Example sentences of "have [vb pp] [prep] an [adj] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | The wound I made in you has healed in an ugly way . |
| 2 | Schüssler Fiorenza has shown in an impressive way in In Memory of Her that women 's contribution to the life of the church was not so marginal as has often been assumed . |
| 3 | It has stuck to an antiquated way of operating that harks back to the days of guild power , and has refused to countenance criticism . |
| 4 | This has led to an alternative way of stating amplifier performance : compare the distortion plus noise with the total output . |
| 5 | It has happened in an ad-hoc way , growing out of need and not out of legislation , or as a consequence of dictates from local or central government . |
| 6 | Thus , although Patterson has gellon for ‘ gallon ’ and care for ‘ car ’ , and although similar pronunciations are heard in Ulster rural dialects , our Belfast data show that the rule has receded in an orderly way through a series of environments . |
| 7 | All were down on their luck , all had been drinking and all had decided on an easy way out . |