Example sentences of "in a [adj] way that [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't think Elizabeth can be here , ’ she said , wishing to indicate in a roundabout way that she did n't think Beuno was here either . |
| 2 | All of the uses that I know of diagnostic computers are involve the doctor talking to the patient , looking at the patient , taking symptoms and then going and using the computer in a similar way that we perhaps might go and ask for an x-ray . |
| 3 | ‘ He told me in a general way that he was American . |
| 4 | Just communicate in a humble way that you are genuinely prepared to help . |
| 5 | Lord Palmerston sent for me and told me in a jaunty way that he would have nothing to do with this Gothic style , and that though he did not want to disturb my appointment he must insist on my making a design in the Italian style which he felt sure I could do as well as the other . |