Example sentences of "to [pron] by [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead , males tend to be spaced out in territories , and they attract females to them by calling . |
| 2 | Simply describe your requirements to them by calling ( 0273 ) 27560 , or complete the booking form at the back of this insert , and they will do all the rest . |
| 3 | She sighed heavily as she realised that either she had to confess or , much worse , she was going to have to continue to lie to them by inventing , when asked , things which she and Cara had done together while touring Czechoslovakia . |
| 4 | First , it distanced the riots from the social , economic , political , and other grievances which had been linked to them by locating the cause outside the ‘ social problems ’ of inner-city dwellers and in the ‘ simple greed ’ of the drug barons to accumulate ‘ loot ’ . |
| 5 | Incidentally , their researchers responded to my report to them by explaining away my reactions as being due to ‘ travel and change of climate , day time , and sleep patterns ’ . |
| 6 | The courts will normally refuse to allow claims of confidentiality in respect of the names and addresses of employees so as to prevent offers of other employment being made to them by departing staff ( see Baker v Gibbons [ 1972 ] 1 WLR 693 and Searle ( GD ) & Co Ltd v Celltech Ltd [ 1982 ] FSR 92 ) . |
| 7 | We prove it to them by demonstrating that the money we need for research and investment over the next few years is in place . |
| 8 | Judges were as irremovable in the colonies as in England , but colonial assemblies could apply pressure to them by declining to vote their annual salaries . |
| 9 | They are likely to stay for a long time with one organisation , and indeed many organisations seek to bind them to them by offering fringe benefits , particularly in the form of " loyalty bonuses " to encourage them to return at the start of each new banqueting season . |
| 10 | I happen to like at least some pictures by Mondrian : you may respond to them by asking why anyone should get paid for drawing coloured squares . |
| 11 | In recent years the discount houses have not only borrowed from banks , but also lent to them by purchasing certificates of deposit . |
| 12 | These Class A applications would be dealt with by officials acting under powers delegated to them by planning committees ( or , if this was unacceptable , by small subcommittees of two or three members ) . |
| 13 | I 'm sure she wants you to extend the same warmth to her that you extend to me by using my first name . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ And if they think that , then it makes sense to assume they 're trying to get to me by hurting you . ’ |
| 15 | Robins slightly endeared herself to me by going a little pink and gazing at the ceiling . |
| 16 | And you 're committed to nothing by replying . |
| 17 | Boosted by the appearance of an extra vocalist , who immediately endears herself to everyone by shutting out MC Wayne , ‘ Omega Amigo ’ , ‘ Pro-Gen ’ and ‘ Hyperreal ’ become more ecstatic and lavish than ever — three glistening glimpses of what the future may bring . |
| 18 | Boosted by the appearance of an extra vocalist , who immediately endears herself to everyone by shutting out MC Wayne , ‘ Omega Amigo ’ , ‘ Pro-Gen ’ and ‘ Hyperreal ’ become more ecstatic and lavish than ever — three glistening glimpses of what the future may bring . |
| 19 | Since development is far more important , it was argued , we should attract the cream to ourselves by offering competitive and lucrative wages . |
| 20 | Since assuming the duties of senator a few months ago , Mr Krueger has drawn attention to himself by campaigning with Larry Hagman , who played J.R . |
| 21 | After this he can carry any other vector parallel to itself by travelling along a geodesic and keeping the local vector at a constant angle to the geodesic . |
| 22 | Erm it is quite unfair , and illegal , for a shop to try to duck out of their responsibilities to you by pointing to a sign that says no refunds , no money refunded . |
| 23 | Then make that place special to you by conducting a ritual , in whatever form you feel happiest with . |
| 24 | Key Points : Pull the board close to you by using the back foot ; maintain an upright rig ; kick hard with the front foot ; lean forwards applying weight to mast foot . |
| 25 | ( 6 ) Mark any point that at the time of perusing the abstracted deed does not appear clear to you by scoring the margin heavily against your note , or in any other manner that will catch your attention . |
| 26 | As before , rank them in order of importance to you by placing a ( 1 ) next to the most important , and so on downwards . |
| 27 | This may not always be on a personal level — it could be in your work when you make an inner stand refusing to accept what is dished out to you by shutting that inner door . |
| 28 | GOLFING taxi driver Derek Funcks defied odds of several millions to one by hitting a hole in one … and then hitting another hole in one on the same round . |
| 29 | We are not insulting God but bringing glory to him by taking his Word as the stable , authoritative truth it is . |
| 30 | In whatever form the respondent 's case is pleaded he must prove not only that the appellants acted fraudulently but also that their fraud caused damage to him by causing the enactment of section 18 . |