Example sentences of "it by [verb] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pedestrians know that runners have a programme to fulfil , and respect it by getting out of their way . |
| 2 | If you seriously wish to lose your weight then it is most sensible to do it by looking carefully at your diet and eating a good balance of carbohydrates and protein with a reduced fat content . |
| 3 | ‘ Clearly they hate each other 's company and they deal with it by looking away from each other . |
| 4 | The Palestinians were peeved when the Americans , spotting an impasse , tried to bridge it by coming up with a compromise . |
| 5 | ‘ And you show it by putting in for a transfer behind my back , ’ he roared , his face as black as thunder . |
| 6 | Could you do it by adding up on paper ? |
| 7 | Stewart could argue that it was little more than a playful cuff and Christophi certainly made a real meal of it by falling dramatically to the ground clutching his face . |
| 8 | Not to his face , you understand , and he did make up for it by giving lavishly to the church … ’ |
| 9 | He sounded impressed , then spoilt it by lapsing back into the mocking tone of their earlier conversation . |
| 10 | Reach it by turning left from the Carolinum . |
| 11 | To try and get to it by going round outside the garden wall meant ploughing through waist-high nettles and clumps of bramble . |
| 12 | After I 'd explained the problems , Mazzin tried to wriggle out of it by going on about blindfolds . |