Example sentences of "it [vb past] [prep] a [adj] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | Macari 's reputation for betting stretches back to his days with Celtic , when he rose to prominence under the tutelage of the club 's great manager , the late Jock Stein , a man who had his own formidable reputation when it came to an each way bet . |
| 2 | We just were n't used to driving in the country then , it seemed like a long way from |
| 3 | The two suitcases represented everything she thought she would need for the next seven months at the Hamiltons ' , and it seemed like an odd way to be taking what might be a big step in her life . |
| 4 | It does n't only happen with women : it happened in a different way with Tom Keating and Chris Frayling ( who is Professor of Cultural History at the Royal College of Art ) . |
| 5 | The Workers ' Travel Association was set up to give workers the opportunity to travel ; it began in a modest way but by the 1950s had become a worldwide organization . |
| 6 | ‘ It started in a small way but has kept on growing . |
| 7 | Not that it did n't work the way we did it , but it worked in a different way . ’ |