Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [adj] way " in BNC.
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| 31 | And they had other ways of raising money . |
| 32 | Children do not have the same need as adults to use bad language to relieve their feelings ; they have other ways of letting off steam . |
| 33 | Some of their repertoire is a sheer delight : they have heart-winning ways — smiles , gurgles and a way of looking at one … |
| 34 | Daddy sits a lot , doing nothing and muttering to himself and Mummy 's just retreated — she never starts a conversation , or asks a question , or — You 'd think they 'd be over-anxious about me , their one remaining child and perhaps they are , but they have miserable ways of showing it . |
| 35 | But they have different ways of retrieving the information coded in their DNA and translating it into synthesis of cell material . |
| 36 | ‘ They have different ways of doing things . |
| 37 | They have devious ways of making money from bereaved people 's misery , whether by knocking on the door after a death , offering to clear the house for cash , including any objects of value ; or by offering solace in exchange for cash or fees . |
| 38 | That , he reckons , will keep a lot of East Germans in jobs while they learn western ways . |
| 39 | On the one hand , GCSE requires them to develop new ways of teaching the traditional two-year subject course and , in so doing , preparing pupils with the skills required for an external exam . |
| 40 | He tried various ways of categorising events — as desirable ( arrival of a wanted new baby ) or undesirable ( compulsory redundancy ) or according to whether they represented exits from or entrances to the subject 's life . |
| 41 | While this might have been expected , neither did it explore alternative ways of allowing mineworkers to use its educational resources . |
| 42 | He recalled other ways in which she had led him on ; the snowy mittened fingers laid on his arm during their walks , the occasional side-glance as if to show that he did not displease her , her endurance , to say the least , of his company . |
| 43 | But its interface was easy to use ; it had clear ways of defining fields . |
| 44 | He had persuasive ways with some of the poorer countries and he had , he thought , the backing of some of the big men in Formula One . |
| 45 | By that I mean that he considers schematic ways of making measurements , set up in accord with the rules of the theory , and sees if by any ingenious means he can circumvent a restriction like that imposed by equation [ 2 ] . |
| 46 | He illustrated different ways in which reading , for example , could be taught , and how some children may not be ‘ mature ’ enough to cope with a ‘ look and say ’ approach , or may not develop that way . |
| 47 | ‘ He says he likes Long Way Home very much indeed . |
| 48 | Birmingham city council says the tour will help it find new ways of dealing with racism . |
| 49 | A very powerful account , And I Do n't Want To Live This Life , was written by the mother of a girl who , from infancy , had behaved in what seemed abnormal ways . |
| 50 | It did n't come back with a refusal and allow us to discuss alternative ways of achieving our objective . |
| 51 | Each of us have different ways of trying to express this change . |