Example sentences of "by [v-ing] [adv prt] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We get rid of flies with fly-spray and by hanging up fly-paper . |
| 2 | However , the chordates were not quite fish , since they were without jaws or fins and fed by sucking in water and whatever nutrients it contained . |
| 3 | By dredging up gravel , therefore , river managers were actually de-stabilizing the river bed , thereby contributing to the erosion which they were supposedly trying to prevent . |
| 4 | This is made possible by whipping up speed with a continuous pull on the lines by the flyer . |
| 5 | Unless and until the Government gives a lead by bringing down interest rates generally . |
| 6 | This would be done by bringing in metal tanks , flooding them and adding filtration and ventilation . |
| 7 | Jane Glover succeeded him as Artistic Director in 1984 , and has successfully broadened the policies of the orchestra by bringing in chamber music of the 19th and 20th centuries , while maintaining a strong commitment to the Haydn/Mozart period . |
| 8 | In such situations , it may be prudent to prepare for the worst eventuality by drawing up contingency plans . |
| 9 | A permanent gathering of fabric achieved by drawing up material along two or more parallel lines of stitching , or over cords or thin rods threaded through casings or rod pockets . |
| 10 | A decision to save by building up money balances no longer carries with it the high opportunity cost that it once did . |
| 11 | Wimbledon followed suit a little later by opening up competition to professional tennis players . |
| 12 | By dressing up deprivation in this spatial vocabulary it is possible to hide the more unpalatable realities of economic restructuring , redundancy and exploitation . |
| 13 | Conner is responding by ramping up production of its Filepro and Aegean Series of 3.5 ’ and of new tape drives developed by Archive . |
| 14 | The failure properly to deal with troublesome residues among the masses , such as by allowing circulation of elites or by meting out violence where appropriate , may lead to the growth of ‘ Paretian tension ’ in the masses , civil unrest , revolution and ultimately the entire replacement of the decadent elite by a new governing elite . |
| 15 | Merrill Lynch has effectively sold Waste Management short and will cover its position by picking up stock from any investors stagging the issue ( or ‘ flipping ’ in transatlantic speak ) . |
| 16 | Mr Bond said : ‘ There are 33 independent milkmen who are all helping out by picking up food around the town . |
| 17 | She might have made her point a lot better by picking up Mouse and dumping him in the garbage can — instead she responded with violence that was really out of proportion to Mouse 's attack . |
| 18 | The shortage is being met by pumping up groundwater and by making more efficient use of water . |
| 19 | He uses his long bill to probe for worms , grubs and other insects , and as his nostrils are at the tip he has to clear it by forcing out air . ’ |
| 20 | I 'm positively not the person to advise anyone on cut-price marine systems or to encourage the idea that it is possible not to compromise such principles by going down market . |
| 21 | Move to the top of the document by holding down Ctrl and tapping Pg Up |
| 22 | ‘ That 's not the impression you gave by holding back information from the detective who called on you . ’ |
| 23 | Then one night they all disappeared , 'cos t' farmers an' their wives kep' forgettin' to say thank you by puttin' out cake an' milk for yum . |
| 24 | And it reproduces by sending out daughter cells . |
| 25 | If you miss this date we will have to use part of the fees by sending out reminder notices . |
| 26 | However , the success rate for syndicated material can also be increased by sending out material with themes which are relevant to the local area or which are topical . |
| 27 | The link nurses meet regularly , take a special interest in , and strive to enhance , DN expertise in leg ulcer management by feeding back information to all DNs in their patches . |
| 28 | It makes the heart pump blood faster ( we have all felt the pounding and racing of our hearts when we are roused ) ; dilates the airways of our lungs ( so we can breathe faster ) ; and causes a great increase in the release of energy — by breaking down glycogen ( the form in which glucose is stored ) for muscles , and fat ( from fat storage depots ) for the rest of the body . |
| 29 | Indeed , the money market shortages created by greater reliance on sales of gilts were initially relieved by buying back Treasury bills from the market . |
| 30 | You would have thought this would be enough to keep him in bread and circus animals for the foreseeable future , but there are rumours that he intends to watch the money grow by buying out Jobete Music , publishers of the Motown catalogue — a snip at $175 million . |