Example sentences of "by [v-ing] [pron] [conj] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When this innovation is introduced to its tennis shoes , probably in 1994 , it will , claim Reebok , significantly enhance the performance of the wearer , by allowing him or her to adjust , by inflation of the mid sole , the cushioning in the forefront or heel to suit their weight and to adapt to different playing surfaces . |
| 2 | By rotating it until it cut out the polarised light , the Vikings could locate the dark polarised band . |
| 3 | It 's only by ignoring them that they make a real effort to survive . |
| 4 | The only way you can help is by getting yourself where you belong , in the big house . ’ |
| 5 | I began by asking her if she liked boys . |
| 6 | And if it does n't seem to be there ask Phil because , you know that is that only by asking him that I discovered that these worked last week . |
| 7 | She does not , apparently , test her spellings by saying them as they look , but imposes upon them the correct pronunciation . |
| 8 | By showing them that they mattered to Him as people He gave them a sense of dignity and released them from their captivity . |
| 9 | I 'd already put my life on the line by marrying you when I thought you were in love with Radcliffe . |
| 10 | One woman with this problem , whose rather self-absorbed elderly mother used to keep her on the telephone for hours with doom-laden conversations , solved it by telling her that she had developed migraine which was always triggered off by holding a phone to her ear for more than a quarter of an hour at a time ! |
| 11 | Will the Chancellor assist businesses in making their investment plans by telling us whether he has revised his growth forecast for this year in the light of the Prime Minister 's statements in his new year interview , which seemed to cast considerable doubt on the growth forecasts given earlier ? |
| 12 | would you like to start off by telling us when you joined County Council , in which department ? |
| 13 | What you want is for me to stroke your ego by telling you that he does n't compare to you . ’ |
| 14 | Such bodies are needed to break up centralized power to encourage participation and restore morale to ordinary people by convincing them that they do count , that they are listened to and that they can participate . |
| 15 | A COUPLE who caused suffering to their pets by deserting them when they moved house have been banned from keeping animals for five years . |
| 16 | Perhaps I might be able to stop them by exposing them but I do n't think they will allow that to happen . |
| 17 | From the skies above , incoming missiles blaze their trail to your cities , and you must defend them by hitting them before they hit you . |
| 18 | Together they plot to undermine and ruin their errant spouses by hitting them where it hurts corporate types the hardest : their egos and bank balances . |