Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] [vb infin] [pron] by [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you are not a bee-keeper , you may easily become one by amassing herbs beloved by bees and/or butterflies ; many herbs are bee plants such as goldenrod , mullein , honeysuckle , thyme , catmint and bergamot . |
| 2 | It seems if we agree to these new constituents coming through , we 'll only do it by having additional buildings which are utterly wasteful and quite honestly Mr Deputy Speaker , I think you 'll your constituents a very distressed indeed about the waste , the fraud and the mismanagement of the E C , of course Sir . |
| 3 | The Kilns venture was highly unusual , and the Lewis brothers knew that they could only afford it by taking the great risk of throwing in their lot together ; in the event the purchase price was lowered to £3,300 . |
| 4 | See people did n't have cars , and if it was now , they could only help me by bringing a horse to meet me or erm or a tractor if they half way . |
| 5 | As Professor Housman used to say , ‘ Stand on a barrel in the streets of Baghdad and say twice two are four and ginger is hot in the mouth and therefore Mohammed is the prophet of God , and it is unlikely that anyone would question your reasoning ; but if he should be bold enough to do so , you could easily silence him by calling him a Christian dog . ’ |
| 6 | Pabulum Consultants ' Jennifer Rust adds : ‘ They could also help themselves by thinking through a problem before phoning the support desk . |
| 7 | This creates the dilemma illustrated in the project discussed above , of appearing to meet local needs when in fact such actions do little about the real causes of social problems and may indeed aggravate them by uprooting local leaders . |
| 8 | You will easily spot them by carrying out the title/verso exercise . |
| 9 | I will further provoke him by saying that anchor-man is a most fitting name for his role in the relay team . |
| 10 | Indeed , with some topics if the teacher does not handle them indirectly , the class will hastily protect themselves by opting out , fooling around , etc . |
| 11 | That is exactly where they will ultimately lead us by supporting devolved government in Scotland . |
| 12 | The fact that the aid is an extraordinary measure and that the patient has indicated that it is a burden absolves the doctor of his duty to continue treatment , and he may therefore discontinue it by switching off the machine . |
| 13 | If the receipt message is acceptable , the holder may subsequently update it by requesting , for example , that the date and place of shipment be inserted in the message as soon as the goods have been loaded on board . |
| 14 | The F-Plan 's extra filling power can most help you by getting you right to slim-weight target . |
| 15 | It can only propagate itself by shedding the light of its sympathy literally ; by learning to love common people and common things , to feel common interests . |
| 16 | It can only obtain it by eating animal proteins . |
| 17 | Erm right , well we 've got the lights down , we 'll perhaps er use some of the slides er later , but er if I can just introduce myself by saying that some of you will already know Chris , this is the er nature of our business . |
| 18 | We owe them a great deal and can best repay them by finding a political solution to the conflict in Northern Ireland . |
| 19 | You can even colour them by mixing a food dye into the half cup of water . |