Example sentences of "it [be] a [adj] way [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | it were a , it were a efficient way of er getting dry mm and the next day there would of |
2 | It 's a dirty way of fightin' , but it was quick for old Gerry . ’ |
3 | Yeah well if , it 's a stupid way of doing it when you 've got a boiler that 's heating up , you can just wait on a bit |
4 | It 's a clever way of offering different sounds , and one which Fender have used to good effect before , notably on The Twin . |
5 | Especially if they 've got a logo or something it 's a good way to sort of ask for it . |
6 | It 's a good way for young people to learn literature through the stage . |
7 | It 's a good way of getting status . |
8 | But , as you 'll discover , they nearly all do — it 's a good way of giving customers added value . |
9 | I do n't know if this is true or not , but it 's a good way of visualizing how an inkjet works . |
10 | ‘ I like writing about group sex — it 's a good way of getting all the characters together ’ |
11 | If you do n't like Sport , it 's a good way of exercising . |
12 | He says that that it 's a good way of introducing youngsters to trials riding , as well as keeping them off the streets . |
13 | So it 'll be Hollywell to get , it 's a good way of ! |
14 | I got an it 's a good way of getting I think . |
15 | It 's a good way of doing it , in n it , there 's no messing about is there ? |
16 | If I was cynical , Bill , I 'd say it 's a good way of making a bit of extra money , and that was confirmed at a meeting I went to of motor traders the other day . |
17 | It 's a good way of doing it , just saying , ‘ Well , my personal view is of course this is a tragedy . |
18 | It 's a polite way of saying that I 'm a nerd , ’ she shouts . |
19 | You can tailor lists of events for different parts of your life , or for different people , but it 's a long-winded way of jotting stuff down . |
20 | It 's a long way through the massive forests of larch and pine to Novosibirsk , especially if your travelling companion only grunts as he downs another tumbler of cheap vodka . |
21 | It 's a long way down fifty feet or more . |
22 | It 's a long way down Ray ! |
23 | So the main reason , that 's just sorry it 's a long way of getting to it sir but , the main change in circumstance that the county is putting forward since nineteen eighty compared with today is that agricultural policy means that more farmland is being diversified and they feel the need at county level to have a sweep-up policy to control that process . |
24 | It 's a long way to Tipperary , Mandalay and Bedford Square . |
25 | The hit song of the year was ‘ It 's A Long Way to Tipperaray ’ but old Ireland was singing an older song and building up a hidden army . |
26 | It 's a long way to the pawnshop — |
27 | It 's a long way to the pawnshop — |
28 | And it 's a long way to where we came in . |
29 | After the ship 's foghorn had blasted out six times , they set sail from Dover , one thousand men huddled together on the deck of HMS Resolution singing , ‘ It 's a Long Way to Tipperary ’ . |
30 | " It 's a long way for him to come every time he wants a crap , said Eddie , running off before I could hit him . |