Example sentences of "by [verb] [verb] with the " in BNC.
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| 1 | What she could not know was that by refusing to deal with the Protestant threat until the crown matrimonial had been obtained , she would throw away the strongest card in her anti-Protestant hand before having a chance to play it . |
| 2 | ( Hobson 1982 , Ang 1985 , Radway 1984 , Brunsdon 1986 ) Perhaps women have most to gain by refusing to identify with the implied passive reader suggested by the ideological model . |
| 3 | Among the prime movers of La Rete , was Leoluca Orlando , who as DC mayor of Palermo had taken vigorous measures against the Mafia , but had alienated his own party hierarchy by refusing to work with the PSI and forming instead an alliance with the PCI and Greens . |
| 4 | A journalist politician , Meredith Herbert , is made a minister — perhaps in order that he should be damaged by having to deal with the people on the streets ; he is , perhaps , physically beaten up . |
| 5 | I have no doubt that the hon. Gentleman accepts them — although it is true that he has surprised me more than once in the past by failing to agree with the most obvious proposition . |
| 6 | On 21 September 1982 the husband committed an act of bankruptcy by failing to comply with the requirements of a bankruptcy notice and on 20 December a bankruptcy petition was presented . |
| 7 | On 21 September 1982 Mr. Dennis committed an act of bankruptcy by failing to comply with the requirements of a bankruptcy notice . |
| 8 | Many practitioners continue to throw away thousands of pounds a year by failing to comply with the basic rules of Legal Aid . |
| 9 | Also make sure your food hygiene efforts are not wasted by forgetting to deal with the biggest culprit of all — the dishcloth . |