Example sentences of "[verb] in [adj] way [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The author of the Anonimalle Chronicle , however , who evidently had some admiration for Gaunt 's achievement , believed that the army only began to suffer in this way when it wintered in Gascony . |
| 2 | Although water is far less compressible than air , the aquifer holds a lot of water compressed in this way because it is much larger than a tyre . |
| 3 | In addition to the splitting there has occurred some penetration of very thin plates of bone such as occur on the scapula ( Fig. 1.4N ) and some breakage of the borders of such bone ( the scapula illustrated here was not modified in any way before it was exposed for weathering ) . |
| 4 | Yet it is difficult to see why employers in all countries would behave in this way if it was not to their advantage . |
| 5 | We are of course aware that educational levels may be important at some stage , but we do not pre-classify in this way because we do not assume beforehand that we know the sociolinguistic structure of the speech community : this is what we are trying to find out ! |
| 6 | Again she was giving him the opportunity to ask her to lengthen the period — or to indicate in some way that he had no wish for her to leave . |
| 7 | But ask them why they interact in this way and they will eventually pass you on to a scientist who ( no matter how many equations they might try to confuse you with ) in the end can only say ‘ Well , that 's the way things are ’ . |
| 8 | And next door to him , number five they 're an elderly couple erm and they 've got one of their sons living there at erm he 's disabled in some way but I 'm not quite sure how . |
| 9 | — Continue pausing in this way until you feel completely confident that you can follow the main points of the programme . |
| 10 | It is important to make a definite decision about this right from the start , without letting her feel in any way that she is being given a weekly or monthly ‘ ration ’ of her family 's free time , as a duty rather than a pleasure . |
| 11 | Comment : We often react in this way when we 're unsure what emotional needs the other person is expressing , and how to deal with them . |
| 12 | Unfortunately , much of the investment that took place was never evaluated in this way because it was regarded as " inescapable " , that is , necessary to supply a satisfactory service level , rather than the level of service supplied being part of the decision-making procedure . |
| 13 | She 'd always done very well , had lots of friends , been very settled , nothing to make me believe in any way that she was disturbed . |
| 14 | I do n't think that was the purpose of the erm the E I P and certainly my evidence has not been er produced in that way and it relates solely to sectors . |
| 15 | On the face of it the statement ‘ God is Truth ’ seems to imply that Truth is an attribute or description of God , and in the first instance Gandhi was content to allow the phrase to be used in this way although it did not accurately reflect his position . |
| 16 | It is certainly true that it can be used in this way but it is far from being the only way to use video in the classroom — particularly in language teaching . |
| 17 | The Vice Chairman went on to thank all the people and organisations who had helped in any way and he gave special thanks |
| 18 | It is only when your treatment of them is lacking in some way that they are likely to show any degree of aggression . |
| 19 | Temples are revered in this way and it is not uncommon to observe a priest in prayer moving clockwise around a sacred enclosure , or a Stupa . |
| 20 | Other believing people will say that they really can not answer in that way because it does not seem to fit with other messages in the New Testament of people being held to account ‘ in the latter days ’ . |
| 21 | I would not want this er this issue to be treated in that way and I 'm sure the panel wo n't do that . |
| 22 | Judge Richard May told Mills ’ to drive in that way when she tried to stop you and knock her down and run her over was callous behaviour beyong belief . ’ |
| 23 | Continue in this way until you have made the required length of band then , by unravelling the cord to this point , you can pull the end of yarn through your last loop and so tie a knot . |
| 24 | Of course I did n't say anything , but I must have reacted in some way and it got through to him , because he seemed more relaxed from that point on . |
| 25 | ‘ Have I indicated in any way that I 'm itching to go home ? ’ |
| 26 | affect in any way but it 's , it 's just something that I |
| 27 | Many a wet day was passed in this way for he let me help him , or did I hinder ? |
| 28 | In some cases , Church authorities have proceeded in this way because they felt that permission was more likely to be forthcoming . |
| 29 | The case study themes have been expressed in this way because I am anxious that the political implications , the implications for collective social action , are to the forefront . |
| 30 | I know that I could suffer in that way but I hope I will be able to cope , ’ she added . |