Example sentences of "[prep] it [prep] a [adj] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was held that he was not a trustee of the money for the brewers and therefore he was under no obligation to deal with it in a certain way . |
| 2 | If the field of strategic management is to render the concept of strategic vision suitable for its own purposes it must deal with it in a unique way . |
| 3 | From these bits of activity , a richer life could develop ; but it is vital that whatever Harry and Elizabeth choose is something they both really want to do and not a situation where she goes along with it in a patronising way , and then leaves him high and dry . |
| 4 | I understand that this particular problem may be dealt with in the near future , and it is quite obvious that the Rules need urgently to be reconsidered in order to make it clear to circuit judges and to magistrates , who have the problem of dealing with these snatches , that they can deal with it in an appropriate way which is in the interests of the child concerned . |
| 5 | I suppose that bearded bloke must 'ave dropped it , I suppose I must 'ave picked it up without thinking and that I went off with it in an absent-minded way . |
| 6 | ‘ The more Ukrainian records I have bought , the more I have realised that we 're really only dipping into it in a superficial way . |
| 7 | ‘ But — I 'm into it in a bigger way now . ’ |
| 8 | The ideal toy is very light , so that only a small amount of effort moves it a long way , and very soft , so that sharp feline claws and teeth can sink into it in a satisfying way . |
| 9 | Most of them get back into it in a big way . |
| 10 | So , generally avoid using contractions in an exam essay , unless you 're asked to it in an informal way . |
| 11 | Honey magazine recognized this and acted on it in an extraordinary way with the launch of the ‘ Honey boutiques ’ in the major conurbations , so that the groovy styles portrayed in the magazine could be had by hitherto deprived readers in whatever part of the sticks they had the misfortune to live , with no more trouble than a Saturday day return fare . |
| 12 | The acknowledged purpose of RE is to help pupils towards an understanding of religion so that they can reflect on it in an informed way . |
| 13 | And I did n't go about it in a bombastic way or anything like that , I just gave them their orders you see , the two shunters . |
| 14 | you 're seventeen years old , if you 're old enough to have sex surely you 're old enough to you know , think about it in a mature way . |
| 15 | The way that most materialists try to reconcile their flight from behaviourism with their materialist world picture is to say that when V sees something , and BS observes V 's brain , BS knows everything about V 's mental states that V himself knows , but that he knows about it in a different way . |
| 16 | If we think about it in a creative way the blossoms will come . |
| 17 | If you look at it in a certain way , right , it shows your ignorance , I mean you 're over in England , right , for so long — I mean to say you should know what to chat in front of certain people , right ? |
| 18 | The existence of the requirement of standing indicates that the law 's primary concern is not , as such , to control government activity but rather to control it at the suit of persons affected by it in a particular way . |