Example sentences of "by [verb] [adv] [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 | Dressing often becomes a battle at this time , as you try to hurry the process by helping where help is n't wanted and she becomes more and more frustrated when her leg goes in the wrong hole or the jumper ends up back to front . |
| 5 | This is made possible by whipping up speed with a continuous pull on the lines by the flyer . |
| 6 | Unless and until the Government gives a lead by bringing down interest rates generally . |
| 7 | This would be done by bringing in metal tanks , flooding them and adding filtration and ventilation . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | In such situations , it may be prudent to prepare for the worst eventuality by drawing up contingency plans . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | A decision to save by building up money balances no longer carries with it the high opportunity cost that it once did . |
| 12 | In addition , its oil exploration activities in the Ecuadorian Amazon has been blamed for damaging the hunting economy of the Waorani , Quichua , Siona , Secoya and Cofan Indians , by driving away wildlife and polluting soil and water . |
| 13 | Wimbledon followed suit a little later by opening up competition to professional tennis players . |
| 14 | Part 1 deals with the fundamentals , and begins by explaining how polymer molecules may be treated as spring-bead chains in which the molecules are treated as a sequence of spring-like beads . |
| 15 | By dressing up deprivation in this spatial vocabulary it is possible to hide the more unpalatable realities of economic restructuring , redundancy and exploitation . |
| 16 | Conner is responding by ramping up production of its Filepro and Aegean Series of 3.5 ’ and of new tape drives developed by Archive . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | By looking ahead management are then in a good position to anticipate potential problems . |
| 19 | Since 7 January the 2nd Shock Army , the southernmost element of the Front , had been playing its part in the general Soviet counter-offensive by pushing northwards north-east of Novgorod , trying to pinch off the deep German salient across the Lovat River between Lake Ladoga and Lake Ilmen , and thus to help relieve Leningrad . |
| 20 | 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 ) . |
| 21 | Mr Bond said : ‘ There are 33 independent milkmen who are all helping out by picking up food around the town . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | The shortage is being met by pumping up groundwater and by making more efficient use of water . |
| 24 | 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 . ’ |
| 25 | By piecing together evidence from many different sources , we hope to gain a better understanding of how the different elements of a home worked . |
| 26 | By piecing together information from a range of sources , including fire reports , response to MPs ' questions and media reports , Greenpeace has been able to document 252 fires plus explosions and radioactive leaks . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Dalton gained the lead by moving furthest south last week . |
| 29 | Move to the top of the document by holding down Ctrl and tapping Pg Up |
| 30 | ‘ That 's not the impression you gave by holding back information from the detective who called on you . ’ |