Example sentences of "by [v-ing] [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It frightens off greenfly by manufacturing their alarm chemicals itself . |
| 2 | He has to serve the church by articulating its teaching , and at the same time , and as part of the same task , to explore and clarify the understanding it contains . |
| 3 | The thick grey hair had been tinted a reddish brown , a process to which she had succumbed only for the last two years , having previously been free in expressing her opinion of those stupid women who aimed to camouflage their age by dyeing their hair . |
| 4 | When Count Philip of Flanders suspected that his wife had committed adultery with Gautier de Fontaines he had the young man killed by hanging him upside down in a cess-pit . |
| 5 | Nigel told how his branch had once decided to mount a recruitment campaign by publicizing their opposition to ‘ problem families ’ being housed in a middle-class area . |
| 6 | After the therapist encouraged the couple to think of ways of being positive in their behaviour towards each other , Ann agreed to wear more attractive clothes , and Charles to show her more consideration and affection by praising her appearance , and expressing positive feelings towards her . |
| 7 | Rupe roots for his mate Bob Rupert Murdoch has stirred up the possums in Australia , his former homeland , by praising his mate Bob Hawke , the Prime Minister , and dismissing Andrew Peacock , the opposition leader . |
| 8 | The eunuchs piled into the entrance hall , the musicians started up the music and Vimla led the dancing by stamping her foot and ringing her little anklet bells . |
| 9 | If the threat is from behind , the horse may attempt to protect his rear end by tucking his tail between his legs . |
| 10 | At Oxford Crown Court his counsel argued that he did not intend to harm Miss Lamplugh and had planned to commit suicide by crashing her car . |
| 11 | Clancy Fernando was killed in Colombo on Nov. 16 when a suicide bomber , believed to be a member of the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ( LTTE ) , activated a bomb by crashing his motorcycle into the admiral 's car . |
| 12 | A coach driver steered 27 elderly passengers to safety yesterday by crashing his vehicle into an empty house after its brakes failed on a steep hill in Paignton , Devon . |
| 13 | The pair of them added a fair number of crashes to the record that year and when both Hunt and Horsley crashed at Brands Hatch ( Hunt made it a double by crashing his Mini on the way home ! ) |
| 14 | ‘ Raisins and Almonds ’ ; hits from Fiddler on the Roof ; the oft-told tale of Rainbow 's father shocking the congregation at his own bar mitzvah by singing his Haftorah portion to a be-bop melody ; Goldie 's slightly off-key rendition of that old family favourite ‘ How Does the Tsar Eat Potatoes ? |
| 15 | SAVE yourself a steam-filled kitchen and the risk of pans boiling dry by microwaving your Christmas pudding . |
| 16 | The preferred approach of Soviet officials was to confirm Iran 's abandonment of a pro-Western political and military policy by encouraging its association in the Non-Aligned Movement . |
| 17 | Nevertheless , when the controversial Shas leader and interior minister , Arye Deri , brought his conflict with Ms Aloni to a head by submitting his resignation on May 9th , it was Meretz that had to give way . |
| 18 | She does not become criminally liable merely by assisting her husband to escape punishment for a crime which she knows him to have committed ; and it is only within certain limits that husband and wife are competent , and within narrower limits that they are compellable , to give evidence against one another , in criminal proceedings . |
| 19 | Symbolically , by writing letters , and directly , with financial payments or by assisting their victim . |
| 20 | The mite is just visible to the naked eye and feeds on honey bees and their grubs by sucking their body fluids . |
| 21 | ‘ What do you mean by sneaking my cousin off to the mainland when she 's supposed to be at my place , studying ? |
| 22 | Relieved by unloading her bombshell , Jonquil began to move about the forlorn little shop , examining books . |
| 23 | West Indies have answered speculation about Viv Richards 's health by naming him captain for the Champions ' Trophy tournament in Sharjah and the Nehru tournament in India . |
| 24 | Thankfully one of the other people in the flat was from keighley and a fellow whites fan ( had trials with them he kept telling me , and scored against Lukic — a fact he celebrated by naming his cat after the illustrious man ) so they press cuttings did n't last too long . |
| 25 | Scotland 's Andy Roxburgh made a departure from his standard procedure by naming his side 48 hours in advance , leaving a nervous Arrigo Sacchi to jumble his big names back home in preparation for the Ibrox showdown . |
| 26 | Poulantzas therefore develops his theory by elaborating his conception of the capitalist state and tracing its connection with the class struggle . |
| 27 | If you feel you often get unnecessarily short shrift in your interviews with professionals a question you must ask yourself is whether you have created an unfavourable impression by wasting their time in the past . |
| 28 | Lawyers are expected to argue that Michael Howard and Mr Clarke are both in contempt of the court 's decision by pursuing her deportation . |
| 29 | By sharpening his policy differences with Mr Kinnock he persuaded the voters that life under Labour would not go on much as before . |
| 30 | By seeing their work at first hand , they 're hoping he 'll be convinced of the need for more officers . |