Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] this way " in BNC.
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| 1 | He hung there for a second before slithering sideways , and as he slipped towards the ground the seladang hooked blindly at his body , knocking it this way and that , until one of its long horns caught and held . |
| 2 | In writing them this way we have assumed that labour is rationed on the supply side , i.e. , that in the factor market . |
| 3 | It 's only the beginning for me but I thank God for the privilege of serving him this way . |
| 4 | Her mother held her at arm 's length and examined her like a piece of merchandise , turning her this way and that , searching for concealed flaws . |
| 5 | The moon called to her , she thought , pulling her this way and that . |
| 6 | He sat for hours staring into a hand mirror , tilting it this way and that and bending his head . |
| 7 | That was the way his mind worked ; he would be struck by a sentence or a phrase , then he would worry at it , turning it this way and that . |
| 8 | Full of hatred and Greek yoghurt she pushed and pulled at Otley sending him this way and that . |
| 9 | ‘ If you look the way the snow falls , ’ he said hesitantly , ‘ you can see the air conditioning is blowing it this way , ’ he pointed , ‘ so it piles up more on this side of things than that side . |
| 10 | It would be better for doing it this way . |
| 11 | What do I hope will happen ? " and " Why am I doing it this way ? " |
| 12 | The only big difference in doing it this way is that you do n't get to specify a name or icon for the item . |
| 13 | We thinking well why are we doing it this way ? |
| 14 | I , I , I think Chairman , that I , having to put very good money after bad doing it this way , I think it 's perfectly true , people think of Shropshire as a rural county , and I think film producers will be people erm , if they want to come here they will and it 's hardly Council business , taking huge amounts erm , well known production , but er , quite often major films have been |
| 15 | I suppose doing it this way limits the no of participants to how many I can cope with . |
| 16 | When we 're doing it this way , we can forget about the , with this X , X two is going to be three point one squared |
| 17 | But I 'm certain , by doing it this way , we will encourage females to put in for these these posts . |
| 18 | They 'll take risks Let's do so- and-so , and have a go at doing it this way And they 're often idealistic . |
| 19 | you might be better just doing it this way , just work out what thirty per cent of it is and then take it away from the original |
| 20 | And that would be , that would be , so if we 're doing it this way , right , let's let's erm , forget about where we are sitting at the moment now , and just look we 're in a helicopter looking at these ships now , so this one radios you in the helicopter and says , that ship S is on a bearing of forty five degrees |
| 21 | She was completely at a loss to know how to deal with this man — even more at a loss to know just why he was affecting her this way . |
| 22 | Hasan hunched over the wheel of his car with a great effort of concentration , swinging it this way and that to avoid the atrocious pot-holes . |
| 23 | Boys were playing with machine-guns , swivelling them this way and that , peering through the sights . |
| 24 | How about trying it this way ? ’ |
| 25 | trying it this way |