Example sentences of "[verb] by [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 's money to be made , advantage to be gained and amour to be won by being bold . |
| 2 | This situation can be prevented by being prepared to release immediately if things start to go wrong , or by being ready to stop the wing coming up suddenly . |
| 3 | A system of retention ratios at least gives exporters part of the benefits due to them , since they are assured of most of their import needs , and can sell any surplus foreign exchange on the black market to other enterprises , who also benefit by being able to obtain foreign exchange at a price instead of being at the mercy of administrative decisions by bureaucrats . |
| 4 | It is much easier to prevent this situation developing by being firm from the outset , rather than trying to remedy it later . |
| 5 | Arguably , too , the listener to recorded music is in a position to take a more active part in the music , by deciding how and when to listen by being able to ‘ edit ’ recordings to make up his or her own programmes on cassette tape . |
| 6 | But Richard like to unwind by being active . |
| 7 | Generally , eating problems can be avoided by being flexible with your puppy from the start , varying the eating location , alternating types of dog food , and changing feeding times . |
| 8 | Alan Bleakley tells of some very fruitful rituals including working with archetypal images which have taken place at various stone circles in Cornwall where individuals were considerably helped by being able to tune in to the spirit of the place . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | George I and George II were Germans by birth and upbringing , and were on the throne simply because all the heirs with better hereditary claims were disqualified by being Roman Catholics . |
| 11 | Not only is the cortex isolated by being unable to control the musculature , but there is also an inhibition of incoming signals generated by sensory systems . |
| 12 | If a Thursday coincided with a Saints Day , we were rewarded by being able to go across to Mrs. Robbins ' after the service and order a pennyworth of sweets apiece — the Hospital trustees picking up the bill . |
| 13 | The important thing to ensure is that the measure is done in the same way each year so that true trends can be discerned by being able to compare like with like . |
| 14 | He survived by being efficient at his work , if not deliberately unimaginative at times . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Another time I shall talk about taxes , which , as we said in our election broadcast a week ago , we plan to reduce by being careful with your money — another good idea that no-one else had thought of . |
| 17 | Not surprisingly , in these conditions , the Swamp Eel has adapted by being able to breathe atmospheric air during the times of drought when the swamps dry up , aestivating ( the summer version of hibernating ) until more favourable conditions return , by burrowing into the mud or travelling across land in search of alternative waterways . |
| 18 | In order to study effectively you need to start by being certain what it is you are studying , and what it is you want to learn . |
| 19 | Some animals compromise by being active at dawn and dusk when the hazy twilight helps to hide them . |
| 20 | ‘ To be quite honest , ladies and gentlemen , we hope that by offering you all the assistance we can that you will respond by being sympathetic to our , er , request for — shall we say , unsensational coverage ? |
| 21 | His victory speech started by being vicious and unforgiving — and ended by calling for harmony . |
| 22 | There is a kind of feedback into the black community : stories about going for a job , getting turned down and explaining the failure as caused by being black get fed back to other blacks and so nourish conceptions about the structure of society . |
| 23 | He 'd then possibly forgotten these dreams or fantasies and then when the stimulus of feeling something on the back of his neck happened to him whilst asleep , suddenly the fantasy came back , all as a piece as it were , and it occurred to me that your dream about driving off viaducts might be caused by being asleep , having one of these falling experiences , then relating it to previous thoughts you 'd had , you know on the freeway or something , oh my God , how awful it would be if I , if I drove off that bend below , do you know what I mean ? |
| 24 | ‘ Is this also what you meant by being psychic ? ’ |
| 25 | From another point of view , it is an attempt to indicate to those who have to put language curricula into practice , at whatever level — ELT classrooms , lower school , sixth form , university — that there is a great deal to be gained by being prepared to leave the beaten track , as H V Morton did . |
| 26 | For that reason , some recording projects end by being orphaned . |
| 27 | But the relevant changes are further defined by being unintended and at least to some extent beyond the control of the societies they affected , either because of their intrinsic character , or because of the scale on which they occurred . |
| 28 | The circulation of air round a depression usually has ‘ fronts ’ or areas of rain associated with it , and when birds , which navigate by being able to see the night sky , meet with a barrier of rain and bad visibility then there is nothing for it but to drop down to the nearest land and wait until conditions improve . |
| 29 | They win by being great breaking away , passing and moving quickly , they dominate by retrieving the ball quickly not like Leeds when we won the championship through what was probably the best midfield combination I 'm ever likely to worship again . |
| 30 | That is quite an assignment for any historian in under 500 pages , and it is not Sir Ian 's fault if the reader often feels short-changed by being obliged to travel through so large a landscape guided always by the same question : what was the role of ‘ popular violence ’ in all this ? |