Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] [pron] in the way " in BNC.
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| 1 | If only she knew someone , even of small influence , who might put her in the way of finding something more congenial — and in a genteel home . |
| 2 | She could sense it in the way men talked to her , the sideways glances of strangers . |
| 3 | ‘ Will you telephone Harriman and ask if he could do anything in the way of intervention ? ’ |
| 4 | You could see it in the way he performed against Pakistan . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ All the people in this valley is descended from four brothers from Scotland called Leekie , ’ Nana sat heavily down on the upright rush-seated chair which was the most she would permit herself in the way of comfort , and began the tale as Martha had always heard her tell it . |
| 6 | The proliferation of regional ale brands since the sector 's launch in 1988 made it difficult to build a national product that would kick-start it in the way that Perrier set off the mineral water market in the seventies . |
| 7 | I suppose I shall get something in the way of redundancy pay but it wo n't amount to much . ’ |
| 8 | She would argue about moving Anna before she had fully recovered — if she recovered — but she would put nothing in the way of Anna 's marriage to Nahum Plunkett . |
| 9 | I can see it in the way . |
| 10 | And if you can get anything in the way of a statement — fine . |