Example sentences of "[vb past] by [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She felt intimidated by going into the foyer bar . |
| 2 | A game of chance played by betting on the order appearance of certain cards . |
| 3 | Huddersfield 's Clem Stephenson had the ability to beat the offside trap of the old-style full-backs ; that it was possible to beat the stopper Chapman showed by pointing to the example of Robert Gurney . |
| 4 | To this end the workshop began by referring to the information leaflet which accompanied the workshop . |
| 5 | His analysis began by distinguishing between the background factors which had created the potential for urban disorder in areas such as Brixton and the precipitating action or event which sparked off the riots . |
| 6 | SAVE began by writing to the Department of Transport setting out the importance of the park , only to be told that a large number of representations had been made in favour of the proposed route . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Always hitting straight , he started by launching into the left-arm spin of Henry , whom he twice lifted over long-on for six . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . ’ |
| 12 | He responded by blocking off the pipe , which leads directly to the river , and by calling the authority 's pollution control office . |
| 13 | I mean , he likes women , and she operated by sleeping with the boss . ’ |
| 14 | It is probable that the jawless fish lived by grubbing in the sediment , or perhaps by filter feeding , possibly exploiting organic material derived from the plants that were taking to life on land at the same time . |
| 15 | However , he concluded by insisting on the upholding of rights for Hungarian national minorities . |