Example sentences of "by [be] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did n't employ an architect or surveyor , hoping that by being on the job and so closely involved , he ‘ could control things not being removed ’ . |
| 2 | Owners , management and staff can play their part by being on the lookout for drunkenness , under-age drinking or drug-dealing . |
| 3 | Some aspects are best appreciated by being on the train . |
| 4 | Locke speaks of express consent but also of tacit consent and indeed in one place tacit consent is deemed to have been given merely by being on the territory of the civil society in question . |
| 5 | This is not purely a result of them being faster sailors , but partly a measure of the clean wind they have had by being at the front . |
| 6 | By doing so , and by being at the heart of Europe , that Government will be able to represent Britain properly during the presidency . |
| 7 | To the great credit of the Conservative Government , the opportunities and aspirations of our people have been transformed ; but only by being at the heart of Europe , in the words of my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister , can we realise our full potential . |
| 8 | It exists all the more by being in the same place as power . |
| 9 | Even if association with the Olympics would n't help in getting sponsorships ( which it definitely would ) , by being in the Olympic movement U.S. rugby would be eligible for large U.S. Olympic Committee grants to help administer its programmes . |
| 10 | She knew she was violating her bail conditions by being in the Rollercoaster but she also knew she would be perfectly safe if she kept a low profile . |
| 11 | Did I mess up your plans by being in the wrong place at the wrong time ? ’ |
| 12 | He was dangerous to her , a predator who threatened her nervous system merely by being in the same room . |
| 13 | Only by being in the economic powerhouse of the European Community can we satisfy those aspirations . |
| 14 | Current levels of unemployment are relatively unimportant , hopefully some time down the line they will expect to get er as a relatively well paid job erm because agricultural incomes are so very low , you know , and urban incomes are relatively , relatively high , they may be prepared to wait for you know five or six years in the urban area , making what could be sort of a subsistence wage , simply because that 's all that they 're gon na be on anyway if they stay in the rural area , so if there is a higher probability of them getting a well paid job merely by being in the urban area making these contacts then they might as well move to the , to the urban area in the hope of some time in the future obtaining that er er an urban job . |
| 15 | At the lowest levels this does not matter : syllables can be identified from the text , and syllables group into clitic phrases , consisting of one lexically stressed syllable and any unstressed syllables which are immediately associated with it , either by being in the same word or by being proclitic or enclitic to it . |
| 16 | They had done so by being in the right place at the right time , for the first and last time in their history . |
| 17 | Both the Borough and Health Authority have supported the work of ACET in Ealing by being among the first to provide financial support . |
| 18 | As a commentator he achieved an international double by being behind the microphone for two Test matches and one rugby international . |
| 19 | Truly sir , all that I live by is with the awl . |
| 20 | All that I live with is by , sorry , all that I live by is with the awl . |
| 21 | Truly sir , all that I live by is with the awl . |
| 22 | All that I live by is with the awl . |
| 23 | All that I live with by is with the awl . |
| 24 | All that I live by is with the awl . |
| 25 | All that I live by is with the awl . |
| 26 | Truly sir truly sir all that I live with with by is with the awl . |
| 27 | Truly sir , all I live by is with the awl . |
| 28 | Truly sir all that I live by is with the awl . |
| 29 | All that I live by is with the all . |
| 30 | All that I live by is with the awl . |