Example sentences of "taking the [adj] way " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Or will governors consider taking the easy way out ( and the cheapest ) and appoint a local teacher , who has perhaps proved an adequate supply teacher in the recent past ? |
| 2 | She had watched him working delicately on the door , with all the attention to detail of the perfectionist , and had known him to be the sort who got what he wanted in life through hard work , never by taking the easy way out . |
| 3 | ‘ Taking the easy way out again , Robyn ? ’ he sneered , making her jump violently after the empty silence . |
| 4 | This was certainly brought home to me when , by taking the long way round Australia this year , i.e. buying a round the world ticket to the Australian Open , rather than a straight forward London–Melbourne return , with a stop-off in Sydney for the New South Wales Open , I saved The Daily Telegraph , which is naturally as cost conscious as any other company in these difficult financial times , a considerable amount of money . |
| 5 | ‘ She 's taking the long way back , ’ she would say , ‘ the sun 's still warm … she 's enjoying herself … she 's forgotten the time … . ’ |