Example sentences of "[noun] have a [adj] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Committee , the Minister invariably points out that Parliament has a simple way of dealing with orders and that we should stick to it . |
| 2 | Romania has a long way to go before it can even begin to climb out of its paralysis . |
| 3 | Such difficult transition demands time and balance and Romania has a long way to go before it is comfortable with its new identity . |
| 4 | There is a clear value in reducing the amount of chemical waste which has to be got rid of — and that thinking has a long way to go . |
| 5 | The Welsh lads have a long way to go before they match that sort of consistency , but it only needs one to become a permanent fixture for everything to change . |
| 6 | But Scotland has a long way to go before the symbiosis of locals and visitors becomes a reality . |
| 7 | Your queen has a nasty way of scratching her nose , and your angel is in a sulk . |
| 8 | Mister Grant has a long way to go before he will fully recover from his injuries . |
| 9 | ‘ But I rather think my modest , high-minded , fastidious , idealistic wife has a long way to go before she qualifies for that description . ’ |
| 10 | Nevertheless , Mr Lamont has a long way to go before he can recover the confidence of Scottish business leaders . |
| 11 | The Oxenhope Straw Race has a long way to go before it reaches its centenary , but the aims of the people who organise it and take part are the same as those who in the nineteenth century began the hospital sings at Holmfirth and Mapplewell . |
| 12 | Nothing much between the two teams on form … they 're two places and eight points apart … both are in the frame for the play-off places but the promotion race has a long way to go yet … |
| 13 | The 17.5 per cent stake represents roughly a quarter of Anglia 's market capitalisation , but David McCall , chief executive , said he believed ‘ the share price has a long way to go yet ’ . |
| 14 | Mr Malik had a winning way with the press release . |
| 15 | For example , Chinese families have a different way of disciplining their children . |
| 16 | ‘ Dreams have a funny way of turning sour . ’ |
| 17 | Fortunately , his colleagues are n't so averse to a spot of enunciation : if Verve have got a nerve and Adorable have the babble than Suede have a warming way with words that 's more matter-of-fact than mad as a hatter . |
| 18 | This young man has a long way to go if he 's to earn a PhD in Biology like his mum . |
| 19 | Life has a funny way of sorting itself out . |
| 20 | Life had a funny way of catching up with you , thought Kate . |
| 21 | At present , we are the only party prepared to grasp the nettle and to recognise that consumers ' interests require both effective competition in the marketplace — the Government have a long way to go before they create that — and effective regulation where the market can not produce a solution . |
| 22 | Floating aquatics have a different way of life to anything the gardener commonly encounters . |
| 23 | TOUCHE ROSS , the pace setters , and defending champions Kelburne were given a timely reminder last week that this season 's Torrie Stockbrokers ' National Men 's League has a long way to go , as they both sustained their first defeats of the season . |
| 24 | But even Heathrow has a long way to go . |
| 25 | Jean-Claude had a different way of looking at moral issues from the one in which I had been brought up , and judged correct . |
| 26 | Today 's graduates have a long way to go to match the service of the RAF 's longest serving ex-apprentice . |
| 27 | Such fads have a nasty way of evaporating . |
| 28 | The Profitboss has a simple way of establishing the contribution link to profit . |
| 29 | But the full integration of special needs students has a long way to go , and requires much more commitment to the adaptation and modification of plans and a further shift of resources to those whose need is greatest . |
| 30 | In answer to the second question ; Christ is Paul 's loving Redeemer and the Giver of the Spirit empowering Paul to have a new way of life . |