Example sentences of "[vb past] by [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of the difficulties , however , could clearly very often be reduced , or the woman 's ability to cope with them enhanced by being introduced to helping resources grants for home improvements , arrangements to pay off debts in more manageable ways , or marriage guidance counselling . |
| 2 | The dinner itself , a ritual of many courses , begins to emerge in relays from the swing doors of the kitchen , the food bland and unexceptionable , but plentiful and somehow sanctified by being served by the immaculate waiters in sashes and gloves . |
| 3 | The composition of the new cabinet announced in February 1957 constituted Franco 's attempt to resolve the dilemma he faced by being both immobile and innovative at the same time ! |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm in a deep hole I dug by being deep ’ ) . |
| 5 | Likewise , the Christian mind will make little progress in any direction unless its presuppositions are completely and consistently renewed by being brought into line with the whole of God 's truth . |
| 6 | He always felt that effective musical criticism began by being well written , and he never lost his liveliness . |
| 7 | She began by being trained , using rewards to reinforce correct responses , to distinguish ‘ Sarah apple cut ’ from ‘ Sarah apple wash ’ and to act appropriately . |
| 8 | He led her quickly up a staircase which began by being broad and stone and went on up to twist woodenly to the top of the tower . |
| 9 | He survived by being efficient at his work , if not deliberately unimaginative at times . |
| 10 | Few animals and plants can withstand such extreme temperatures , and the early creatures survived by being active only at certain favourable parts of the day . |
| 11 | His victory speech started by being vicious and unforgiving — and ended by calling for harmony . |
| 12 | People who maybe started by being genuinely forgetful of the date on which they had promised to pay later and then , when they became too dangerously indebted , developed a sense of cunning in their schemes to evade their obligations ? |
| 13 | Hales came to be important also at the Hanaper , where he started by being termed ‘ clerk ’ or ‘ deputy ’ and ended by becoming Sadler 's co-tenant of the office . |
| 14 | I started by being a very straight economic historian . |
| 15 | The terrified farmboy , Thomas , miserably seasick but comforted by being set to tend sheep , calves and poultry in the depths of the ship , is protected so far as it is possible by the sturdy Jesse , but both are subject to the appalling cruelty of the captain , Daniel Swift . |
| 16 | it 's surprising how that much went by is n't it ? |
| 17 | ‘ Is this also what you meant by being psychic ? ’ |
| 18 | What he had done , he had done because he wanted to make some contribution , pay back to society the great debt he felt by being born to such privilege . |
| 19 | The detective enjoyed the sense of privilege imparted by being an insider . |
| 20 | The speed at which the station lights flashed by was diminishing fast , like some faltering heliograph whose meaning Harry could not discern . |