Example sentences of "by [v-ing] [pron] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The necessary conditions for the formation of sand dunes are a wide foreshore exposed at low tide so that the wind blowing over it can dry the sand and set it in motion ; something to trap the sand and cause it to start accumulating ; and plants to colonise the pile of sand and by binding it together to prevent its complete destruction by the wind or high tides . |
| 2 | On a kill they show no special relish for liver , heart or kidneys by singling them out to eat first as delicacies . |
| 3 | Our task is to bring back the mass-production element into the house-building industry , which can be done only by enabling it largely to work on its own authority for a prospective demand — by ‘ letting the dog see the rabbit ’ . |
| 4 | ‘ We surprise clients by recommending them not to proceed from time to time , ’ he says . |
| 5 | Limiting the options of the young , by forcing them either to remain dependent on their families or to join YTP or JTP schemes , was unacceptable . |
| 6 | You can also adapt this design by turning it round to make a landscape design , so that the curve resembles a flattened horseshoe . |
| 7 | He grimaced , but I could see he was not unpleased , though he tried to hide it by marching me off to give his vegetables their evening watering . |
| 8 | It was the Royal College for the Blind at Hereford that gave him new inspiration by teaching him how to sculpt . |
| 9 | Lear imposes himself as a burden on his two remaining daughters by expecting them how to look after him and his retinue in his old age . |
| 10 | Could , could that just be underlined perhaps in , by rephrasing it slightly to emphasise that , because I , I think that |
| 11 | ‘ These service industries can provide a better short-term financial return but real sustainable growth must be founded on manufacturing industries which add real value to raw materials by combining them together to form a product for which people are prepared to pay a premium , ’ he added . |
| 12 | The second is to test understanding by inviting someone else to summarize and check that their summary accords with the one you yourself would have given at that stage in the proceedings . |
| 13 | In 1983 district health authorities ( DHAs ) were asked to " test the effectiveness of their domestic , catering and laundry services by putting them out to tender " ( DHSS 1983a ) . |
| 14 | By making it hard to put up the tall blocks of flats of the sort that span the skylines of most capitals , the government condemns Tokyo to low-rise , cramped housing . |
| 15 | I realized I would need to convince them at the first opportunity that I was primarily a practical policeman and not an academic ; and I also noted that while the college was keen to list the academic qualifications of those on the course , the participants quickly justified Lewis 's assertions by playing them down to emphasize their history of praxis and practical mastery . |
| 16 | When this happens the two rival Orcs settle matters by fighting it out to decide which of them is best . |
| 17 | During the late nineteenth century , Medical Officers of Health , in particular , contended that women going out to work were responsible for raising the infant mortality rate because they tended to bottle-feed their infants and because , by carrying them out to nurse in the early morning , they exposed them to bronchitis . |
| 18 | In all this , as in everything else in their lives , you can help them best by listening with patience and sympathy , never dismissing their anxieties — however unreasonable they may seem to be — simply by telling them not to worry because you will always see that they are all right . |