Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [prep] an [adj] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | We shall return to the second part of the old horseman 's description : here it is necessary to emphasize that he used it in an exceptional way . |
| 2 | Jokes that have to be explained lose nearly all their force , and no one ever laughs spontaneously at the explication of a joke ; even the terms we have at our disposal in English to discuss literature of this kind — comedy , humour , amusement , ridicule — are full of ambiguities demanding pedantic caution on the part of anyone who uses them in an analytical way . |
| 3 | Local education and information campaigns , though well-meaning , have proved of dubious value in prevention terms , although it is sensible to educate local youth workers , school teachers , probation officers and the primary care team to recognize the problem and be able to tackle it in an informed way . |
| 4 | Chamberlain had seen it as an ideal way of combining the efficient running of Birmingham with improving its water supplies , housing and city centre . |
| 5 | Some of the prescribed topics may not at first seem particularly appealing , especially if they have not been covered in school before , but avenues can be explored for presenting them in an interesting way . |
| 6 | ‘ Madam , I must tell you , ’ I replied , ‘ that since he found me , my master has used me as an easy way of making money for himself . |
| 7 | For he had the bi the ability to take the ordinary things of life , and interpret them in an effective way . |
| 8 | How much better it is to remove trees carefully rather than wait for a gale to do it in an uncoordinated way . |
| 9 | Talk of ‘ processes ’ and ‘ states ’ commits us to an inappropriate way of looking at the matter — as though the only difference between understanding understanding and understanding sweating is that in the case of understanding understanding our gaze is directed inwards . |
| 10 | Function models are important because they enable us to separate tasks and approach them in an organized way . |
| 11 | Aside from that , it 's a system that adopts a metaphor that everyone is familiar with and implements it in an intuitive way . |
| 12 | ‘ We have spent a lot of time explaining it and we think people are approaching it in an open way . ’ |
| 13 | You ca n't say that males , females , the old or the young a are those who , who carry on their sexual role in a regular way , or those who do it in an irregular way have a privileged point of view . |
| 14 | They regard it as an ideal way to familiarise themselves with the latest legislative and other changes and are sometimes reluctant to delegate the task or to see it rendered unnecessary , as is the case with the microfilm system described below . |