Example sentences of "we [vb infin] by [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do we defend by attacking as we used to , or do we keep numbers back like last year ? |
| 2 | What advantage do we gain by possessing a body clock ? |
| 3 | Erm well I mean I think there 's some very fundamental issues in all this in , in the communication spectrum first of all using the phrase back to basics , what do people mean by that and that 's where the , they , they have gone wrong because the problem is that here we are , four people round this table and I 'm sure if all of us were asked what do we mean by getting back to basics , we 'll come out with a totally different you know set of things that meanings . |
| 4 | How much might we learn by concentrating ecological effort , expertise and funding on our own backyards ? |
| 5 | Let us finish by reminding ourselves of the traditional skills and purposes of historians . |
| 6 | Let us finish by returning to the question of why species differ in their sexual division of parental labour . |
| 7 | Let us begin by recognizing that the more advanced research workers are in their particular fields of research the more they are likely to want to use specialist research literature ( such as journal articles and research reports ) and the less , on the whole , they are likely to want to use general books . |
| 8 | Let us begin by considering why we want to think of God in personal terms at all . |
| 9 | Let us begin by considering how we might obtain a random sample ; that is , one in which each member of the population has the same chance of being chosen . |
| 10 | Let us begin by considering Firth 's point more closely . |
| 11 | Let us begin by considering how one might analyse the attitudinal function of intonation . |
| 12 | Let us begin by taking that important clutch of words ‘ edition ’ , ‘ impression ’ and ‘ issue ’ . |
| 13 | Let us begin by taking a closer look at the logical structure of referential symbols . |
| 14 | Let us begin by looking at the word ‘ around ’ , where the stress always falls clearly on the last syllable and the first syllable is weak . |
| 15 | Let us begin by trying to answer the question about what kind of company they wish to be , and what should be their strategy . |
| 16 | Let us begin by trying to understand the rationale for the system ; after all , it has been used for many years and must presumably have had some point to it . |
| 17 | Let us begin by assuming factor prices are given . |
| 18 | Let us begin by asking : Is the behaviour that is counter-productive also natural and routine ? |
| 19 | Let us begin by examining some traditional views about particular-identity . |
| 20 | Let us conclude by considering the ingredients of citizenship and the possible role of the law in giving effect to a modern concept of it . |
| 21 | Let us clarify by giving some examples , assuming first a speaker who wishes to give linguistic expression to some part of the world which is perceived as an entity . |
| 22 | But let us end by echoing Miss Morris ' conclusion : ‘ Happy Birthday , Freya ! |
| 23 | Since in the last decades of the twentieth century all valuations are in question , let us start by imagining a manner of life in which I do without them altogether . |
| 24 | Let us start by saying that we shall never use ‘ explaining ’ ( or ‘ explanation ’ ) and ‘ understanding ’ interchangeably . |
| 25 | Let us continue by reconsidering our two mutually exclusive projects , A and B , and assume that 10 per cent represents a fair assessment of the opportunity cost of capital . |