Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [verb] [art] [adj] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've seen enough violence in my life to know the only way I can deal it out is in sudden fast dollops — a well-aimed kick or punch , a gun if I have to . |
| 2 | Her books include The Right Way to Eat ( J M Dent , £2.50 ) , The Wholemeal Kitchen ( Thorsons , £4.95 ) and The New Cookbook |
| 3 | Like a pendulum , her emotions swung the other way . |
| 4 | Her head seems a long way away . |
| 5 | Now that feudalism had collapsed , taking with it the traditional form of power , the great lairds had better make themselves rich , he believed , and land and its development offered the only way forward . |
| 6 | People do n't usually hit out unless they are upset or angry , so showing you understand their feelings goes a long way to preventing them from expressing that anger towards you . |
| 7 | We and our advisors are now working with the Department of Trade and Industry and its advisors to determine the optimum way forward . |
| 8 | Then some of her pupils walked the Pennine Way , which runs through the land around Low Birk Hatt , and she sent a message and a box of chocolates with them . |
| 9 | I will see that happening , but it is the freedom of schools to choose that is all important , and there are some particular elements of expertise which are not available to schools because it 's not available centrally , and I believe that giving schools their budgets goes a great way to meeting this . |
| 10 | He let his eyes slip the other way , towards the little group of waiting people , hunting along the front line until he picked out Harriet Shakespeare . |
| 11 | Well backed after catching the eye previously , he strolled home by 12 lengths , having his race won a long way out . |
| 12 | Far too much of the forest has been cut down already , but I think there 's enough to enable Nahum and his people to enjoy a traditional way of life . |
| 13 | ‘ I think the knobbly wheels are just to make it grip the ground better , ’ said Dorcas , his voice sounding a long way off . |
| 14 | A big broad-shouldered man stood there , looking gently down at her ; he seemed almost as tall as the half-mortals , his shadow streaming a long way across the beach . |
| 15 | The other side of the coin is the agonising trust in the dark , the utter obedience when all our inclinations go the other way , and the willingness to suffer which marked our Lord . |
| 16 | In the morning , though our route lay the other way , I insisted on going back to the old station for one more look . |
| 17 | WHATEVER YOU 'RE PLANNING TO BUY YOUR MONEY GOES A LONG WAY WITH ABBEY NATIONAL |
| 18 | Your queen has a nasty way of scratching her nose , and your angel is in a sulk . |
| 19 | ‘ He set it up I just ran interference for him trying to keep your people looking the wrong way with talk about opening up Winter Garden again . |
| 20 | Novels may have changed , but dropping hints about your will remains a sure-fire way to annoy your nearest and dearest . |
| 21 | Let your arms swing the opposite way to your legs . |
| 22 | Let your arms swing the opposite way to your legs . |
| 23 | I have a strong feeling that in all our communities our worship falls a long way short of New Testament and patristic practice . |
| 24 | ‘ Your brother has an original way of trying to force people to accept his views . ’ |