Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] [prep] a way " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even doing something only once can be enough to train the horse to behave in a way we would rather it did n't ! |
| 2 | Craned my neck to look for a way up to the high high bridge , saw a rocky overgrown path over the other side of the road . |
| 3 | By encouraging , cajoling , indicating and directing corporations and trade unions to act in the national interest rather than in their own self-interest , the government is counselling these institutions to behave in a way which is wholly inconsistent with their raison d'être , which in turn results from the property rights with which they are endowed . |
| 4 | Because of his standing in the village he ventured at times to talk in a way which later proved disastrous about his anti-Fascist feelings . |
| 5 | By the last decades of the seventeenth century a much heavier emphasis than ever before was being placed on the need for honesty , for the diplomat to behave in a way which inspired confidence in those with whom he dealt . |
| 6 | Well it 's a difficult question to answer in a way because the pattern on grouping differs enormously from school to school . |
| 7 | Finally , there are two ‘ naturalistic ’ conductors who apparently effortlessly allow the work to unfold in a way which becomes increasingly satisfying upon repetition : Kubelik on DG ( only available as part of a highly recommended ten-CD set of the complete symphonies ) , and now Haitink , whose new BPO version can safely be said to supersede his earlier Concertgebouw version . |
| 8 | In order to encourage your child to act in a way in which he has seldom or never before behaved , take your child through mini-steps towards a goal by rewarding any action that approximates the behaviour you want . |
| 9 | But it 's something that I think someone can only have a go at if they have a great deal of support and a chance to experiment in a way that still gives them the option erm not to change if they feel that they ca n't handle it any other way erm so I think there are a lot of difficulties associated with this kind of problem . |
| 10 | When , by your lack of assertion , you have allowed a relationship to develop in a way you do n't like , shifting the pattern becomes more difficult . |
| 11 | I was bending my brains to think of a way of introducing Brian Harley into the conversation when the television monitor in the corner of the tent gave me the ideal opportunity . |
| 12 | After you 'd totally devastated me by saying you did n't find me remotely attractive , I was left racking my brains to think of a way to change your mind . |
| 13 | Due to the scale of operations in large companies it is often possible for staff to specialise in a way that is impractical in smaller companies . |
| 14 | It was just enough time , however , for Bill to perform in a way that he usually ( being then only a puppy ) performed on the kitchen floor . |
| 15 | Their task was to persuade the Roman leaders to behave in a way which would not alienate the majority of their subjects and consequently would not imperil the position of those upper-class provincials who had identified their interests with Roman rule . |
| 16 | You can continue your sport the decent side of the sport without the need for the kill and and we will encourage , my motion actually encourages that , encourages the fox hunting fraternity to look at a way forward , come forward , talk to us . |
| 17 | One of the earliest instances of an artifact concerns the tendency of the subject to respond in a way that the experimenter expects and is pleased by . |
| 18 | ‘ Education is much more difficult than many industrial and commercial processes to measure in a way that makes comparison possible , ’ he said . |
| 19 | That was an order with which it was probably impossible for the health authority to comply , because it has no power , contractual or otherwise , to require doctors to act in a way which they do not regard as medically appropriate . |
| 20 | It is vital that these needs and emotions should be acknowledged and that the solicitor should accept that professional responsibility stretches beyond the immediate legal issues of the claim , and includes a duty to proceed in a way that is comprehensible to the client and consistent with their wider needs . |
| 21 | In 768 Alhred married Osgifu , daughter of King Oswulf ( 758–9 ) , presumably an attempt to strengthen the dynastic aspirations of both families by a judicious alliance , and the indications are that he made an effort to behave in a way appropriate to his new position . |
| 22 | Soon my buttocks were pressing against the ceiling , then the back of my head , and I hauled myself to the edge of the rug to look for a way down before I was crushed . |
| 23 | which is a sensible thing to do in a way . |
| 24 | In psychotic disorder , thinking , emotions , attention and communication can be affected , seriously interfering with the person 's ability to function in a way which might be considered normal . |
| 25 | I certainly want teachers to respond closely to the situation in which they are — but they need to be clear about the overall function of RE , what it is about , in order to respond in a way which is meaningful so as not to be just taken over by the latest influence . |
| 26 | So far as Pitt was concerned , America came first , but he was as delighted as anyone when the English force protecting Hanover won a distinct success against France at Minden , which might have been decisive if Lord George Sackville had not disobeyed an order to charge in a way that exposed him to conspicuous , though not permanent , disgrace . |
| 27 | Where Hornblower 's cough is designed to give him time to avoid embarrassment or to get out of a tight corner , Septimus puts on his spectacles , which in fact he only needs for reading , when he needs time to think of a way out of a difficulty or the chance to seem more confident than he really is . |
| 28 | Instead an elder ( like any human ) is understood as having enough power to act in a way that makes some difference to what happens . |
| 29 | The notion of giving money or quasi money to a family to spend in a way they would not otherwise choose to do is very far from the assumptions of a free market in which people spend their own money on something they want . |