Example sentences of "that by [verb] so [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have locked them away , in the vain hope that by doing so we could make them disappear . |
| 2 | ’ Can pay , wo n't pay ’ is shorthand : written out in full , their credo was , ’ We have the money to make our proper contribution to the cost of essential local services , but , because we wish to indulge in political point-scoring , we will withhold that contribution — knowing full well that by doing so we will force local authorities either to increase charges for the great majority of law-abiding citizens , or to cut services . ’ |
| 3 | With fitzAlan , de Villiers and a chastened but still influential Bishop of Winchester listening to every word , Isabel had answered as best she could in the hope that by doing so she might appease her conscience . |
| 4 | It could be said that by doing so he was simply in some way earning his living . |
| 5 | There was a feeling that by doing so I was siding with the white community , not showing solidarity with my own people . |