Example sentences of "by [v-ing] [pers pn] on the " in BNC.
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1 | He embraces suicide as deed , as the one true act in a false world , as supreme podvig , as feat to end feats , God-killing , god-making ; and in doing so he exemplifies , as others before and Ivan Karamazov after him , the truth that Dostoevsky can only satisfy his hunger for crisis and clarity by bestowing it on the enemy . |
2 | CAMPAIGN from Empire attempts to defeat this division , by allowing you on the one hand to be in control of complete military formations and make strategic decisions , and then as your valiant troops come into contact with the enemy allow you to drop down into each tank and fight for glory . |
3 | The workshops mentioned later in the chapter may provide a hub for the self-directed learning by basing them on the problem(s) . |
4 | All I did was to congratulate Mark by patting him on the thigh , ’ said Roger Hoad . |
5 | There is no way the farmer can deal with the output of hundreds of animals simply by spreading it on the fields . |
6 | The importance of locational specifications in general can be gauged from the fact that there seem to be two basic ways of referring to objects — by describing or naming them on the one hand , and by locating them on the other ( Lyons , 1977a : 648 ) . |
7 | A jury had earlier convicted Duncan of assaulting Andrew Clarkson by punching him on the head and body to his severe injury and permanent disfigurement . |
8 | We camped upriver from the falls , stalling the leap into the chasm of some of the water by boiling it on the Trangia and making it into Earl Grey tea . |
9 | if an aircraft does come back it would be an ideal way of getting our market share back from by putting it on the east coast |
10 | Ferguson may be stupidly obstructing his development by playing him on the right , where he does not cross the ball so well : - ) Kev . |
11 | Firstly , the weight transmitted through the sailor 's feet can be used to counter the capsize by placing them on the rail ( W2 ) . |
12 | This layout was a physical expression of the administrative structure that Hammond was organizing for the office particularly , as Mary Anderson points out , the special status awarded to the Under Secretaries and their political departments , by placing them on the same level as the Secretary of State . |
13 | And in September 1988 , Donleavy seemed to confirm this by placing him on the ‘ inactive ’ list and arranging for him to rejoin the Boy Scouts of America as Director of Marketing and Public Relations for the Chicago Area Council . |
14 | Then , by placing it on the board again , you can lie down and paddle home . |
15 | The rouble became progressively stronger and in 1897 foreign confidence was ensured by placing it on the gold standard . |
16 | He claimed he had taken the measurements of Eclipse during life , and wished to satisfy his curiosity by trying them on the dead subject . |
17 | The figures for this year show that £20 million-worth of coal will be imported to Britain by the end of December — the equivalent of closing 20 average-sized pits and getting rid of between 20,000 and 25,000 miners by throwing them on the scrap heap . |
18 | The children are not allowed to touch the fish with the paper and try to move it along by hitting it on the floor to create a draught . |
19 | Apparently , you almost scared the band off the idea of a musical career by lecturing them on the evils of the business side of the industry … |
20 | A NURSING home boss punished teenage girl workers by spanking them on the bottom , an industrial tribunal heard yesterday . |
21 | He also hopes to exploit the Burke 's name by reproducing it on the labels of clarets , burgundies and champagnes . |