Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [art] [adj] way " in BNC.
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1 | I mean the only way measure it I suppose is by talking to them . |
2 | Why what a er what about doing taking it out of er I mean the only way is taking out |
3 | I got a long way to go to get to high class . |
4 | Pike 's legs went up and down like someone walking the wrong way along a travelator . |
5 | When I first began designing for double jacquard , which was quite a long time ago , there was little or no information available and not many knitters used the technique , so over the years I learnt the hard way by trial and error . |
6 | But , and it is a big but , I learnt the hard way and have been proven in practice . |
7 | ‘ I came a long way to say I 'm sorry , ’ Leonora reminded him . |
8 | I drove the long way round , debating what to say and do . ’ |
9 | The offence was grievous and innocent , I drove the wrong way round a roundabout , which sounds appalling but there was not a single other car in sight to , in a sense to steer by so to speak , erm but there was one policeman , and he stopped me , and he fined me , and I had to search for my purse , which I had well hidden , this being Italy , erm underneath all the bedding and the tents and the cooking pots , found it in due course , presented him very shakily with these thousand lire or whatever it was he wanted , and , and this is really the point , drove off very shakily too . |
10 | It is about four miles to the Port of Ness from Cross and I think I tiptoed the whole way . |
11 | I enjoyed the French way of playing . ’ |
12 | May I suggest the other way around ? ’ |
13 | I think it was Old Harlow or Hoddesdon somewhere I used to go , I know a long way off we had to go because there was n't anything round here was there ? |
14 | I hung around for a while … now I come to think of it , I walked a short way along the path , looking for him . ’ |
15 | I walked the long way with the early sun bright in my eyes and frosted gravel crisp beneath my feet . |
16 | Feeling as if I were under an enchantment , I walked the narrow way , between vivid white handrails that shone in the half-light . |
17 | I remember the disgraceful way she allowed you to be neglected when you had flu , only bringing up a water biscuit or two when she deigned to climb the stairs ! |
18 | Silver and I followed a long way behind the rest , and I had to help him . |
19 | ‘ I believe the only way for community nursing to develop is to extend the district nursing service . |
20 | ‘ I believe the only way we can go forward is to be value for money . |
21 | We have n't been trying hard to persuade the Garrimperos to adopt different technologies , more modern technologies that would avoid the contamination of the mercury , but as I said I believe the only way of reaching this goal is if we can organize the Garrimperos to have er a kind of er institutionalized way of exploiting gold , not the sort of gold rush i that is being on and on On and off in Brazil for two centuries right now . |
22 | Since it is inevitable , I wish I could come to terms with it , but I find the only way I can cope at present is to avoid thinking about it . |
23 | No I find the other way |
24 | Why should n't I have a different way of estimating it ? |
25 | ‘ I decided the only way to come back was with a fresh new look , ’ she said . |
26 | I knew no other way to learn technique , so I kept on trying to do what she told me , hoping for the best , hoping that my true voice would appear around the corner . |
27 | ‘ So I knew the only way to get you running was to start moving . ’ |
28 | But I saw no other way out : I did n't know if I would ever have a chance again . ’ |
29 | ‘ I saw no other way of protecting the interests of the Corosini , ’ he growled . |
30 | I turn the other way , but it 's difficult to see in the mirror cos the corner 's been broke off . |