Example sentences of "of [pron] by [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't know why women like to taunt me , but they seem to grow fonder of me by doing so . |
| 2 | " Maybe , but they wo n't get rid of me by making me clasp hands with you . |
| 3 | Bingeing can be seen as a way of ‘ stuffing away ’ feelings and then getting rid of them by vomiting . |
| 4 | 4.8 Section 2(4) of the Law Reform ( Personal Injuries ) Act 1948 ( see Appendix C ) provides that in an action for damages for personal injuries there shall be disregarded , in determining the reasonableness of any expenses , the possibility of avoiding those expenses or part of them by taking advantage of facilities available in the National Health Service . |
| 5 | In 1989 , 113 people died this way — nearly half of them by inhaling fumes from lighter refills . |
| 6 | The joint BPXM-Pemex team has set about the task ahead of them by cataloguing a mass of seismic , well and production data , much of it dating back to the 1930s . |
| 7 | Make the most of them by writing to Feedback , Guitarist , |
| 8 | More than half ( 61% ) of those who replied had learned of the Library 's exhibitions by seeing posters outside the Library , while other ( 24% and 20% respectively ) had learned of them by seeing advertisements , or by talking to friends . |
| 9 | that it 's barely worth their while to erm to employ try and get rid of them by doing that er which er which means that there should n't be redistribution of land that much and therefore |
| 10 | But for me there were still many problems to be overcome , and — to cut a long story short — I solved most of them by becoming a partner in a small company which we named Island Holidays . |
| 11 | She would n't embarrass either of them by making a scene . |
| 12 | At a general stage of the procedure we will have a list of efficient tableaux and ‘ process ’ one of them by examining the non-basic variables in turn . |
| 13 | Yet he had since seen Aycliffe and told him of his unaltered intention to come into possession of them by wedding her . |
| 14 | Resisting the urge to rout the pair of them by denying in Italian as fluent as theirs that she was any such thing , Luce kept her face impassive until the other woman had disappeared the way she 'd come . |
| 15 | Until he knew deep in his belly that he would only ever excel and humble that damnable ‘ brother ’ of his by making himself into a devotee of Lexandro 's existence , akin to a cultist , a protector and preserver of d'Arquebus in his ostentatious recklessness . |
| 16 | He must get this right , not make a fool of himself by stumbling over the words , not using the correct terminology or not knowing which fish he wanted . |
| 17 | His father also took holy orders while Hilbert , practising as a solicitor in Ipswich , took care of himself by marrying a rich woman . |
| 18 | It had been born of an instinctive recognition of the damage he could do to her emotional independence and , paradoxically , exacerbated by the way he had deprived her of himself by having her dismissed from that job ; finally there had been his open contempt when they had met again … |
| 19 | Deciding for oneself what to do causes anxiety , exhaustion , or involves costs in time or resources the avoidance of which by following authority does not have significant drawbacks , and is therefore justified . |
| 20 | However , it should not be allowed to continue making a nuisance of itself by jumping up at a visitor while they are sitting down . |
| 21 | In its early days , the Reagan administration made a laughing stock of itself by blaming trees for pollution . |
| 22 | She would not go out , though she occasionally made a martyr of herself by pointing out that because of the price of baby-sitting , she could not afford to go out : this was as far as she went towards self-pity . |
| 23 | No wonder she had made such a fool of herself by fainting in the middle of Luke 's proposal . |
| 24 | It would be dreadful if one ran out while the children were present and she made an exhibition of herself by screaming ! |
| 25 | She did n't want to be alone , but disliked even more the thought of making a fool of herself by running after him . |
| 26 | When Amy Moyle , the wife of Josias Clarke , died in 1631 her husband decided to petrify his last memory of her by having cut a supine effigy , which showed his wife in her shroud . |
| 27 | The exp , he he showed his acceptance of her by lifting his blanket and so , covering her , a blanket at his feet he covered her with and in this little song was , cover me , extend the border . |
| 28 | Grace Road has a ‘ starless ’ society now , though that may change in time with the development of 20-year old Ben Smith , who justified the high opinions held of him by making his maiden first-class century in the first game of the season . |
| 29 | As far as I understand from the gossip there 's nothing 'll come out of it by goin' to the polis ; it 's got to come from Parliament . |
| 30 | ( 2 ) A person can not steal land , or things forming part of land and severed from it by him or by his directions , except in the following cases , that is to say — ( a ) when he is a trustee or personal representative , or is authorised by power of attorney , or as liquidator of a company , or otherwise , to sell or dispose of land belonging to another , and he appropriates the land or anything forming part of it by dealing with it in breach of the confidence reposed in him ; or ( b ) when he is not in possession of the land and appropriates anything forming part of the land by severing it or causing it to be severed , or after it has been severed ; or ( c ) when , being in possession of the land under a tenancy , he appropriates the whole or part of any fixture or structure let to be used with the land . |