Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] a [adv] [adj] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | The genetic view might at first sight appear to constitute a supremely historical way of thinking about literature , as the literary text was explained in terms of its causes and its origins . |
| 2 | What I 'm saying here is that , if you fancy one , it should be checked out carefully in the shop before parting with the ready folding , even though , for the price , you 'd have to go a very long way to beat it . |
| 3 | You 'll have to go a very long way to find a series of more disparaging , gloom laden , negative reports , and this , in a season when Linfield 's performances actually won them the league ! |
| 4 | As the politicians try to find a mutually acceptable way forward towards democracy , it is feared disillusioned activists are no longer answerable to the higher echelons of their parties and are turning to crime . |
| 5 | Because John Smith 's period of office had been reasonably successful , the Company put the colony under military discipline , which stabilized the situation and provided a more efficient system of government than trying to transplant a peculiarly English way of running things . |