Example sentences of "could [vb infin] this by [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One could answer this by suggesting that here we are on the borderline between social and physiological laws . |
| 2 | Lymphocytes that enter the site could achieve this by competing with the invader , thereby lowering the level of nutrients and raising the level of the products of metabolism locally , for example making the environment more acid . |
| 3 | He could eject this by jerking his head upwards , and then catch it again in the socket . |
| 4 | From Table 3.2 we know it could do this by lending to banks or by buying government securities from them . |
| 5 | It could do this by giving the fund a loan , in which case our No. 2 calculation would apply : obviously , the payment of interest on the debt would be to the Government 's central funds . |
| 6 | They could do this by interfering with the transport of NGF along the fibre ; as in this experiment , the application of extra NGF directly on the cell body could help to stop the damage . |
| 7 | She could tell this by looking at his back as he stood at the bar ordering more drinks . |