Example sentences of "his [noun sg] by [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She then tested his creativity by asking him to write down all the things he could do with various objects such as a brick or a shoe , and all the things that would happen if certain events suddenly occurred , such as everyone in the world losing their sight or having to walk on all fours . |
| 2 | Christopher did his bit by cramming about a dozen in his car , then , having dumped them , said to Jane with some asperity : . |
| 3 | He could supplement his income by taking up to eight boarders , but he was forbidden to accept any curacy or other parochial duty without the Goldsmiths ' consent . |
| 4 | His professional work as a scribe meant he could command the means and materials for copying his work , and he was able to supplement his income by writing verses . |
| 5 | As his land was not fertile enough to support his family , he supplemented his income by operating as a carrier , conveying small quantities of goods by pack animal to and from neighbouring villages . |
| 6 | The niece , Bel , was married to Hugh McGuire , a carpenter who supplemented his income by playing a fiddle at ‘ penny weddings ’ and other entertainments . |
| 7 | He supplemented his income by poaching , gambling and out-and-out thieving . |
| 8 | Returning to London , Crawford supplemented his income by working as a waiter at Lyons ' Corner House , in Westminster , showing his athleticism by taking responsibility for a whole floor , a task normally given to four waiters . |
| 9 | Born a Brahmin and trained as a pundit , he supplemented his income by performing priestly functions for other Indian labourers . |
| 10 | From 1929 to 1936 he was librarian of the philosophy faculty , supplementing his income by giving private tuition in mathematics and philosophy . |
| 11 | In 1882 Bullen became a clerk in the Meteorological Office , augmenting his income by running simultaneously a picture-framing business and haberdashery shop . |
| 12 | ‘ Dixie ’ — a nickname said to derive from his swarthy complexion and curly black hair — preferred to augment his income by making bets with bookmakers on the basis of the number of goals he could score in a game ( one goal was evens , two goals 5–2 , and three 10- 1 ) , Sportsmen , especially footballers , had since the 1880s been used on cigarette cards as free advertising for a brand . |
| 13 | ‘ Many scholars have suggested that she broke his heart by ending the relationship , ’ Hawkins says from his home in Blandford , Dorset . |
| 14 | He was frightened that hostile readers of his theological work would be able to say that his religion could be ‘ explained ’ in terms of the Oedipus complex ( or perhaps the Hippolytus complex ) ; and that he was only able to find peace for his heart by coming to terms with a Heavenly Father of his own projection when he had seen the last of his earthly father in Belfast . |
| 15 | To my disbelief , Vitalis had started his course by teaching about the Sign of the Cross and the Our Father . |
| 16 | Sam , on occasion , played his part by taking us to the annual Kelvin Hall Circus and Carnival — a wonderful treat . |
| 17 | He 'd kept his part by buying me the nightdress , now it was up to me to keep mine . |
| 18 | Silas gritted , leaping from the bed and straightening his shirt by tucking it into his trousers . |
| 19 | It is clear from the section that the producer can negative his liability by providing a suitable warning of any danger , and the warning enables the consumer to avoid the danger . |
| 20 | His father , my uncle John , had made his money by selling birds ' eggs . |
| 21 | But Kinsey defended his decision by insisting : ‘ I got the nod from my touch judge Andy Cole . ’ |
| 22 | In September Rex dismissed two of his three Cabinet colleagues for joining opposition calls for a change of premier , but he once again preserved his majority by appointing Young Vivian and another opposition member to the Cabinet . |
| 23 | ( S. ) 335 recognise the exception illustrated by this decision : if the offence to which the juvenile has pleaded guilty is punishable with 14 years ' imprisonment and is therefore one for which the juvenile can be detained under Children and Young Persons Act 1933 , s.53(2) for a longer period , a sentence of 12 months ' detention in a young offender institution is not objectionable , despite the plea of guilty , if the offence would have justified a longer term of detention under section 53(2) and the sentencer has given the juvenile a discount for his plea by choosing to impose a term of detention in a young offender institution rather than detention under Children and Young Persons Act 1933 , s.53(2) . |
| 24 | ‘ It derives from the adversarial nature of legal proceedings in the common law tradition whereby a party proves his case by calling witnesses with personal knowledge of events … |
| 25 | It also reinforces his case by demonstrating the implications of not giving him the cash that he needs . |
| 26 | With the upstart Parsons that margin was as wide as a motorway , of course , but even Thomas Carter , Nature 's gentleman , could n't help getting it ever so slightly wrong , in his case by bending over backwards to minimize his achievements and rubbish his accomplishments in order to spare you the painful comparison with your own lacklustre status . |
| 27 | In like manner , our duty to desist from damaging pictures or monuments ( Ritchie conveniently aids his case by talking of ‘ injury ’ ) is grounded in society 's desire to preserve its cultural heritage . |
| 28 | Clark does not help his case by talking of the human ‘ subnormal ’ for it is a class , as we have seen , that manifests a wide range of distinctly human abilities . |
| 29 | Ardrey , however , spoils his case by making very extreme claims for instinctive territoriality amongst humans . |
| 30 | As they walked back to the house , George managed to fill out his description by giving more details of the inside of the house . |