Example sentences of "by [verb] [adv prt] the [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Frequently we abstract from this covenant by singling out the Ten Commandments and ignoring much of the remainder of the Mosaic code . |
| 2 | MELROSE , this season 's Scottish champions , added the Border League trophy to their collection last night by picking up the two points they needed under the floodlights at Mansfield Park . |
| 3 | The annual number of night visits was obtained by adding up the four quarterly totals ending in September in each year . |
| 4 | The simplest method of calculating the price index for 1985 is to find the total of the unit prices charged in 1984 ( by adding up the three prices for that year ) and the total of the unit prices charged in 1985 and then to express the latter as a percentage of the former . |
| 5 | To raise themselves by pulling down the Seven . |
| 6 | The idea is to reduce costs by cutting out the 10 per cent travel agents ' commission ( Table 11.7 ) . |
| 7 | The UN Security Council on March 31 approved Resolution 748 that if Libya on April 15 had still failed to comply with the UN resolution of Jan. 21 by handing over the two Lockerbie bombing suspects [ see p. 38743 ] , UN member-states would impose mandatory sanctions against Libya . |
| 8 | The impression of ‘ busyness ’ was achieved by setting up the 1953 Beaver Committee . |