Example sentences of "by [v-ing] [adv] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He gladly accepted a lift back to Stromness on Venturous and repaid me by filling in some details for my report on the development of the terminal and the Piper Oil Field which would be supplying it . |
| 2 | More generally , efforts were made to reduce staff by limiting state functions or by privatization , i.e. by passing over some tasks to private contractors . |
| 3 | The course was lengthened by pushing back some tees so as to comply with the Regulations on Handicapping , resulting in the Club having four recognised S.S. courses : White ( 70 ) , Yellow ( 69 ) , Green ( 68 ) and the L.G.U. Red ( 72 ) . |
| 4 | Serve with cinnamon custard or a sauce made by warming together some treacle and golden syrup with just a squeeze of lemon and a dash of syrup from the jar of stem ginger . |
| 5 | Surely we could get rid of some of our fuel problems by setting up some windmills ? |