Example sentences of "by which [pers pn] [modal v] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is a situation where the rate of growth ( by which we shall always mean the proportionate growth ) of all relevant magnitudes remains constant over time . |
| 2 | The intellect merely helps us choose the means by which we may best achieve ends dictated by our instincts . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , it is our purpose to keep a channel open by which we may still talk with Glendower . ’ |
| 4 | Dana was much more experienced than I : he taught me a form of carezza by which we could indefinitely prolong erection and contain ejaculation . |
| 5 | That was the way we became his followers , the way we got saved , it 's the way we continue , it 's the way and it 's the only re the only method by which we will ever stand before him and he will usher us into his presence to stand eternity with him , through his grace and as we see others , not in a sense of condemnation , not in a sense of self righteousness or pointing the finger , as we see others we can say with that man of old who , as he watched the , the man being dragged , to the , to the gallows , there but for the grace of God , goes I , goes me and there but for God 's grace , think of that most , that worse condition that you know , think of that person who has messed their life up more than any body else and er , who has made a total wreck of it , there but for the grace of God is you and there 's me , oh thank God for his grace . |
| 6 | All have accepted the social norm , which they would use to condemn others and by which they would not wish to be condemned . |
| 7 | ‘ They had talked openly of their respective marital difficulties at Sandringham last Christmas , although the Duchess insists that they did not make a pact by which they would both end their marriages this year . ’ |
| 8 | It familiarizes students with those theories by which they may better understand themselves , the society in which they live and their role within it . |
| 9 | Conservative CIDs , for example , have all sorts of tricks to frustrate an incoming radical chief superintendent , by which they can legally send clear-up rates into a tailspin — so leading to the rapid transfer of the reforming senior officer . |
| 10 | This tendency to treat the local population as an adjunct to the scenery is a problem to which even the rural aficionados among the newcomers can fall prey and by which they can unwittingly cause offence . |
| 11 | By this time the " All Clear " sounded and there was a certain amount of light by which I could plainly see I was in what appeared to be an MT parking lot , When the rear gunner returned he reported that we were in the Manston MT yard . |
| 12 | But if man is vulnerable to impulses which send him spiralling down into darkness , that very vulnerability is the means by which he can existentially know the strength whereby it can be healed and stabilised . |