Example sentences of "[noun pl] had a way " in BNC.

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1 Those dark eyes had a way of burning into her .
2 Hopes and dreams had a way of evaporating .
3 Lee privately doubted that the majority of these contacts would be useful : favours had a way of being conveniently forgotten , and vices and indiscretions tended to lose their edge as the years passed .
4 Even wars had a way of making William 's grandad redundant .
5 Boys had a way of doing things in a great hurry and then regretting them afterwards .
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