Example sentences of "by [verb] [adv prt] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jane Glover succeeded him as Artistic Director in 1984 , and has successfully broadened the policies of the orchestra by bringing in chamber music of the 19th and 20th centuries , while maintaining a strong commitment to the Haydn/Mozart period . |
| 2 | It was currently financing its deficit by selling off $150bn worth of assets a year to other countries and by borrowing money from Japan and Europe . |
| 3 | You would have thought this would be enough to keep him in bread and circus animals for the foreseeable future , but there are rumours that he intends to watch the money grow by buying out Jobete Music , publishers of the Motown catalogue — a snip at $175 million . |
| 4 | ENynex Corp has extended its status as the biggest cable television operator in the UK by buying out US Cable Corp and Morgan Cable Ltd to take control of the Bury and Rochdale and Oldham and Tameside cable franchises : the New York and New England phone company now holds 19 franchises surviving a potential 2.7m homes and offices , and says it plans to invest over £1,000m in the next six to seven years to provide cable and telephone services ; at present it is providing cable television services to only 35,000 customers and 20,000 telephone lines . |
| 5 | ‘ You could have killed me any time you wanted to , ’ Sheldukher sneered sadistically down at it , ‘ just by shutting down life support . |
| 6 | One other proposal is to reinforce Hunter Square behind Tron Kirk as an urban node by closing down car access from Blair Street and by sinking the existing public toilet below ground . |
| 7 | He retired early to care for his wife , but died of a tumour caused by breathing in asbestos dust . |
| 8 | He was on hand to take the pass after Kilford had broken through and ended a fine performance by setting up wing Byrom for a try . |