Example sentences of "doing [det] is [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reason why people are willing to spend money and time looking at the geology of Lake Tocarno of course is that some of our ancestors are lying around in the rocks and people are therefore very keen on getting accurate dating of the fossils and one way of doing that is to get erm accurate datings of changes in other fossils that you can co-ordinate with them . |
| 2 | The gentlest way of doing this is to use the effect of the deprivation of something desired , and where the training of children is concerned , that something need be nothing other than the temporary withholding of manifestations of love . |
| 3 | Once of the easiest ways of doing this is to use semi-rigid cavity wall batts — the insulating slabs fitted in the cavities of newly-built houses . |
| 4 | One way of doing this is to use the soliloquy or aside , such flexible resources on the Elizabethan stage . |
| 5 | One way of doing this is to use the purchasing power parity ( PPP ) theory , also known as the law of one price . |
| 6 | One way of doing this is to point out the less organized character of a movement , in which there may be no regular or easily identifiable membership ( no ‘ party card ’ or dues ) , and little in the way of a central office or staff . |
| 7 | A relatively safe way of doing this is to go through a local agency or someone who has passed the test to become a member of the Magic Circle . |
| 8 | One way of doing this is to take a piece of paper and mark the position of the mounting holes and matching them against the motherboard . |
| 9 | The commonest way of doing this is to take the latest available RPI and to assume a constant inflation rate thereafter . |
| 10 | One of the best ways of doing this is to take children into our confidence . |
| 11 | A second way of doing this is to take the deceased 's net income and deduct his estimated expenditure on himself . |
| 12 | The most common way of doing this is to put in a box-shaped insert at the bottom of the bag . |
| 13 | One way of doing this is to put the mast track further forwards , thus engaging more of the rail . |
| 14 | The simplest way of doing this is to let the children wear an outfit with shorts , socks and shirt in the colour of their favourite team . |
| 15 | As HCN fumes can be evolved from the mixed stain , the safest way of doing this is to immerse the slide in a dish of hot water before placing in the bath of stain which is at room temperature . |
| 16 | One way of doing this is to accuse teachers of failing to teach relevant skills and attitudes . |
| 17 | One way of doing this is to establish , within the whole group framework , small groups with common interests , which depend on each other . |
| 18 | One way of doing this is to identify jobs that can use people with different temperaments and backgrounds . |
| 19 | ‘ The people of Lanarkshire must be helped to overcome the devastating effects of industrial depression , and one way of doing this is to increase educational opportunities and access to universities , ’ said Mr Reid . |
| 20 | One way of doing this is to ensure that specialists implementing technical changes , eg the Resource Management Initiative , pay heed to the behavioural changes they expect to promote in managers and staff involved . |
| 21 | Her way of doing this is to organise a monthly lottery . |
| 22 | The best way of doing this is to study the people who actively assemble and maintain the waiting lists . |
| 23 | A technique for doing this is to make an amusing remark against yourself . |
| 24 | One way of doing this is to structure your paragraph as : First sentence ( topic sentence ) , makes the main claim of the paragraph ( and tries also to link the paragraph with what came before ) + subsequent sentences : justify or illustrate the claim ; |
| 25 | One way of doing this is to look behind the literal , formal meaning of what is said or written , and to consider what the sender of a message intends to achieve with it , to try to understand its function . |
| 26 | One way of doing this is to look behind the literal , formal meaning of what is said or written , and to consider what the sender of a message intends to achieve with it , to try to understand its function . |
| 27 | The major means for doing this is to encourage doctors and health authorities to seek care where it can mostly cheaply and efficiently be provided . |
| 28 | The front skid or main wheel will also need to be chocked , and an easy , effective way of doing this is to run the main wheel into a rut in the ground . |
| 29 | One way of doing this is to count the number of days in any month where you were at or below a certain weight . |
| 30 | The simplest method of doing this is to remove the lid of the cistern ( if it has one ) , laying a length of wood across the cistern and tying a piece of string to the ballvalve arm so that it is held closed . |