Example sentences of "[pron] by [verb] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | He remembered a Chinese fable Ellen had once told him about a man who falls off a cliff , saves himself by clutching at a plant , and then notices that two mice are gnawing away the branch on which his life depends . |
| 2 | Like most Birkbeck students , he was obliged to support himself by working at a job of some kind . |
| 3 | and I thought it was hysterical , it was the fact that you noticed when you first came here about if somebody liked you they always greeted you by swearing at you |
| 4 | A change of appearance was like hanging a net over a mirror , she had the same eyes but consoled herself by looking at herself differently . |
| 5 | It was done to prevent her giving way to a compulsive wish to injure herself by picking at her skin . |
| 6 | She could not glare at it or protect herself by clutching at the chair 's arms . |
| 7 | If you do n't acknowledge this resentment , you will inevitably let it seep out and it 's all too easy to punish him by hinting at inadequacies , and burden him with guilt at your loss . |
| 8 | Taylor was upset with Platt before the Turkey game for not informing him of the serious nature of the injury but the player surprised him by playing at Wembley with his usual effectiveness . |
| 9 | He laughed against her throat and then teased her by nipping at her chin . |
| 10 | You know if this was my business , I would have budgeted for this amount of advertising to be ab I mean you ca n't sit it by getting at home er you ca n't get it by sitting at home . |
| 11 | In this assessment of an explanation the writer has disagreed with the main proposition and supported it by looking at the Liberal and Labour parties separately , and secondly at the other factors making for Liberal decline . |
| 12 | Can you see it by looking at it without touching it ? |
| 13 | He produced it by burning at high temperatures finely pulverized lime with clay in certain proportions , and grinding the product . |
| 14 | You know if this was my business , I would have budgeted for this amount of advertising to be ab I mean you ca n't sit it by getting at home er you ca n't get it by sitting at home . |
| 15 | Users of injecting drugs can protect themselves by looking at a range of options for drug use other than injecting . |
| 16 | I venture to write and enquire if you would oblige me by calling at this Officer , at some time convenient to yourself : I am not at liberty to offer any further information at this juncture , but I think I may say that our meeting will be to your advantage . |
| 17 | But he greeted me by swearing at me , so I went into the hall to find somebody else . |
| 18 | Striking Royal Mail technicians say bosses are harassing them by calling at their homes at night . |