Example sentences of "[subord] it be a [adj] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | The damaged one was still working , although it was a little way out of alignment . |
| 2 | This is the best that can be hoped for , even if it is a long way from a fully satisfying life . |
| 3 | ‘ If it 's a wrong way tunnel , ’ he said , ‘ we start burning up man hours . ’ |
| 4 | Quite clearly , while I 'm not prepared to put a a figure on the contribution that conversions are going to make to the period to two thousand and six , I 'll be most surprised if it was a long way different from what has been taking place in the past . |
| 5 | If it was a long way out . |
| 6 | Cos it 's a good way down . |
| 7 | Kureishi is unrepentant about at least one of the novel 's structural crudities : ‘ I like writing about group sex , ’ he explains , ‘ because it is a good way of getting all the characters together . ’ |
| 8 | But over a much wider range than we usually recognize , the signal works without question , because it is a conventional way of answering what would otherwise be ( and may still really be ) difficult or impossibly difficult questions , about the nature of the work and about the appropriate kind of response . |
| 9 | Others may adopt because it is a dramatic way of rejecting what their family and society stand for . |
| 10 | Touch legering is not simply just a good idea because it is a sensitive way of detecting bites ; it can also be extremely useful when the fish need slack line after mouthing the bait . |
| 11 | He came to our house and knocked on the door and asked if he could use the toilet , because it was a good way of getting in . |
| 12 | One campaign by a leading washing powder manufacturer went into schools with an educational programme because it was an effective way of reaching the mothers who were its prime target . |
| 13 | This should be of benefit to small businesses , since it is a cheap way of connecting single PCs and sharing expensive resources such as printers and fax modems . |
| 14 | Half of you felt the journal should remain free with membership , as it is an important way of staying in touch with the Institution 's work ; while other members said they would willingly pay extra , over their subscription to receive it . |
| 15 | You could keep them a as long as it was a reasonable way from the street as you might say and , and were fortunate because our pigstys had been built years before and they were ooh , suitably fifty to sixty yards from the main road you see , but I used to laugh at that when we , when we were having these pigs killed . |