Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] by [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ing C Olivetti & Co SpA , a Pyramid OEM partner , has already stolen some of the Mountain View , California-based company 's thunder by previewing the things at its annual fair back in May ( UX No 386 ) . |
| 2 | John Prescott has made the clearest pitch for the left 's support by defending the ‘ old vision ’ of socialism . |
| 3 | The Renegades were 6–5 ahead and looking good , but Robert Hunter was the Kop 's saviour by taking the last game . |
| 4 | When the informants ran out , I kept on the man 's trail by following the empties . |
| 5 | The junior Home Office minister , Charles Wardle MP , defended the Government 's action by citing the Dublin Convention , an EC agreement which allows — but does not compel — the Government to return would-be refugees who have arrived via other EC country . |
| 6 | Glue the fabric for the bow on to a small piece of card , cut out and attach to the bear 's neck by gluing the centre of the bow only . |
| 7 | At the same time as Stalin had appeared to fulfil the potential of Lenin 's thinking by achieving the subordination of humanity to a single will , the uncertain capacity of the system to eternalize its Great Leader of the moment was also evident . |
| 8 | The teacher can learn much about the children 's thinking by observing the way that children handle and use the equipment . |
| 9 | Press criticism inspired by certain currents within the FLN meanwhile accused the government of having played " Russian roulette " with the country 's future by allowing the elections to take place at a time when an Islamist win likely . |
| 10 | The American New Critics remained true to the spirit of Richards 's work by emphasizing the distinctive properties of literature or poetry , and by dealing with them in a way which was not only empiricist , humanistic and organicist , but also theoretical as well . |
| 11 | Published in association with English Heritage , Robert Adam : Architect of Genius by Julius Bryant offers an introduction to Adam 's architecture by exploring the thoughts and personal ambitions behind his designs , and looking at some of the sources of his inspiration . |
| 12 | You could have saved the cartoonist 's fee by using the picture of the long-haired gentleman on page 1223 . |
| 13 | The People 's Daily explained the plenum 's focus by restating the comment by Deng Xiaoping that China 's overriding need was stability . |
| 14 | Yet while we readily blame employers for their extra exploitation of women as cheap labour , and the state for regulating women 's economic dependence on men , we protect men from the shame of their participation in women 's poverty by keeping the secret . |
| 15 | Prosecutors held the jury 's attention by spicing the six-week trial with sex . |
| 16 | Instinctively , Joan reacts to Victor 's kick by slapping the boy on the back of the leg . |
| 17 | Article 42 went on to give an almost supplementary right to the state in providing for a child 's education by acknowledging the right of parents to school their children in their own home should they wish it . |
| 18 | Thus it is easy to gauge an individual 's age by counting the number of dark resting lines in the bone ( see below right ) . |
| 19 | Mr Kinnock 's job at conference must be to demonstrate Labour 's electability by confirming the party 's new revisionism , by reassuring voters on issues where there is still doubt and , above all , by helping set the agenda for the 1990s . |
| 20 | In 1913 he came under pressure in the Commons for his failure to promote an air force ; Samuel Hoare demonstrated the ineffectiveness of the government 's policy by visiting the air bases to see them for himself . |
| 21 | It could be argued that , by putting forward its own terms , including an " our terms only " clause , the seller has rejected all of the buyer 's terms , including the buyer 's " our terms only " clause and made a counter offer ; the buyer then accepts the seller 's offer by accepting the goods . |
| 22 | Gaviria alone among the major candidates stressed a determination to continue Barco 's campaign to defeat the drug cartels , rejecting the possibility of political dialogue with them although modifying Barco 's stance by opposing the " indiscriminate " extradition of drug traffickers to the United States . |
| 23 | The Reform Act 1832 had , however , widened the franchise to such an extent that it was no longer feasible to ensure Parliament 's compliance by filling the Commons with placemen . |
| 24 | For the time being they could evade Allen 's choice by challenging the assumption that the League represented anything more than the collective security of a group of satisfied imperial powers . |
| 25 | When lead is added to petrol it improves a car 's performance by increasing the octane rating . |
| 26 | Surely it is possible that a jury might decline to convict of murder a person who intentionally killed under gross provocation , even though they knew that the judge could give a lenient sentence , because they wished to signify the reduction in the defendant 's culpability by using the less stigmatic label of manslaughter . |
| 27 | Witnessing a helicopter ditch in the Irish Sea , Eddie Whittle helped save the pilot 's life by pinpointing the position and dropping him the dinghy out of his 172 . |
| 28 | Alternatively , they may prefer the limited protection provided by keeping each other ( and their own needs ) at arm 's length by replaying the old scenarios . |
| 29 | The one thing you should not do is waste money and risk your fish 's health by treating the tank with chemicals — there is no point unless you know what you are treating . |
| 30 | AN UPDATED computerised loo will be going on the market in Japan soon — it 'll be able to give a detailed report on the user 's health by analysing the contents of the deposit |