Example sentences of "by [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | A situation like this can be covered very succinctly by panning from a shot of the mother to a view of the child who is receding into the distance . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm really keen to play again , ’ said the 40-year-old Scot , whose Ryder Cup place was put in jeopardy by crashing into a flower pot three weeks ago and badly bruising his sternum . |
| 3 | Many have learnt musical skills and earned an income by singing in a church choir , Like J. S. Bach , the choirmaster or cantor of the past usually taught his choristers and pupils harmony and counterpoint , as well as instrumental skills . |
| 4 | This study overcomes these problems by collaborating on a reciprocal basis with people who are inside the system . |
| 5 | The group communicated their ideas to the public by collaborating on A Pocket Dictionary of Foreign Words Which Have Entered the Vocabulary of the Russian Language , a work whose purpose was to discuss not foreign words per se but rather the social and political phenomena to which many of them related . |
| 6 | This stronger sense of learning also carries with it the idea that ultimately the student is able to evaluate it for him or herself , and form a personal view about its validity ( by reading the relevant articles , by listening to the different views of the authorities on the topic , and perhaps by assisting in a clinical trial ) . |
| 7 | It scuttles out of office doorways with a desperateness that is quickly dispelled by sucking on a white , smoking cylinder . |
| 8 | If the accused helps himself to services , for example , by sneaking into a cinema when no one is looking , there is no obtaining by deception . |
| 9 | It is virtually impossible to grate then , so they should be broken up by stroking with a fork if required for cooking . |
| 10 | On April 19 Verdiger announced that he would after all support Labour , but on April 22 Shas , the ultra-orthodox party which had played a major role in the collapse of the coalition in March by abstaining in a vote of no-confidence , announced its absolute support for Likud . |
| 11 | In 1957 , Paisley and Wylie were charged with causing a disturbance in Donaghadee by preaching through a loud hailer . |
| 12 | In the cross-piece this is achieved by lashing through a hole in the cross member and around the outside of the stanchion . |
| 13 | Canes can be made more secure by fastening to a horizontal wire . |
| 14 | The right to sublet part of their home ( as long as they do not change the use e.g. by subletting to a business concern ) . |
| 15 | In these hot summer months prudent Japanese girls suppress the potential faux pas of erect nipples that could spring up from a cool blast of the air-conditioner by sticking on a handy pair of ‘ Nipples ’ . |
| 16 | By sticking to a glass of juice a day , removing skin from the chicken , and having three pieces of fruit in the evening instead of all the snacks would bring the calories down to 2,300 . |
| 17 | By sticking to a small range of products , they simplify distribution . |
| 18 | Cocaine subverts the pathway not by binding to dopamine receptors , but by sticking to a molecule called , inelegantly , the dopamine re-uptake transporter . |
| 19 | By sticking to a small basic unit ( 100 or 120 hours of student effort ) delivered across terms ( three per year , and with the development of a summer school , potentially four ) Oxford has established a pattern of regular assessment , and regular award-making examinations boards , that depends upon an intensity of academic staff commitment that other institutions would find difficult if not impossible to implement within the current framework of practice and conditions of service . |
| 20 | Such questions can only be answered by experimenting on a computer . |
| 21 | Museums such as the Victoria & Albert have responded to these pressures by experimenting with a variety of fund-raising schemes : commercial sponsorship of exhibitions and galleries , the establishment of ‘ friends ’ and — perhaps most controversially — the implementation of entrance charges . |
| 22 | Gently shake off excess water and blot end of slide by touching to a paper towel . |
| 23 | Aim for a margin of safety by allowing for a further two to three minutes ' ‘ sudden death ’ extension after that . |
| 24 | A report generator is essentially a means of instructing the computer to produce a report in whatever form may be required , by typing in a series of English-type commands on the terminal . |
| 25 | As expected formation of the low mobility complex was inhibited by the addition of antibody to Oct-1 confirming that it contains Oct-1 whereas the antibody had no effect on the formation of the high mobility complex indicating that it is formed by binding of a cervical protein distinct from Oct-1 ( Figure 3 ) . |
| 26 | Alternatively , neuropeptide Y may have produced its choleretic effect by binding at a hypothelamic level , where neuropeptide Y receptors are also plentiful . |
| 27 | There is also a curious parallel between the manner of his death , supposedly by drowning in a well , and the similar disposal of Sigismund 's body after his defeat and capture in 524 . |
| 28 | To increase the definition I finished off by drawing with a fine line , using a ZIG Artist Sketching Pen . |
| 29 | ‘ Companies would benefit by drawing from a wider pool of talent and ability than is currently considered , ’ he writes , ‘ and it would enable them to appoint more women . |
| 30 | They will agree to cut their hay or silage in August by mowing in a ‘ corncrake-friendly ’ pattern . |