Example sentences of "[noun] in [adj] way [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I do another cardigan in this way I shall do two or even three lines on the sewing machine . |
| 2 | To look at the work of an art critic in this way we have to turn to historians of taste for the past and to journalists for the present . |
| 3 | ‘ I 've done it again , ’ she said , twisting her lips in that way she had of showing disappointment with herself . |
| 4 | I have seen for myself the value of ACET 's work in the community and I would whole heartedly recommend other churches get behind the work in any way they can . ’ |
| 5 | Norman was called upon , he was standing on the rock just behind Issaacs , swaying on his hips in that way he has , with his face turned up to the night . |
| 6 | So if I trail the classes in this way it 's not gon na do any harm I do n't think because the class presentations and the class discussions in general have been so excellent this year . |
| 7 | When the package is released as a product in this way it is known as an Issue of the software . |
| 8 | Although naturally designed more to draw out signs of abnormality , they nevertheless demand similar mental operations , being open-ended procedures in which , for example , subjects are required to interpret proverbs or sort everyday objects in any way they prefer . |
| 9 | While one can not assert unequivocally that determination will win , in the balance of life you can alter direction more easily on the move than you can if you are static , and if you have set the direction in this way it will almost alter itself . |
| 10 | He thought I was cross , so he got flustered and started telling me how much he loved me , and that was n't what I wanted to hear either , though of course in one way it 's what I always want to hear . |
| 11 | Some years ago now , my husband came to choose a painting from you and you made an offer to help CPRW in any way you could . |
| 12 | The prince always let her spend her money in any way she liked . |
| 13 | Should you wish to change your holiday arrangements in any way we will endeavour to meet your wishes to the best of our ability . |
| 14 | Taking orders in this way I do not have to lay out large sums on yarn ; the cones can be bought more or less as required . |
| 15 | He said he should have said that morning that if you looked at Dynmouth in one way you saw it prettily , with its tea-shops and lace ; and that if you looked at it in another way there was Timothy Gedge . |
| 16 | She can use the role in any way she likes . |
| 17 | Everybody knows if yi laugh at a man in That Way he will wilt for ever , wo n't he ? |
| 18 | Seeing Curtis at the door in that way she did not need him to repeat his announcement . |
| 19 | ‘ The sovereign Parliament quite clearly could limit the potential activities of its creatures in any way it liked . ’ |
| 20 | Little wonder that Ellie learned from an early age to defend Patsy in any way she could . |
| 21 | By ensuring rejection in this way he was also ensuring that he would not be enslaved by anyone else 's methods of work . |
| 22 | Individual scientists or groups of scientists are invited to develop the protective belt in any way they choose , provided their moves offer the opportunity of fresh tests and hence the possibility of new discoveries . |
| 23 | He should be free to use or disclose or sell his skill and knowledge after the end of employment in any way he thinks fit . |
| 24 | It 's partly my job to ease the burden in any way I can . |
| 25 | The Shah announced the divorce on the radio in many ways it was reminiscent of King Edward VII 's speech to the British people when he announced he had decided to marry Mrs Simpson . |
| 26 | John hung around the theatre and lent a hand in any way he could . |
| 27 | Like them , I want success and will contribute to the cause in any way I can . |
| 28 | Boniface wrote to Ecgberht , archbishop of York , authorizing him to amend the letter in any way he thought desirable , and to Herefrith , a priest , who was to make known Boniface 's views to Aethelbald by reading the letter to him and explaining it — Herefrith being one to whom Aethelbald was prepared to listen . |
| 29 | Their desperate attempts to cut expenditure in any way they could led to a sharp decline in print quality . |
| 30 | Later , however , I did tell him that the meeting had been a disaster and that if he thought it had mollified the press in any way he was greatly mistaken . |