Example sentences of "by [v-ing] i [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You can all be scientists today by helping me do some magic science tricks |
| 2 | And think what good you 're doing by helping me fulfil all Uncle 's requirements for getting hold of my inheritance . |
| 3 | By letting me go , she is merely increasing her power , for she is outmartyring my martyrdom . |
| 4 | Two American girls offered to help costs by letting me share their hotel room — an offer no ‘ gentleman ’ could possibly accept . |
| 5 | I did n't really imagine he 'd chosen the paint for the front door on that basis , but I liked the door being that colour , though it hurt stupidly by making me remember a lot of things . |
| 6 | It 's ridiculous , she thought angrily ; he can bring tears to my eyes just by making me remember the simple things , like the way he reached out and unlocked the seatbelt for me — he 'd done it with one fluid gesture , no fumbling with it — how he had flung his jacket on to the back seat with the same faultless grace , how he 'd sauntered round the back of the car with a bemused smile when he 'd winkled it into a tight spot . |
| 7 | " Maybe , but they wo n't get rid of me by making me clasp hands with you . |