Example sentences of "by [verb] [noun prp] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | RENEWED pressure has been placed on the Government to lengthen the summer season by bringing Britain up to European standards for public holidays . |
| 2 | Terry had demonstrated his real worth by bringing Tom out of this decline . |
| 3 | Any future marketing and promotional strategies must take into account the desirability of increasing the number of new visitors , particularly tourists , by promoting RBG effectively to tourists in Edinburgh , outside Edinburgh and overseas . |
| 4 | And that arrogant devil Christie Goldsborough who 'd caused the trouble , so far as Frizingley was concerned at any rate , by egging Ben on to cut the wages at Braithwaite 's mill . |
| 5 | Wright had made up for his 99 at Christchurch by pulling Lawrence joyously for successive boundaries to reach three figures , and Jones , having scored his first Test century against England , looked hungry for more . |
| 6 | Then her subtly coloured eyelids swept shut , blindness an instinctive need , as if by shutting Luke out of her vision she could barricade herself against the swoop of his mouth . |
| 7 | Jeff made up for his neglect by taking Ronni out for both lunch and dinner next day . |
| 8 | Shaun Taylor lifted the tedium by putting Swindon ahead after 75 minutes , but they were restricted to their 10th away draw of the season four minutes later when Billy Clark headed an unexpected equaliser from Ian Alexander 's free-kick . |
| 9 | Midfield player Mark Proctor celebrated his recall by putting Boro ahead after 15 minutes . |
| 10 | Mr Major hit out at pessimists who were undermining confidence by talking Britain down through ‘ messages of gloom ’ : |
| 11 | There had been , of course , clearly nothing to be gained by telling Liz all about all the hard , strenuous efforts required just to keep the bricks and mortar of the family home in good condition . |
| 12 | The grant was made specifically in the context of a projected campaign against Scotland and was designed to avoid damaging disputes over military authority by setting Gloucester firmly above the other northern peers . |
| 13 | The grant was made specifically in the context of a projected campaign against Scotland and was designed to avoid damaging disputes over military authority by setting Gloucester firmly above the other northern peers . |