Example sentences of "[det] way [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had had 2,500 letters from members of the public expressing their grief , sympathy and admiration for a man who they felt had in some way belonged to ordinary people and understood them . |
| 2 | The idea that punishment does and should demonstrate society 's abhorrence of the offence , and that this in some way justifies punishment , is quite a popular one . |
| 3 | They had all sinned against her , and in some way rejected her advances . |
| 4 | In A. G. v. Guardian Newspapers ( No. 2 ) ( H.L. , 1988 ) it was accepted that the Crown had a right to attempt to restrain disclosure of confidential information relating to the operation of the security services but that they must establish that the disclosure was in some way damaging to the public interest . |
| 5 | If only there were some way to release her from this bondage , turn her again into what she had been ; a young actress on her way to the top of the ladder , as Papa had often put it ! |
| 6 | May I ask you , Mr. Speaker , to seek some way to force , make , persuade or otherwise cajole the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland who has responsibility for such matters to make a statement to the House ? |
| 7 | The encroachment of urban sprawl on the countryside may be cause for regret , but we are a nation of gardeners , and the English passion for gardening goes some way to ameliorate the impact of an increasing population on a small crowded island . |
| 8 | I 'll think of some way to ask Aunt Sarah or Uncle Nick what to do , without telling them the crazy part . |
| 9 | This subjective impression among left-wing intellectuals such as Aragon and Nizan that the Soviet experiment would in some way resolve the contradictions of the writer/intellectual ensnared in the alienating social relations of capitalism is a key factor in explaining its attractiveness for dissident French writers in the 1930s . |
| 10 | Can be changed in some way to see if behaviour change results . |
| 11 | Woodworking businesses still have some way to go before they can show that they are controlling the hardwood dust emissions from machinery . |
| 12 | It brings him into joint second place with Jackie Stewart in the league table of grand prix victories , but there is still some way to go before Senna matches the 44 won by Alain Prost , the man the media love Senna to hate . |
| 13 | The Wanderers ' manager , Phil Neal , has some way to go before he can expect to be so honoured but he collected several brownie points after his side 's spirited performance . |
| 14 | Clearly they have some way to go but they can still look back on 1989 with a glimmer of pride . |
| 15 | Since then he has turned in some useful performances for the under-21 and England B sides but he has some way to go before becoming a player of real international class . |
| 16 | Coe tells me that he was attracted to writing some kind of thriller because it would help him tighten up his plotting , but he still has some way to go ; the book 's resolution is simply too arbitrary and fanatical . |
| 17 | Although particulate traps can be made to work effectively for short periods under favourable conditions there is some way to go before they are reliable enough for the rough and tumble of ordinary operating conditions . |
| 18 | BT believes it still has some way to go before it can match the performance of American telecommunications companies and is also anxious to stay ahead of European public sector rivals . |
| 19 | We still have some way to go but if this magnificent generosity continues we can be sure that the future of the Cathedral is in the safe hands of the people of the Diocese . |
| 20 | Placard-wise , however , the gays have some way to go . |
| 21 | But club chairman Stanley Reed warned last night there was still some way to go in the negotiations . |
| 22 | Unfortunately , we have some way to go before we reach that happy condition . |
| 23 | There is some way to go : in fact , BIS Strategic Decisions has estimated that $50bn plus will be invested in Eastern European telecommunications over the next decade — and that estimate excludes the former Soviet Union . |
| 24 | However , there is still some way to go . |
| 25 | But the evidence suggests that they have some way to go still . |
| 26 | Low-alcohol wines , beers and lagers have some way to go before they are considered chic , but many an exclusive restaurant can now produce a mineral water list on cue . |
| 27 | And although England showed signs of improvement against Norway last month , following their debacle in the European Championship finals in Sweden during the summer , they still have some way to go to ensure a comfortable path to the United States . |
| 28 | And a West Midlands Police spokesman said : ‘ Our forensic investigation is ongoing and we have some way to go . ’ |
| 29 | If a decision has to be made in April 1992 , then South Africa has some way to go yet before proving its case . |
| 30 | He had some way to go but Emlyn Williams was determined to help him . |