Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun] the way " in BNC.
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| 1 | George was probably wise to kill Lennie the way he did , preserving Lennie 's dignity . |
| 2 | Steve Skeldon , who coaches the female Edinburgh Academicals , said : ‘ Women tend to play rugby the way it should be played . |
| 3 | And what do you say , do you say , ‘ I do n't agree with what that man says , it 's a bad book , I do n't like it or I wo n't read it ’ , or do you say , ‘ it 's probably useful for me to try to make the imaginative judgment to see things the way he sees them , to see the way the world looks like from his point of view , and I may reject that , but at least one ought to have some tolerance and some understanding ’ , and it seems that that 's where the study of literature meets life . |
| 4 | Absolutely no interest in politics whatsoever you know all they 'd done it 's you know it 's sad to see things the way they are but it seems to be that with the world over at the moment so . |
| 5 | And , more seriously : ‘ I try to do things the way she wants . |
| 6 | ‘ I ca n't understand how people can pay excessive amounts to watch football the way it is played today , ’ he said . |
| 7 | This rat wanted to eat ropes the way Gene Kelly wanted to sing and dance . |
| 8 | But this will end in September this year , giving IBM far more freedom to develop DOS the way it wants to . |
| 9 | Well , erm , a compromise position is to move part the way there . |
| 10 | To produce boards the way you produce record albums . |