Example sentences of "by [v-ing] [pron] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then the cheeky four-year-old showed off by singing her favourite song — the drinker 's ditty Show Me The Way To Go Home . |
| 2 | By pursuing her own method , Lisa not only gained control over her work but also showed her grasp of the nature of the problem and of the nature of multiplication . |
| 3 | The Scottish economist Adam Smith developed the theory that by pursuing our own self-interest we are led by an invisible hand to serve the interests of others . |
| 4 | Pupils could convey messages to each other by inventing their own sign language . |
| 5 | To a great extent eyes are able to take over the function of keeping us upright because we are able to orientate ourselves by seeing our own position in relation to the world around . |
| 6 | He 's even taken control of his own future by producing his next film — a biopic of Audie Murphy , the war hero who turned movie star . |
| 7 | These fees are also covered by the postal discounts but an obvious saving can be made by producing our own address labels . |
| 8 | Nevertheless , although he may evade these basic criticisms of classical liberalism , Hayek , by rooting his liberal theory in an evolutionary framework , encounters a different problem . |
| 9 | By suggesting what that contribution might be we shall show that it does not yet figure in the common PGCE topics and secondly that there is a kind of linguistic knowledge which is specifically appropriate to beginning language teachers . |
| 10 | In reality individuals will often by-pass these formal structures in order to get things done by contacting their opposite number in another department directly . |
| 11 | Further information about the services available can be obtained by contacting your nearest Training Centre . |
| 12 | You can arrange for a visit from a Home Service Adviser ( gas regions ) or Energy Marketing Team ( electricity companies ) by contacting your local showroom . |
| 13 | Is n't it time to take hold of that lead by realising their true marketing potential ? |
| 14 | Well , one can use eqn ( 3.1 ) as it is , but very often one is better off by using its integral form that can be obtained by integrating both sides of eqn ( 3.1 ) over a surface |
| 15 | Firstly , it would make it easier for users who are unfamiliar with keyboards to communicate with the computer by using their normal handwriting . |
| 16 | The company says the deal gives it the opportunity to distribute financial information to clients ' branch offices by using their own hardware and networks . |
| 17 | I 'm sure she wants you to extend the same warmth to her that you extend to me by using my first name . ’ |
| 18 | By using my right knee to steady the wheel when I changed gear , I managed to get Armstrong out of the hospital car park . |
| 19 | By using your special HICA cheque book you can withdraw a minimum of £100 in cash from the Midland branch where the account is held . |
| 20 | Within a year or so you will have the satisfaction of moving in to the house you have built with your own hands ; your old home will have been sold , allowing you to pay back the building society loan you took out to buy the land and materials ; and there will be more than enough profit , considering how much you saved by using your own labour , to pay for some champagne to celebrate . |
| 21 | Given the time it takes for non-experts to put up a house , the interest charges on your loan may eat considerably into the discount you capture by using your own labour , says Tuffin . |
| 22 | My dream is achievable because all we have to do is stop doing some of the things we are already doing : stop using the productive forces we have developed to create disabilities through warfare , environmental pollution and industrial accidents ; stop creating disabilities through poverty by using our vast wealth not in pursuit of capital accumulation and profit , but in ensuring that we all have the necessities to sustain material life ; and stop judging and treating people on the basis of the contribution they can or can not make to the development and operation of these productive forces . |
| 23 | We would like to ask that all members of our Diocese pray for this important venture , perhaps by using our Diocesan prayer ( right ) . |
| 24 | He would cajole , flatter and persuade congressmen to support him by using his wide knowledge of their attitudes , constituencies , prejudices and personal backgrounds . |
| 25 | Thus in his own way Ashton has reflected the composer 's own imaginative flight of fancy , firstly by following the academic structure of the score and secondly by using his choreographic imagination to bring to life Shakespeare 's mortals and immortals for ‘ of such stuff dreams are made ’ . |
| 26 | This is why the patient is no longer given a tripod or quadrupod and taught to walk by using his unaffected side and leaning heavily on his support . |
| 27 | Thus spiders enable us to analyse the ecology of sexual dimorphism ( with empirical investigations of particular species or ecotypes ) , as well as study its evolution ( by using he comparative method to juxtapose different species or ecotypes ) . |
| 28 | As soon as the block is instigated , the attacker switches his attack by bringing his right leg down into a sweep position , directly behind the defender 's leading foot . |
| 29 | The hon. Gentleman does a valuable service by reminding us that Labour is committed to a policy of heavy redistributive taxation . |
| 30 | You could even have a do-it-yourself health farm treatment at home , by devoting your whole time to exercise , diet , sauna baths , or any of the programmes you would want from a health farm at about one-tenth of the cost . |