Example sentences of "by [v-ing] [adv] [conj] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Help yourself as much as you can by looking ahead and picking the flattest piece of water in which to turn . |
| 2 | The norw. team who looked sure to qualify have vasted it in the last two games by loosing away and have no chance to qualify . |
| 3 | Beyond , the Edge becomes less well defined and is succeeded by steep slopes , surmounted by inclining eastwards and following the county boundary and the watershed and keeping always to the height of land in surroundings of utter desolation yet of profound influence on the landscape , for three major rivers have their source hereabouts : the streams flowing east are tributaries of the River Swale , those to the west drain an area known as Eden Springs , the source of the River Eden , and a short distance to the south are the beginnings of the River Ure . |
| 4 | Virgin says that by expanding aggressively and bucking the trend it 's been able to get some really hard bargains . |
| 5 | Marguerite surprised her by nodding wryly and making a small grimace . |
| 6 | He tried to cover up the flutter of surprise by leaning forward and telling the driver it was time to return to New Scotland Yard . |