Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] in [adj] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to such a theory , if we , in English , call both our mother 's brother and our father 's brother by the same term — ‘ uncle ’ — it is because these two relatives are , to us , the same ‘ kind ’ of relative , and that probably the fact that we use the one word causes us to see them in that way . |
| 2 | The act of the king touching them in this way protects them from the otherwise dangerous consequences of being in contact with the power of the king . |
| 3 | ‘ There is nothing , ’ she said caustically , ‘ that you could do that would make me in any way feel good . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Julius does n't affect me in any way . |
| 5 | ‘ To treat them in this way is disgraceful . ’ |
| 6 | I wo n't let you hustle me in this way . |
| 7 | ‘ Roman , I have never imagined you would hurt me in any way ! |
| 8 | Really , Sophie , do n't you trust me in any way at all ? |
| 9 | But try to implicate me in any way — or use me as a trade-off- and it 'll be added to the police clear-up rate faster than the eye can follow . |
| 10 | It must relate directly to the facts in issue in a case or be relevant to those facts in that it tends to prove or disprove them in some way . |
| 11 | When you have got the idea of how to tighten them in this way , you can do the exercise anywhere . |
| 12 | It 's important that we identify what desires and needs we could have in common with one another when using this approach ; if we do n't know the people concerned very well , or have not considered them in this way , we need to use the participative approach described above . |
| 13 | Watching the final scenes of Jean Harlow 's last film , the ones shot after she had died , defeated him in this way . |
| 14 | A sense that what had just happened involved her in some way made her pull herself together and run down on to the course where racecourse attendants were already putting up a screen . |
| 15 | She wanted to kiss him , to soften him , to diminish him in some way so that she felt safer , more human . |
| 16 | All personnel , military and civil , without distinction of rank will assist him in any way he sees fit . |
| 17 | And the need for audience contact I found particularly important because if you get feedback from the audience looking them in the eye involving them then you 're able to know how your talk is progressing and whether you need to modify it in any way to be able to maintain the audience 's interest . |
| 18 | And you you you have to sort of attack it in that way . |
| 19 | ‘ Well , I 've modified it in this way . |
| 20 | Neither of them seems to find it in any way remarkable . |
| 21 | At least two of the staff never used it in this way ( considering it more suitable as a library book ) . |
| 22 | Mary-Rose Caden , a smoker and teachers ' representative on Lothian education committee , forecast it may be impracticable : ‘ If it 's a complete ban , then they 'll have to police it in some way . |
| 23 | You do n't believe for a minute that this government will stand by while the two biggest general unions get together , no way , they 'll attack us in any way they can and I warn ya they have n't run out of ideas yet . |
| 24 | Makarenko describes them in this way : |
| 25 | Frederica said obviously that the sky and the sea and the boats were uncannily like Van Gogh , and Hodgkiss said that of course they would never have seen them in this way before he saw them . |
| 26 | Superstars at the top earn large sums of money from endorsements , public appearances and sponsorship in addition to their prize money , while thousands more exploit them in one way or another . |
| 27 | All advertising and promotional literature will be written so as to avoid misleading you in any way . |
| 28 | She still doubted whether Roirbak would betray her in this way , but perhaps Lennon was right and Quincx had been duped by Malamute . |
| 29 | It was as if he wanted to destroy her in some way . |
| 30 | On another day I provoked him in some way and he slapped my cheek . |