Example sentences of "[pron] be [vb pp] this way " in BNC.
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| 1 | You know , you 're sort of turning the abortion argument on it 's head , that er in an abortion you can say it 's my body , I have a right to decide , and this baby that dies is never going to be there to question that decision , but in this type of situation the baby 's going to be there and okay , you 'll get so many who will just accept their situation and wo n't question it , but you 're always going to get some , or even one who will say I want to know my origins , I want to why I was conceived this way , why I was born this way , why , I have two mothers , that maybe a surrogate mother and a natural mother ? |
| 2 | You know , you 're sort of turning the abortion argument on it 's head , that er in an abortion you can say it 's my body , I have a right to decide , and this baby that dies is never going to be there to question that decision , but in this type of situation the baby 's going to be there and okay , you 'll get so many who will just accept their situation and wo n't question it , but you 're always going to get some , or even one who will say I want to know my origins , I want to why I was conceived this way , why I was born this way , why , I have two mothers , that maybe a surrogate mother and a natural mother ? |
| 3 | We are pulled this way and that , but the effect of these contradictory pulls is to leave us fixed in the middle . |
| 4 | They would not exchange a word until they were settled this way . |
| 5 | " Let it be decided this way , " she said to her father . |
| 6 | The boat was gone completely , and he was tossed this way and that in the water . |
| 7 | But should I let myself be intimidated this way ? |
| 8 | it 's one way , what was called this way |