Example sentences of "by [v-ing] [det] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As it turned out , he had been offered double my fee and I soothed my offended vanity by attributing this to inflation . |
| 2 | A similar ambivalence can be sensed in Uppercross Cottage : on the one hand , its windows can relieve a social occasion by allowing those under stress to admire the view and recover their composure ; on the other , the tendency of the younger generation to appear at those windows unannounced , and even to come in by them , suggests a social life that has become altogether too informal and erratic . |
| 3 | Only by enabling those with disabilities to contribute , if they wish , through independent living and paid employment , will the increased percentage of ageing people be able to receive the support they expect and need . |
| 4 | Codebreakers based at Bletchley Park hastened Hitler 's defeat by uncovering most of Germany 's military secrets . |
| 5 | One reason for this is lack of awareness of the scale of the problem and the research will start by documenting this in terms of the incidence of ex-directory numbers . |
| 6 | The promises and statements made in election programmes are the basis of all those made in the campaign , so by relating these to government statements of their legislative programme , and even more so to actual behaviour in office , we can see if party-based democracies actually do work in this way . |
| 7 | I would reinforce that view by recalling that in George Wimpey & Co . |
| 8 | We can find the new resource column by noting that in P2/T1 . |
| 9 | Although the defection of Clarence , in particular , can only have enhanced Richard 's standing in the king 's eyes , the real contribution of the rebels to Gloucester 's advancement lay in opening up the existing power structure by removing several of Edward 's closest supporters . |
| 10 | Although the defection of Clarence , in particular , can only have enhanced Richard 's standing in the king 's eyes , the real contribution of the rebels to Gloucester 's advancement lay in opening up the existing power structure by removing several of Edward 's closest supporters . |
| 11 | Labour arrived at the figure of 1.25 million Scots living in poverty by combining those on income support , the unemployed , those on low pay and those claiming family credit . |
| 12 | B. The towns are growing rapidly by taking some of London 's overspill of population . |
| 13 | Most of them will go : the communal celebration draws them , they need to gather together to bid farewell to the 1970s , they need to reinforce their own expectations by witnessing those of others , by observing who is in , who is out , who is up , who is down . |
| 14 | There are good reasons for not inflicting pain on animals , but no particular point is made , except rhetorically , by grounding this in rights . |
| 15 | * You can also decorate by dipping half in chocolate . |