Example sentences of "[vb pp] by [v-ing] [noun pl] [conj] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Words or behaviour show that the offence can be committed by using words or merely by actions or behaviour . |
| 2 | Words or behaviour show that the offence can be committed by using words or merely by actions or behaviour . |
| 3 | The priests had a mulberry tree , which last year had come near to ruining the woman 's trade , spattering the linen of the town with a roan signature , as the pulpy fruit fell from its higher branches , or was dropped by feasting birds or even wasps ; in fact , she did not know how so much staining happened , but it was the devil to scrub it out , and she risked wearing out the cloth itself with ammonia or other solvents . |
| 4 | Afterwards , the actor was swept from the courtroom and along the corridors , closely pursued by screaming fans and on to the court steps , where he said in a prepared statement : ‘ This has not been a case about homosexuality and I resent any suggestion that it was . |
| 5 | Propagation is done by taking cuttings and simply planting them in the gravel . |
| 6 | Whether that 's done by saying things or not is immaterial . |
| 7 | However , other factors also played major roles in the revival of a brilliant career often blighted by putting lapses and finally threatened by the universally feared yips . |
| 8 | If a mutation arises in this population , causing its possessors to be brightly coloured , these few conspicuous prey will be easily spotted by foraging birds and probably be destroyed before the naive predator learns to avoid the novel form . |