Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [is] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | Building surveying is by definition a very technical skill . |
| 2 | The arbitrary implications of undefinable rights are particularly evident where the right claimed is by its nature not capable of being satisfied by any degree of compulsion exercised within the relevant society . |
| 3 | One method of dating finds is by the use of typology , the importance of which was demonstrated by Pitt-Rivers . |
| 4 | One of the most powerful , though imprecise , ways in which music communicates is by its setting and sustaining a mood . |
| 5 | The application to register is by letter ( no prescribed form for the purpose ) and must be accompanied by the document creating the interest and a certified copy or examined abstract thereof ; the land certificate must also be produced , or if there is a registered charge the charge certificate if the chargee is to be bound . |
| 6 | Perhaps the best way to proceed is by a process of elimination . |
| 7 | The BHF says the best way to slim is by losing just over 1lb a week , reducing energy intake to 1000 calories a day , cutting down on fat and alcohol and eating only moderate salt . |
| 8 | But when you are really up against it there are times when the only way to win is by a little crafty reinterpretation of the rules . |
| 9 | The only way to survive is by cheating . |
| 10 | The only way to move is by proving beyond all reasonable doubt that your home address has moved over a certain distance , and that the club you wish to join is considerably closer to your new address . |
| 11 | In each case , the mode of shutter release suggested is by radio control , of which more later . |
| 12 | THE DESIGN SHOWN IS BY BERNARD , IN THREE SHADES OF BROWN . |