Example sentences of "way of [verb] [subord] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was concerned with the story that Archimedes had found a way of discovering if a crown made for King Hiero of Syracuse was in fact of pure gold , as it was supposed to be , or had been adulterated with a cheaper metal . |
| 2 | As for communication , there is no way of knowing whether a cab radio would have made any difference in this accident , but I agree with my hon. Friend that it is desirable that cab radios should be fitted into locomotives and multiple unit fleets . |
| 3 | Most of the respondents answered this question in a similar manner ; it is perhaps disturbing that most companies feel they would have no way of knowing if a headhunter had abused their trust . |
| 4 | One way of telling whether a horse has completely eliminated the infection is to take follow-up nasal swabs . |
| 5 | The program must have some way of establishing when a transput operation is complete , so that a further operation can be initiated or ( in the input case ) so that the input character can be processed . |
| 6 | We have also seen that there is no mechanical way of deciding whether a function is a public one or not . |