Example sentences of "by [v-ing] [that] [pron] [vb past] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By stating that he intended to fulfil his contractual obligations by repaying the loan , there arose the question whether he was dishonest in giving a false name . |
| 2 | Last time I wrote for Contact I finished by saying that we hoped to go and see Miss Saigon . |
| 3 | A severe critic of the statutes of 1861 might respond to the question " Why did Alexander II free the serfs ? " by saying that he failed to do so . |
| 4 | He began jocularly by saying that he rose to address them with some apprehension , reminded of a piece of graffiti he had seen on a Whitehall notice board which had read , ‘ I used to be indecisive … but now I 'm not so sure , , which brought a few chuckles from the floor . |
| 5 | Although built on customs and habits , institutions were nevertheless the repositories of ideas of the common good ; the challenge was to avoid institutional sclerosis by ensuring that they continued to meet contemporary needs . |