Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] a very [adj] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Men 's and women 's experiences are obviously related , ’ stated Toni , ‘ but I believe they 're transposed in a very different way . |
| 2 | ‘ And we both know that can make people behave in a very strange way , ’ he said drily . |
| 3 | I think this illustrates in a very nice way what has recently been described as a new erm family circle . |
| 4 | ‘ I expect you just happen to like living in a very simple way , ’ Matilda said , probing a little further . |
| 5 | If you live in New York in 1990 you absolutely have to think about the world you 're living in a very clear way because otherwise it 's an impossible situation . |
| 6 | To summarize , the message from document preparation systems is that , although logical objects are desirable , they must be presented in a very simple way if users are really going to use them . |
| 7 | Your father ? ’ 'He never speaks of Uncle Adam either , but he does n't speak in a very different way , if you follow me . |
| 8 | Then , as we saw recently , various MPs start to behave in a very silly way . |
| 9 | I think it can be done in a very gentle way erm to empower people in every day life . |
| 10 | It is probably wrong to attempt to define electronic publishing unless it is done in a very general way . |
| 11 | And as I say , if it was done in a very civilized way by people who 'd perhaps learnt to smile or somehow turn this , what must be a minor offence , into a minor occasion , erm I think it , it might actually ease relationships . |
| 12 | It has expanded in a very exciting way . |
| 13 | This new block is made in a very similar way to the other block but with less brick and more breeze blocks . |
| 14 | Cereal fibre , which includes the bran in wholemeal flour , wholemeal bread and bran itself , acts as a very effective way of preventing constipation , diverticular disease and other bowel complaints . |
| 15 | The change of status , too , from ‘ wife , to ‘ widow ’ is felt very keenly by most women as a loss of considerable significance , which indeed it is ; for without a partner , a woman who has been married for some years may , unless she already has well developed interests outside her home , find that her social life is suddenly transformed in a very disturbing way . |
| 16 | The one written reference to ecclesiastical coinage suggests that it should be interpreted in a very particular way . |
| 17 | Conversely , where an uneven and granulated wash is desirable ( such as in a mixture of ultramarine and burnt umber , which tends to separate and granulate in a very attractive way and is a good alternative to the deadening effects of lamp black ) then water with a high mineral content should be used by stirring a teaspoonful of cement powder or plaster into about half a pint of water , allowing the solids to settle and using the relatively clear overlying liquid . |
| 18 | Similarly , the term " freemen " , also much used , was used in a very restricted way as when Lord Hardwicke declared in 1757 , " Our men of property are our only freemen … " |
| 19 | This tectono-stratigraphic model has also been used in a very tentative way to predict broad facies relationships . |
| 20 | Karen acted in a very commendable way . |
| 21 | This city is not a place of much trade , nor is it very populous ; but they are lately fallen into a very particular way of managing the corn trade here , which it is said turns very well to account . |
| 22 | Some rare people remain slim by staying with a very restrictive way of eating . |
| 23 | Everyone feels we should react in a very strong way to these remarks . ’ |
| 24 | Children can react in a very matter-of-fact way , like the little boy who , in the aftermath of his father 's death , climbs into his mother 's bed in the mornings . |
| 25 | Yet it all began in a very casual way . |
| 26 | It is clear that some variables in English do function in a very general way : for example , variation between the alveolar and velar nasal in the present participle ending ( ing ) is universal and can be said to mark the whole English-speaking world as a single speech community . |
| 27 | RIGHT The evidence from the site and the excavation itself has been reconstructed in a very vivid way at the Jorvik Viking centre , and is a very popular attraction for visitors from all over the world . |
| 28 | For instance , most players will admit to taking to tablature in a very big way ; it 's easy to decipher and you can play something very like the part in question almost immediately . |
| 29 | His voice was rough , his breathing still laboured , and she smiled , enjoying in a very feminine way what she could do to him . |
| 30 | I loved maths when I was at school , but I had been taught in a very formal way . |