Example sentences of "[pron] by [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 31 | My Lords , I think I made it perfectly clear what I did mean er I did qualify it by saying that of course there are times when patients do have to wait on trolleys for diagnostic purposes , for observation and for other reasons er but once an admission has been agreed , then that patient should be admitted , that is our policy and that is what we 're working towards . |
| 32 | Then he had spoilt it by saying that his reasons for leaving Australia had been personal , and she had assumed he had been involved in a similar situation to that with Jennifer . |
| 33 | You , you , you may come across er legislature like this but you , you would n't be sure , when you they 're justifying it by saying that this is natural , this is a progression in er a historical progression and that in fact that it 's a erm it 's only because the , the landlords were , were sort of evil and nasty to us that , that i it , that they , this is happening . |
| 34 | Security is an overall office function , and the Computing Sub-Group , in its earlier discussions on security , has preferred to deal with it by ensuring that offices are kept as secure as possible , rather than by guarding individual pieces of hardware . |
| 35 | His hypothesis explains very nicely why we found the three groups , and he has confirmed it by showing that the preferred axes change with position in the visual field in the manner expected . |
| 36 | First of all one can deflect it by denying that some forms of species solidarity are mere bias . |
| 37 | They can not simply side-step it by claiming that the appeal to literacy has altered the nature of the ‘ great divide ’ theory . |
| 38 | Although Britain still regards this as an embarrassment , it is putting a brave face on it by claiming that most Irish-Americans have a distorted , nationalistic view of the conflict and that such a mission might go part of the way to dispelling it . |
| 39 | I 'll admit from the start that my own attempt to arpeggiate the Gambale way sounds more like Sooty than Sweep picking , but I console myself by thinking that I should n't let a signature model impose another player 's personality on my own style ! |
| 40 | I console myself by reflecting that not only do I have a higher lifetime-best break than he does ( 34–30 ) , I also hold several other table records . |
| 41 | I was shattered , but how could I defend myself by explaining that his hitherto unsuspected mistress had just rung me up to spill the beans ? ’ |
| 42 | You will think me discourteous , but perhaps I may excuse myself by explaining that it is the discourtesy of grief . ’ |
| 43 | 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 . |
| 44 | Rather than spoil the fun I 'll content myself by saying that this really is a flight of fancy even fantasy and one that , questioning our all-too-ready acceptance of linear perspective , makes this whole adventure very worthwhile . |
| 45 | Journalists whose by-lines are on defamatory stories can exculpate themselves by proving that the defamation was added to their copy without their consent ( a common occurrence where the sting emanates from clumsy sub-editing ) . |
| 46 | The youths attempted to defend themselves by claiming that the girls , who were returning from a pop concert , had consented . |
| 47 | The men defended themselves by arguing that the woman had consented to sex frequently and had done so on this occasion also . |
| 48 | You can enter confidently into any public house argument knowing that , unlike the readers of the Doncaster Evening Post , you will not make a chump of yourself by claiming that The Wedding Present are a ‘ top rave ’ band . |
| 49 | They usually disappointed everyone by recalling that he was remarkable for his unremarkableness , just another kid on the block ; not a hero , not a superstar at sports , not especially remembered for outstanding feats of school bravado nor had he made any particular impression on the girls . |
| 50 | I point out the difference as many people with mental health problems are now being cared for in the community and I feel that the community needs to understand these people rather than doubly stigmatise them by thinking that they have two illnesses rather than one . |
| 51 | We prove it to them by demonstrating that the money we need for research and investment over the next few years is in place . |
| 52 | The failure to keep the categories of life and literature distinct led to all kinds of heresy and nonsense : to ‘ liking ’ and ‘ not liking ’ books for instance , preferring some authors to others and such-like whimsicalities which , he had constantly to remind his students , were of no conceivable interest to anyone except themselves ( sometimes he shocked them by declaring that , speaking personally on this low , subjective level , he found jane Austen a pain in the ass ) . |
| 53 | DIN rating gives a reasonable guide to engine power as installed , particularly as it 's a ‘ production average ’ figure , or should be — some manufacturers actually quote peak figures but quality them by saying that an individual engine may vary within stated limits , while others do n't bother with the nicety . |
| 54 | Mr Menem woos them by saying that both money wages and public-sector employment should rise . |
| 55 | I could , I could really throw the dirt at them by saying that I 'll , you know , if there is a conspiracy there 's , a person here who 's been involved in a very iffy part of the budget , who all of a sudden after ten years of slagging off the town clerk , all of a sudden he 's totally on the town clerk 's side , together with Councillor . |
| 56 | encouraged us by saying that the Sports Council appreciated our work ; also the specialised training of our teachers BUT we were receiving 63% of our income from the Sports Council and that was not acceptable . |
| 57 | Sadly , when he went into one of his depressions , he sometimes seemed to punish us by deciding that he would n't go on any more — he 'd stop eating and that would be that . |