nickname by singing My Darling Clementine on a Dublin TV show last January — hours after an IRA massacre . |
| 2 | I 'm sure she wants you to extend the same warmth to her that you extend to me by using my first name . ’ |
| 3 | By using my right knee to steady the wheel when I changed gear , I managed to get Armstrong out of the hospital car park . |
| 4 | After his release from jail Leese decided to challenge the validity of his imprisonment by publishing My Irrelevant Defence , a lengthy justification of his charge that the Jews ritually murdered Christian children for their blood at Passover . |
| 5 | I celebrated that night by ordering my first pint of beer and lighting up my first Woodbine . |
| 6 | In a spirit of friendship across the Floor of the House , I have to say that if the hon. Gentleman really thinks that he advances the cause of housing by denigrating my hon. Friend the Minister for Housing and Planning , he displays an ignorance that is staggering even by Labour party standards . |
| 7 | It could be kept only by giving my entire self , roots and all . |
| 8 | So , if you think that I 've got where I have by giving my sexual favours to Tim Dunton , or anyone else … ’ |
| 9 | I found it difficult to transfer my weight onto this , but by dropping my left hand a good undercut aided the awkward pull across . |
| 10 | I earned quite a lot of money by showing my Lilliputian animals to people , and in the end I sold them for a high price . |
| 11 | All I ask of you at present is to act the part of a true friend , by preparing my poor father very gently for this sad news … |
| 12 | To cut my expenses down from £30,000 to £750 ( by carrying my own bag and staying in youth hostels . ) |
| 13 | I begin by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Shrewsbury and Atcham ( Mr. Conway ) , if congratulating is the correct expression . |