Example sentences of "[pron] in [adj] way [pers pn] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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1 | It is ironic that by privileging sexual difference Scruton shows himself the victim of precisely the modern intensification of sexuality which in other ways he might regard as contributing to a legitimation of the perversions he repudiates . |
2 | ‘ I said , if he harms you in any way I shall explode and blow his head off , ’ said the Thing . |
3 | I know this is really putting on you , but … well , I would appreciate it so much and will recompense you in any way I can . ’ |
4 | As it was , Thomas merely patted her hand and said , ‘ This is a very good idea of yours , Schätzchen , and of course I shall help you in any way I can . ’ |
5 | ‘ When I said I 'd help you in any way I could I did n't expect you to turn into Torquemada ! ’ she said bitterly . |
6 | If danger threatens powerful muscles can snap the valves tightly shut , and once a bivalve has closed itself in this way it can be very difficult to force it open — it has ‘ clammed ’ up . |
7 | In Avon , Dr Peter Fleming , or a member of his team , will visit the home within 24 hours with the General Practitioner to give an explanation , as best they can , as to what has happened , to explain the post-mortem findings , and to counsel parents and help them in any way they can . |
8 | Dr Courtney , she told me , had said that he would help her in any way he could . |
9 | He was determined to torment her in any way he could . |
10 | If there is a drugs ring operating in my father 's club , then I 'll help you to crack it in any way I can . ’ |
11 | If it were put to us in this way we might be less prone to think of it as imposing a vastly increased burden on the community . |
12 | You do n't believe for a minute that this government will stand by while the two biggest general unions get together , no way , they 'll attack us in any way they can and I warn ya they have n't run out of ideas yet . |
13 | She wrote a letter to her , asking her to help us in any way she could . |