Example sentences of "by [v-ing] [conj] [pron] do " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is best explained , not by suggesting that they do not have interests in common or that they are satisfied with things as they are , but by attending to the crushing significance of those ideas in society which preach that to be poor is an individual 's own fault and reflects his or her lack of preparedness to study and train , to work hard , to postpone having a family , or what have you . |
| 2 | And to that ultimate challenge of the book the herb can not reply , except by realising that he does not know the answer , and that he is glad he does not know . |
| 3 | bella was of the opinion that Randall had done them all an immense favour by dying when he did , but Louise regarded it as the greatest of all his cruelties . |
| 4 | ‘ I am so sorry that I caused you such grief by acting as I did , by going off without telling anyone . |
| 5 | However , by proceeding as he did , the judge was no longer holding the ring . |
| 6 | Having said that , however , most left academics and activists when it comes to the electoral crunch do vote Labour , excusing their commitment by saying that they do so " without illusions " but perhaps signalling by their actions that they do see some kind of meaningful choice at the polls . |
| 7 | There are difficulties in answering a question by saying that we do n't know . |
| 8 | This guy just said , ‘ I can bring it here first thing in the morning in a carrier bag , and do n't be clever by saying that you do n't want it . ’ |
| 9 | He tried to fudge the issue earlier by saying that he did not want to specify periods . |
| 10 | Lorenz responded by saying that he did not hold the position they were attacking with such gusto . |
| 11 | The state 's Police Minister , Ted Pickering , a consistent opponent of tighter gun laws , responded by saying that he did " not accept that any firearm is more dangerous than any other " . |
| 12 | I put this earlier by saying that I do not believe that the causal nexus of nature or that of history could be broken . |
| 13 | I think I might have his conscience by saying that I do n't mind . |
| 14 | Humanity will insist that individuals must accept their personal obligations by acknowledging that they do have within them impulses and appetites which are a legacy from millions of years of ruthless evolution , and that the time has come when they must introduce into their lives the concept of a high standard of self-discipline to control those impulses and appetites . |
| 15 | Humanity will insist that individuals must accept their personal obligations by acknowledging that they do have within them impulses and appetites which are a legacy from millions of years of ruthless evolution , and that the time has come when they must introduce into their lives the concept of a high standard of self discipline to control those impulses and appetites . |
| 16 | ‘ Thank Heavens for William , ’ she has since said as it meant she could now quite properly forsake the pills she was proffered by arguing that she did not want to risk physical or mental deformity in the baby she was carrying . |
| 17 | None of this may be objectively true — alternative , better , jobs simply may not exist even when there is not a high level of unemployment — but to the extent that individual workers believe the dominant achievement ideology in society then they will not wish to ‘ confess failure ’ by admitting that they do not enjoy an adequate level of job satisfaction . |
| 18 | Attempts to block Panic 's candidacy by claiming that he did not fulfil the one-year residency requirement had been overruled by the Supreme Court on Dec. 9 . |
| 19 | During negotiations between Syria and Israel the head of the Syrian delegation , Muwaffaq al-Allaf , was reported to have raised immediately the issue of UN Resolution 242 , stating that Israel continued to distort the interpretation of the resolution by claiming that it did not demand a withdrawal from the occupied territories . |
| 20 | By leaving when he does , he still gives himself the chance of a second female but he minimises the risk of being cuckolded . |
| 21 | She did n't give one jot about him , kiss or no kiss , and she was going to make that perfectly plain by ensuring that she did n't react to him at all . |