Example sentences of "by [be] [verb] at the " in BNC.

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1 ( It was used to make a " gun-shot " by being popped at the right moment , thereby creating the wrong time for the murder .
2 By 300 the West added the birth of Jesus integrated into a solar calendar by being placed at the winter solstice .
3 From the above brief outline of work attempting to get to grips with the character of aesthetic response it can be seen that it is both complex and ‘ multi-layered ’ , a term used by Greger ( 1972 ) to describe how multiple meanings come to attain a feeling of significance by being grasped at the threshold of consciousness .
4 It was the sort of success that saw Talk Talk having insult added to injury by being nominated at the BRITS Awards for Best Band Of 1990 .
5 When ( and only when ) five items have accumulated by being added at the end of the previous complete sentence , you reply with the type of shop — in this case obviously a chemist 's shop .
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