Example sentences of "[pron] [vb base] by [v-ing] [pers pn] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Getting its feet into the black binliner is difficult but I manage by laying it down on its stomach and pretending to play this little piggy with its toes till it goes into its silly reverse-crawl routine . |
| 2 | Yeah but you you did n't have thousands outstanding before you , you know by spending yours like yesterday . |
| 3 | And , he says , when you 're not understood by anybody , you respond by misunderstanding them back . |
| 4 | ‘ You think by keeping me here you can drive me wild with need . ’ |
| 5 | It depends what you call by using it much ? |
| 6 | Your bladder holds your water , but your balls contain that lovely , sticky stuff which you waste by spreading it all over your bed . |
| 7 | They said what they mean by using it properly , I mean |