Example sentences of "by [v-ing] [conj] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When challenged by Mr Singh , Mr Maclean obliged the Janata Dal leader 's enemies by suggesting that Ajeya Singh was a liar . |
| 2 | In the House of Commons he responded to Tony Benn 's comment that ‘ despair and a sense of social injustice have often lain at the roots of civil disturbance ’ , by suggesting that Mr Benn was selective about which laws people ought to obey and went on to provide another explanation : |
| 3 | ‘ Our physio Jim Walker was great for me , tried to cheer me up by explaining that Mark Hughes had the same problem when he returned to Manchester United from Barcelona . |
| 4 | ‘ Our physio Jim Walker was great for me , tried to cheer me up by explaining that Mark Hughes had the same problem when he returned to Manchester United from Barcelona . |
| 5 | In America and most other West European countries , young architects generally cut their teeth by designing and building houses for private clients . |
| 6 | ENTERPRISING students at California 's Stanford University are making a mint from high technology by designing and marketing computer hardware and software . |
| 7 | The former may be supported by testing although test results are essentially evidence to enable the individual to clarify his own self concept . |
| 8 | Her loading deck was unobstructed by staying or control ropes and wires . |
| 9 | The US State Department responded by reiterating its rejection of any conditions for the release of hostages , and by emphasizing that US forces deployed in Saudi Arabia were for defensive purposes . |
| 10 | Clearly there is room to increase these numbers by emphasising that nurse training is not only for young women . |
| 11 | It did n't bother her one bit that Terry Lewis had claimed the scoop by reporting that Harry Martin , along with two local councillors , had been charged by the police with fraudulent land dealing . |
| 12 | The report concluded by stating that Orkney Islands Council failed to implement good working practice as required by the Scottish Office . |
| 13 | Unfortunately I soon blotted my copy book by stating that Pete Townshend of The Who should be tried for cultural war crimes and made to issue a public apology . |
| 14 | The Abbey National , now a bank , and the Leeds Permanent and the Halifax building societies were quick to break the bad news to already hard-pressed homeowners by stating that mortgage rates will probably have to rise by around 1.25 points to 14.75 per cent . |
| 15 | When she concluded by asking if Madame Vassoir still had the letter from Beatrix and if its contents could have provoked Samantha 's abduction , her hostess poured them both a glass of sherry before replying . |
| 16 | To see how this can be done , we will start by observing that x i j occurs in the ith equation of ( 8.1 ) with coefficient -1 and in the jth equation with coefficient +1 . |
| 17 | It ended by saying that Mrs Thatcher should apologise for trying to find Mr Clay a job and withdraw her request that he be given one . |
| 18 | I would like to finish by saying that Davis Cup matches always bring the best out of John McEnroe , whether in singles or doubles , and he must not be judged by his present tournament form . |
| 19 | We began by saying that William Titford moved house comparatively infrequently , and within a fairly limited area ; he and Mary Ann found new accommodation only once more in their married life together — as the children grew up and left home the parents moved to 48 Freegrove Road , Holloway , just off the Caledonian Road . |
| 20 | Having thus concluded that it is Mehmed Sah , not his father , to whom the list entry corresponding to the year 832 ( 833 ? ) refers , Husameddin mentions the pilgrimage in 833 and then proceeds to try to invalidate the evidence of the biographical sources about Molla Fenari 's death date by saying that Ibn Hajar dates his return to Rum , not his death , in Rajab 834 and that Ibn Taghribirdi gives that date for his departure on the pilgrimage . |
| 21 | Let's start by saying that David Jones has done an excellent job here . |
| 22 | He responded to claims that the Shetland public were being kept in the dark about the facts of the Braer grounding by saying that MAIB inquiries were held in private to allow people to speak more freely . |
| 23 | We have seen that in Wagon Mound they did not define the kind of damage necessary as property damage but distinguished between damage by fouling and fire damage . |
| 24 | Mr Heyerdahl could explain the great stone statues on Easter Island in the south Pacific only by insisting that South Americans must have gone there . |
| 25 | The new team members have already made a great dent on the company 's lunch budget , by wining and dining garden centre owners and agricultural merchants . |
| 26 | Feminists began by arguing that sex differences are artificial and insignificant , for the very good reason that the idea of natural differences had so often been used to justify discriminatory treatment against women . |
| 27 | Despite the fact that there had been at least 350 murders in Haiti in the past year , Avril responded to the attack by claiming that emergency measures were necessary " to protect democratic accomplishments against terrorism " . |
| 28 | DON KING last night put a black cloud over the hopes of Lennox Lewis and other heavyweights hoping for a long reign as world champion , by claiming that Mike Tyson will be out of jail early next year . |
| 29 | But in doing so , he stood the traditional ‘ toxic mix ’ theory on its head by claiming that prison order was rendered unstable by young inmates serving short sentences , even suggesting that at Wymott ‘ a more stable inmate population might have been achieved if the predominantly young and short-term population had been diluted with some older men or those with longer to serve ’ ( para 7.09 ) . |
| 30 | by recognising that data deposit involves resources particularly in the preparation of documentation and by supporting researchers in seeking funds to cover these costs where necessary ; and , |