Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] by [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I started by looking at the chromosome patterns , of course — remember the men who are born with an extra Y chromosome , who show aggressive behavior and antisocial tendencies . |
| 2 | I mean , he likes women , and she operated by sleeping with the boss . ’ |
| 3 | She was , however , also well-to-do , so she compromised by sitting in the open box next to the screened harem ones . |
| 4 | Despite the lack of axonal degeneration in the transected optic nerves of C57B1/6-WLD mice ( which we confirmed by labelling with the RT97 monoclonal antineurofilament antibody ) , the decrease in mitotic cells after transection was not significantly different in these mice than in normal C57B1/6 mice ( Fig. 1 c ) , making it unlikely that the loss of an axolemmal mitogen is the cause of the decrease in proliferation . |
| 5 | All the tension Gascoigne had been suffering was suddenly released , and he celebrated by sprinting to the sidelines . |
| 6 | He began by commenting on the dramatic progress that has been made in the understanding of both tropospheric and stratospheric chemical processes during the past 20 years . |
| 7 | Always hitting straight , he started by launching into the left-arm spin of Henry , whom he twice lifted over long-on for six . |
| 8 | He commenced by dealing with the importance of Shrewsbury as a trial centre and the value to rural communities of the branch lines , until the latter largely suffered closure due to competition from road transport . |
| 9 | Shaw produced images described as a woman 's navel , a breast , a thigh , and Jesus , on an 8 mm movie film , This he did by spitting on the lens . |
| 10 | He responded by explaining to the chairman of the committee , the fashionable playwright and military man John Burgoyne , how he had entered Murshidabad the capital of Bengal as a conqueror and how bankers and jewellers had rushed forward to thrust presents on him ; and , he concluded , as he thought back to the moment of triumph , ‘ By God , Mr. Chairman , I stand amazed at my own moderation . ’ |
| 11 | He responded by blocking off the pipe , which leads directly to the river , and by calling the authority 's pollution control office . |
| 12 | He concluded by appealing to the people of Russia for support . |
| 13 | However , he concluded by insisting on the upholding of rights for Hungarian national minorities . |