Example sentences of "[verb] a [adj] way [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I 'm used to walking a long way carrying the baby . ’ |
2 | Recycling Though costly , recycling is becoming a popular way to cut waste volumes . |
3 | To return to the question of how longitude-confined VGP paths can arise from complex behaviour of the dynamo , we propose a simple way to link VGP movements with flux change at the core surface , thereby connecting palaeomagnetic data with intuition gained from secular variation ( SV ) studies . |
4 | Consistent with his medico-chemical interests was his Edinburgh MD thesis ‘ On the theory of Chemical Combination ’ ( 1861 ) , in which he proposed a new way to represent chemical constitution : each atom was to be indicated by the chemical symbol for the element concerned , bonds between atoms being symbolized by lines . |
5 | First we felt that women have come a long way given the very radical and novel nature of their demands to enter public life as individuals in their own right . |
6 | Then the Bishop firmly gripped the King 's tunic round his chest and shook it violently , saying again , " You owe me a kiss because I have come a long way to see you . " |
7 | ‘ You 've come a long way to do just that . ’ |
8 | I 've come a long way to make a reconciliation with him , and I do n't want interference from some snooty cocktail waitress . |
9 | By the same token love is called upon to find a constructive way to point out a selfish behaviour in my partner . |
10 | After the great divide had been effected , it was time for the mystics to find a new way to cross the abyss and rediscover the old unity — not , this time , in the outside world but in the depths of the self . |
11 | ‘ I 've been trying to find a tactful way to drop him for ages . ’ |
12 | He liked to find a safe way to get an accurate hit thus sustaining as little damage to the plane as possible . |
13 | Leaving the track a pathless beeline may be made for the lower end of the trees , there ascending a short way to find Yordas Cave . |
14 | It is more likely the Goblin will be smashed apart — which although sad is considered a good way to go for a Goblin and infinitely better than being eaten by a peckish troll . |
15 | Obviously he has a long way to mature physically , but he 's surpassed our hopes . |
16 | 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 . |
17 | He has a long way to go before equalling last year 's prize money of £42,399 , but the wonder horse proved that he is again in irresistible form when opening Whitaker 's account with a first prize of £3,700 . |
18 | He believes it still has a long way to go . |
19 | But he has a long way to go to close down Sir Teddy 's 15,000 majority . |
20 | The stock still has a long way to go before its regains the 780p level at which its stood in early April before a warning of a slow-down in sales . |
21 | The other part , communication , still has a long way to go . |
22 | It is sad that a man with so many good qualities should have led so many down the wrong path , damaging the sport he obviously loves , but I feel that the Charlie Francis story still has a long way to go . |
23 | But even Heathrow has a long way to go . |
24 | 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 . |
25 | Shearer has not proved himself yet and has a long way to go . ’ |
26 | Thankfully , ‘ Dirty ’ , the Sonics ' recent Geffen album , entered the UK Top Ten during the first week of release and , even if it has a long way to go to equal the sales of ‘ Nevermind ’ , things could be taking a turn for the better . |
27 | 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 . |
28 | The DTI still has a long way to go before it can seriously contest the Treasury 's hegemony over matters economic . |
29 | Kubota has at least half a dozen Alpha chips in the labs , but says it still has a long way to go before there is sufficient software support to bring out the Titan 2.0 . |
30 | The IMS 's final comment is important : ‘ If economic revolutions are about wealth creation rather than redistribution , this latest one still has a long way to go ’ ( ‘ Services : the second industrial revolution ? ’ by Amin Rajan , Report by the Institute of Manpower Services Group , Butterworths , reported in the Financial Times , 5 February 1987 ) . |