Example sentences of "[pers pn] by [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some mannerisms may not be of great use to the interviewer in assessing your character but they may work against you by being irritating . |
| 2 | And then , as a schoolgirl , Molly had further distanced herself from him by being good at mathematics . |
| 3 | In Total Recall ( with Schwarzenegger ) the scene was all about manipulation , about gaining power over him by being sexual . |
| 4 | So I did n't want to burden her by being awkward about it , make her feel bad about it , equally I have n't really thanked her . |
| 5 | We did it by being competent , ultra competitive , flexible and by taking fast , but informed management decisions and action . |
| 6 | It is therefore folly to give in to behaviour of this kind , and you should try to prevent it by being aware of the situation when it may arise and not responding as the dog demands . |
| 7 | He shows it by being angry and rude all the time to everyone . |
| 8 | I set off and we had a taxi because it was terrible and I thought oh well , we had a lovely weekend , I 'm not going to er spoil it by being soaking wet getting to Piccadilly station . |
| 9 | Diana has weakened it by being popular . |
| 10 | Cleo , as you insist on being here , please indulge me by being content simply to watch the proceedings . ’ |
| 11 | Even-more significant for their future growth , Merton has expanded the field of candidates open to them by being able to search globally , as a member of Transearch , a group of internationally affiliated consultancies in fifteen major business centres . |