Example sentences of "by [v-ing] [adv] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is only too easy to make a ‘ bad child ’ out of your offspring by looking diligently for things to criticize . |
| 2 | Trumpet fish may even locate their prey by listening out for fish 's calls . |
| 3 | All this was to be achieved by heading straight for Kuwait City and pinning down the Iraqis there ; and then by moving from the west in substantial force , enveloping and destroying Iraq 's elite reserve , the Republican Guard , with its T-72 tanks , described by French sources as ‘ the priority target . |
| 4 | On the other hand , Type II systems by allowing patients to seek treatment anywhere , may avoid inequalities resulting from Districts having different priorities , since patients can override those local priorities by going elsewhere for treatment . |
| 5 | They can prove useful if used in conjunction with the undergravel filters , as a method of clearing water that has been clouded by feeding heavily for instance . |
| 6 | This can be avoided by asking only for condemnations of the path that is not to be taken . |