Example sentences of "by [v-ing] [conj] [conj] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had better start by accepting that if he does the right things , they will not be popular ones . |
| 2 | A great talk show guest , she 's a regular on David Letterman 's show , which is where she and Madonna started those rumours by announcing that when they went out together , they liked to go to the Cubbyhole , a tiny lesbian bar in downtown Manhattan . |
| 3 | Barbara in particular is less than sympathetic towards him , but the old man eventually pours oil on troubled waters by explaining that as they travel together , so they will learn more of each other . |
| 4 | They begin by observing that if you scratch the bark of this tree it immediately exudes beads of milky latex . |
| 5 | In response to further letters in A Quarterly , the Society justified its stance by saying that while it accepted some correspondents ' views that certain butlers of excellent quality were to be found in the houses of businessmen , ‘ the assumption had to be that the houses of true ladies and gentlemen would not refrain long from acquiring the services of any such persons ’ . |
| 6 | ‘ We started from scratch by saying that if we had a brand new game called rugby what would it be like ? |
| 7 | John finished by saying that if we wanted to know more about the Stanford University project , or needed an introduction , Professor Karol Sikora , head of oncology at Hammersmith Hospital , had worked there for eighteen months . |
| 8 | He concluded by saying that if you believe in God you have to find other ways to convince people that He exists , and that was not something to be discussed in this lesson . |
| 9 | It is sometimes thought that rigorism can take adequate account of what seems troubling here by recognizing that if we ask too much of ourselves we damage our power to do good by becoming worn out or embittered . |