Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [det] way " in BNC.

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1 She was so ashamed of not remembering what had happened that she felt she must compensate him in some way , so she kissed his mouth and stroked his cheek .
2 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 .
3 It had been impossible to think of the future since John 's abduction , but 17 April was only weeks away and I had been discussing with Chris and Nick how we might mark it in some way .
4 Anxiously he bethought himself how he might get her in any way at all .
5 You always had a few explanations for why something did something and you could never pick out which — why it did it … you could explain it in several ways , and it just was n't positive enough for me .
6 one of our serious of the year , we should er extend that debate er we could extend as late perhaps half past one for lunch or we could bring it to half way between half past one , so the feeling in respect of that
7 For example , if it was important to distinguish between a high level and low level tone for English we could do it in this way :
8 because the editor picks it up and say ‘ I can use that because I can see an angle , I could use it in this way or that way or ,
9 He came back the next day and gave me another £1.2 million and told me I could spend it in any way I wanted .
10 She thought she 'd upset you in some way . ’
11 Now , at the sight of the river , Bigwig 's assurance was leaking again and unless he , Hazel , could restore it in some way , they were likely to be in for trouble .
12 We have tried to obtain glassfibre moulds in the past , have not succeeded and would be grateful if you could advise us on any way that is known to you of building such a craft .
13 The Princess had spotlights , he 'd turn them around this way when it was time to get Sandy to the door and then he 'd go back on his own to switch them off .
14 I had not been there long when an officer appeared , shook my hand and asked if he could help me in any way .
15 ‘ Perhaps you could help me in some way by raising funds ? ’ he said .
16 ‘ 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 .
17 A vet who wishes to examine a cat may approach it in this way before , for instance , holding it down to give it an injection .
18 ‘ There is nothing , ’ she said caustically , ‘ that you could do that would make me in any way feel good . ’
19 ‘ Roman , I have never imagined you would hurt me in any way !
20 She still doubted whether Roirbak would betray her in this way , but perhaps Lennon was right and Quincx had been duped by Malamute .
21 From now on , she would touch him in any way she pleased , even when neither of them was feeling sexy , because she would still be feeling loving — for as long as the affair lasted .
22 Dr Courtney , she told me , had said that he would help her in any way he could .
23 If you if any of if you have say er any problems with the people in the flats that you could actually go to would help you in any way ?
24 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 . ’
25 All personnel , military and civil , without distinction of rank will assist him in any way he sees fit .
26 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 . ’
27 Yes , I can influence him in any way that I please .
28 You can interpret it in any way you like — it could mean the best groomed , it could refer to canine coats , attractive collars and leads .
29 They 'll improve on it , or they might adapt it , see if they can change it in some way in that case , and they 'll act in a cohesive way .
30 I could put some in the World wide web — I think that you can get them across that way , but this depends on people having access to the web — ok if you 're on a unix box , tough s*** if not .
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