Example sentences of "by [v-ing] [adv prt] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My tiny kitchen has been given a rustic look by hanging up a hop bine from a farm , and a string of onions ( 99p ) adds the finishing touch . |
| 2 | So Today I brought and there 's an example here Today I brought joy where there was sadness by cheering up a friend who was fed up . |
| 3 | Robinson begin by rattling off a handful of saccharine songs that sound like little more than fast-paced lift music . |
| 4 | By bringing up a puppy in the context of a set routine , the anxiety factor present in dogs ( and humans alike ) will not be brought into play and so lead to an aggressive outburst . |
| 5 | The selection of what are known as quince rootstocks by fruit researchers earlier this century changed the situation by bringing about a degree of control of the vigour of the grafted trees . |
| 6 | Lotus is continuing with its plans for the networking market by bringing out a group calendaring and scheduling program based around the Filofax interface of its Organizer package . |
| 7 | Some of the episodes and dialogue are intentionally comic — as when the son helps a friendly local chief to shake off some warriors from a neighbouring tribe by bringing down a swarm of bees on them . |
| 8 | The stand should be planned as early as possible by drawing up a checklist of everything required , checking limitations on stand design , drawing up a checklist of stand services required and a progress chart for the preparation of all products and exhibits , including their manufacture , transportation to the exhibition , assembly and dismantling . |
| 9 | English Nature have responded by drawing up a lowland peatland policy , which includes commitments : , to oppose new planning applications for peat extraction on Sites of Special Scientific Interest ( SSSI ) ; , to seek protection for SSSI sites which already have planning permission — by purchasing or leasing the site , providing grant aid for conservation management , or liaising with extractors to minimize damage ; , to support the development of alternatives to peat . |
| 10 | She helped them to organise a process of gathering information by drawing up a list of possible sources , and setting them writing letters . |
| 11 | Chapter 11 works by allowing top management to get the firm out of trouble by drawing up a rescue plan that can involve restructuring the firm and writing down creditors ' claims on its assets . |
| 12 | He set the tone by drawing out a plan of the Manchester office . |
| 13 | Nor could the standing army be cut by building up a reserve since trained men , automatically liberated when drafted , could hardly be returned to enserfed villages . |
| 14 | This could be done through questions , by building up a diagram of some kind , by giving a synopsis with gaps in it , or simply by giving a resume in the learner 's native language . |
| 15 | Cohesion is maintained by building up a structure of consensual decision-making to make every individual feel an important participant . |
| 16 | Men such as Huxley and Hooker now played a significant role in the creation of the British scientific establishment by building up a system of government support for research and education . |
| 17 | Lawyer A resolved this problem by building up a reputation . |
| 18 | Now cut in the tiles to the principal wall , then continue tiling by building up a pyramid shape . |
| 19 | But , as every kite flyer discovers early in the hobby , if you wind onto a static reel over its edge , or do a similar action by winding around a handle , then the line becomes ‘ lively ’ and wraps itself into snarls . |
| 20 | In an experiment , leaf-cutter ants of the species Atta texana had to follow a trail by walking along a plastic roadway placed just above the trail ; they followed the trail as usual , but must have done so by the airborne odour of evaporated scent . |
| 21 | The pillar box was mounted on a platform about 10ft above deck and you reached it by climbing up a ladder . |
| 22 | Mapletoft , having knocked over the conversion , trumped it by banging over a 30-metre dropped goal off his weak foot to level at 20–20 . |
| 23 | Weediness , it would seem , can not be fully described simply by totting up a score . |
| 24 | Direct offer advertisements ( eg newspaper advertisements inviting investors to apply for an investment by filling in a clip-out coupon and returning it with their cheque ) , may not be issued or approved in respect of futures or other derivatives or warrants . |
| 25 | You ca n't win that by filling in a football coupon . |
| 26 | You have the opportunity in most schemes to make your wishes known by filling in a form or sending a letter to the trustees . |
| 27 | But to benefit , non-taxpayers had to register by filling in a form from their banks , building societies or local tax offices . |
| 28 | We had n't issued a certificate because the school or college had n't told SCOTVEC of the outcome of the module by filling in a Form NC6 . ’ |
| 29 | Simply by filling in a form giving a few details such as variety of wheat to be grown , date of planting and previous cropping in the field , Davies and his colleagues can , with the addition of weather data fed in 365 days a year from 45 centres around the country , predict with unerring accuracy exactly when the farmer should spread his ‘ Nitram ’ to get the best results . |
| 30 | The Library is grateful to readers who helped by filling in a questionnaire . |