Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] a [adj] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( 3 ) In other words , although farm modernisation policies have actively encouraged non-viable or older farmers to retire from farming , many in the poorer areas have not done so , living on in a traditional way for extremely low returns . |
| 2 | Diana seemed distressed , rushing around in a distracted way — oblivious , it seemed to me , of the work we had all put in for her brother 's wedding . |
| 3 | The horse , who had steadily been moving along in a quiet way , gave a strange little leap and she realised she had inadvertently dug her heels into his side . |
| 4 | After a while Strawberry ended by saying , " We 're nearly at the great burrow now , but we 're corning in by a different way . " |
| 5 | The show continued until Christmas by which time Mr Smith and Doris realized they were facing up to a new way of life that would challenge them even more than the lean and difficult times of the thirties . |
| 6 | Not that there 's anything wrong with indie bands — we 've got several very good acts locally — but the traditional pop group is definitely coming back in a big way . |
| 7 | Patriarchal power in education was coming back in a big way , and was endorsed in the 1986 Education Act 's stipulation that sex education should be taught within a moral framework and with due regard to family life . |
| 8 | As she put her coat on she could hear him rattling about in a conspicuous way with pans and dishes , and talking to Tam . |
| 9 | In order to provide ‘ permanent ’ help , many agencies operate a rota system with the carers working for a period of one or two weeks or a month , and then changing over in a planned way with another carer . |
| 10 | Erm we 're very good at lot of plans , practical working , and carrying out in a specific way . |
| 11 | Surprisingly , people become so involved in the task that they rarely notice that you are setting up in a different way . |