Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [pron] [prep] [art] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | He tried to discourage her in every way . |
| 2 | You go to prison for something you 've done wrong , that 's your punishment , but they do n't need to humiliate you in the way they do . |
| 3 | The observer has to submit himself to the way things are . |
| 4 | ‘ His condition was obvious and they must have decided to pull him on the way home . ’ |
| 5 | Typical of Geoff 's talent was the opening goal he scored to set us on the way to a Wembley victory over Everton in the Zenith Data Systems Cup Final in April 1991 , cleaving his way though The Toffees ' defence to head home from a corner and , perhaps partly because of Palace 's and Geoff 's success at Wembley , he was awarded his first full International cap when England travelled to Turkey for the European Nations Championship tie on May Day 1991 . |
| 6 | As for the mentioned activity , an attempt must be made to understand it in a way consonant with what has been said of contents and objects , that they are not states of affairs or ordinary things , and also with a further fact , that there are various modes of consciousness . |
| 7 | Seeking to emulate him in every way , he decided he too would have a multiplicity of spouses . |
| 8 | This is your day and we will endeavour to organise it in a way that reflects your needs and requirements . |
| 9 | And sir , both of you , both you sir , Mr and you sir , Mr , er I would like to thank you for the way in the way you have conducted this enquiry . |
| 10 | She knelt to lay the tray on the grass , then , frankly curious , turned to study him in a way she could never have done had he been conscious . |
| 11 | At the last meeting of the committee I did in fact congratulate the director and his staff for the way in which community care had been implemented current year and I 'd certainly like to congratulate him on the way he 's presented er proposals for next year . |
| 12 | And part of the reason why we 're not really out of the recession , is that people are not willing to commit themselves to any further expenditure because they 're not quite sure in six months or twelve months time , as to whether they 're going to have anything in the way of a job . |
| 13 | If girls deviate , they tend to do it in a way that causes far less disruption than boys , such as pretending to write when they are bored . |
| 14 | I 'll try to lose myself on the way into the factory . ’ |
| 15 | I tell you what we 'll do , we 'll try to find someone on the way who knows the counter-spell and send him back to wake the Gnomes up . ’ |
| 16 | Instead of switching allegiance to the ‘ unscientific ’ or , worse still , the ‘ sociological ’ cost-push hypothesis , most economists have kept faith with the concept of a determinate NAIRU and have attempted to recast it in a way which would help to explain why NAIRU tends to track the path of the actual unemployment rate so closely . |
| 17 | A few months after my marriage , I was told by my in-laws that , following the teachings of Islam , I would have to obey them in every way . |
| 18 | I try to do it in a way that is n't too threatening and allows the opportunity to discuss things . ’ |
| 19 | Instead of impressing its customers with the ease and convenience of , say , Microsoft 's ‘ Word ’ word-processing program , the company hopes to wow them with the way that ‘ Word ’ can incorporate charts or query a remote database for the latest sales figures . |
| 20 | I am certain they do n't intend to damage her in the way they are . |
| 21 | If she still managed to get anything in the way of a book published he would persuade some friends to provide bad reviews . |
| 22 | Tell a grown-up you trust if anyone frightens you or tries to touch you in a way which makes you feel unsafe . |
| 23 | I just … . it 's just that I wanted to tell her how sorry I am about … about what happened to your father and brother but , not knowing her , I did n't want to say it in a way that might upset her . |
| 24 | When we 'd see these old people , we had to help them in every way , we were taught to do that . ’ |
| 25 | I have become much more aware of the workings of my body and have begun to use it in a way that is much more economical . |
| 26 | Fran tried to step past him , but he just stood where he was , making no attempt to get out of her way while he continued to study her in a way that made her suddenly self-conscious . |
| 27 | and then I had to work with these people and I knew that that was the kind of way that they were operating and I had to teach them by the way I worked but in fact it was okay to admit that we do make mistakes . |
| 28 | After a long few seconds Karelius said , ‘ I can see it 's no use trying to convince you of the way I feel . |
| 29 | You need to know everything about the way she buys , the way she sells , the way she checks up that that girl who works for her has n't got her fingers in the till — everything about the way she runs that business . |
| 30 | Erm so when you sort of dig the ground up you have to chuck them out the way . |