Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [noun] by [v-ing] the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | TREE surgeon Robin Teasdill , 34 , stopped himself from bleeding to death by holding the main artery of his leg together for 15 minutes . |
| 2 | Forster was sorely tempted to nip out and confirm that the noise was coming from George by twiddling the volume and tuner , but fought down the urge . |
| 3 | Beida was just falling in line by removing the large statue , it was argued . |
| 4 | The method of arriving at cost by applying the latest purchase price to the total number of units in stock is unacceptable in principle because it is not necessarily the same as actual cost and in times of rising prices , will result in the taking of a profit which has not been realised . |
| 5 | It is the revitalising of the whole tradition of policing by consent by increasing the level of trust by the community in its police , by fostering a deeper understanding by the police of community problems and community needs . |