Example sentences of "[subord] is [art] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | The summer , which was a glorious one that year , gave way to a gusty autumn , and , as is the way with these things , after the autumn came the winter . |
| 2 | As is the way with most infants , its future is fraught with possibility and uncertainty . |
| 3 | The Stasi , the secret police , successor to the Gestapo ( and probably partly recruited from it , as is the way of things ) not only kept files on most East German citizens but also encouraged — or blackmailed — people to fill them by informing . |
| 4 | As is the way with people who undertake these , epics , the accident happened as a result of slipping over while going for a beer with Colin Broadway . |
| 5 | And his prayer seemed to have been amply answered when the Planetary Guard came for the Valence gang ; though , as is the way with prayers which are answered , there was cause for woe too — for the Valences were to be stripped of their best young fighters . |
| 6 | The letter you write is part of your company 's design , as is the way the telephonist answers a call . |
| 7 | He was showing off , as is the way with adolescent boys in the first flush of manhood ( let he who has not sinned throw the first stone ) , and , as is the way with adolescent boys in the first flush of manhood , he slipped and fell in the pool — collapse of stout party etc . |
| 8 | He was showing off , as is the way with adolescent boys in the first flush of manhood ( let he who has not sinned throw the first stone ) , and , as is the way with adolescent boys in the first flush of manhood , he slipped and fell in the pool — collapse of stout party etc . |
| 9 | As is the way of coast guard stations , it once had waves lapping at its doorstep . |
| 10 | However , as is the way of such things , the reality is a good deal more complicated . |
| 11 | Seldom can a chancellor have been given so much advice , some of it sought , some of it gratuitous — and , as is the way with this subject , much of it conflicting . |
| 12 | Seldom can a chancellor have been given so much advice , some of it sought , some of it gratuitous — and , as is the way with this subject , much of it conflicting . |