Example sentences of "[vb base] by [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Some animals compromise by being active at dawn and dusk when the hazy twilight helps to hide them . |
| 3 | For that reason , some recording projects end by being orphaned . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |