Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] be [adv] a way " in BNC.

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1 All this musing was simply a way of deflecting the inevitable moment when she had to face her .
2 Developing separate interests is certainly a way to keep the balance in a partnership , as shown in the situation of Donald and Pat , outlined below .
3 Many of these actions are simply a way of getting attention .
4 OK , he said all clothes are basically a way of attracting the opposite sex .
5 All the other times were just a way of reminding myself of the realities and provoking you at the same time .
6 The journeymen were reluctant to give way on the question though , since the seven years was still a way of controlling entry to the profession — a proposition brutally shaken by the entry of women who hardly ever served " full " apprenticeships .
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