Example sentences of "that [prep] [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Elena knew instinctively that by building up a separate cult of herself — in many ways more spurious and grotesque than anything created for her husband — she was laying the foundations for her own take-over in the event of Nicolae 's death . |
| 32 | Amaldi astounded his group in October 1934 with his discovery that by slowing down , rather than accelerating , neutrons , he could provoke intense nuclear reactions . |
| 33 | However , it is hoped that by bringing in additional path material it will be possible to reopen it by Easter , with access being limited to certain ‘ clean ’ areas . |
| 34 | They also claim that by bringing out a similar model , the XJR15 Jaguar failed to keep its supercar exclusive . |
| 35 | There is little doubt that by going on to the offensive the UN force saved Zaire from being cut in two by civil war . |
| 36 | Their refusal to do so had more to do with a laager mentality than with calculations that by spinning out the conflict they could buy time to mop up more territory . |
| 37 | ‘ We felt that by cutting out the broker to reduce the cost , building up a team of very friendly tele-sales and tele-service operators to talk to customers and explain and do all the form filling for them , they would eventually sign . |
| 38 | Some basses are a little better than others , but the truth is that by turning up the line level you can make it sound like anything you want . |
| 39 | He told them that by turning off here , the company they were following would almost certainly be heading for upper Teviotdale , by Rankilburn , Buccleuch and Bellenden , since the Ettrick valley would merely bring them back to its junction with Yarrow again . |
| 40 | Ann Langford , a Medau trainer , hopes that by coming down by parachute she can send our fund raising sky high . |
| 41 | What would you say to the criticism that by opening up new routes you simply add to the problem of over capacity , and so there 's less money for everyone ? |
| 42 | He explained to Gerald that by killing off bacteria in the gut , antibiotics can open the way for excessive growth by Candida . |
| 43 | In my gybe , it seemed that by pulling up on the boom I was committing a lot of weight to the back which , although turning the board initially , caused it to lose speed through the turn . |
| 44 | I believe that by arguing along these lines socialists may be able to raise more popular support than by arguing for ‘ nationalisation ’ and ‘ planning ’ in the abstract . |
| 45 | Well apart from allowing them to breathe , and apart from the sheer fun of it , it appears that by leaping out of the water they actually conserve energy when swimming at high speeds ( Journal of the Marine Biological Association . |