Example sentences of "they [verb] a [adj] way [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Until that day arrives they remain a useful way of detecting the desktop publishing bore ! |
| 2 | They drove a short way along the coast to a restaurant that was neither smart nor squalid , hushed nor noisy , and where a dinner they paid no attention to was served to them seemingly without any act of volition . |
| 3 | And some places that erm I know that in some places they have their own local way of speaking and then they speak a different way to other folk . |
| 4 | His remarks are interesting because they demonstrate a new way of looking at that relationship . |
| 5 | They walked a little way into the Trees , where it would be more comfortable to sit on the thick , dry forest floor and eat their food and rest . |
| 6 | They walked a little way in silence . |
| 7 | Applying the principles of the 12 Steps in all aspects of life so that they become a natural way of life and provide the capacity to live happily and confidently without the need for mood-altering substances or behaviours . |
| 8 | These may seem trivial examples , but they go a long way towards helping teachers assess the success of different parts of the school in which they work and , ultimately , that of the whole institution . |
| 9 | The new proposals on water competition were introduced following our discussion in Committee , and they go a long way to improving competition in the water industry . |
| 10 | Taken together they go a long way in explaining the birth and persistence of aesthetic modernism . |
| 11 | It means in effect that they had a quasi-sensuous way of seeing abstractions . |
| 12 | It means , in effect , that they had a quasi-sensuous way of seeing abstractions . |
| 13 | They have a curious way of sitting on the back seat , unfamiliar with the correct posture . |
| 14 | They include a new way of controlling waterborne diseases , and of administering drugs to people with chronic diseases . |
| 15 | Estimates based on demographic pressures , advances in medical technology and the costs of implementing new government policies ( such as the introduction of new screening programmes ) also have their drawbacks , but they represent a pragmatic way of estimating whether funding has been adequate to keep pace with demand pressures . |
| 16 | Perhaps in the matter of excitement Davis and Baker between them had a special way of making the blood dance , but ( listen to the Overture , for instance ) Nelson achieves a fine clarity of texture and , even more than Davis , he makes the phrases ‘ speak ’ . |
| 17 | In the middle of many clashes and difficulties were the men whom I had met , and to whom , if I had been a true friend , I might have given something of the faith and spirit which could have helped them find a better way for their people . |