Example sentences of "[adj] way [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another interesting way to fill a flower bed is to think of a colour scheme and plant out accordingly . |
| 2 | The absence of a non-Roman catholic school in the immediate area and the naïve belief that they were empowered in some way to have a say in what type of school should appear on their housing estate — there was a small Roman catholic school which was to be expanded to cater for the growth of the population — may have sharpened catholic parents ' interest in having an integrated school . |
| 3 | Perhaps it stems from a sensation that I am in some way making a prediction of awful catastrophe , and not just telling a story . |
| 4 | In an attempt partly to offer a tribute and perhaps in some way to attempt a readjustment of the balance against him , he recited what he knew of the church 's founding saint . |
| 5 | The idea that the text in some way performs a deconstruction upon itself effectively validates the rhetorical reading in terms of the text 's actual movement : if the text " actually " contains these contradictions , the choice between " rhetorically aware " and " aesthetically responsive " paradigms is that between complete and partial readings . |
| 6 | Another way to form a polymer is by a condensation reaction where the reaction of two monomers results in a composite molecule together with a product of the reaction . |
| 7 | Another way to get a fix on people is to identify their heroes . |
| 8 | Another way to tell a joke without directing it against your subject is to refer it to other people . |
| 9 | Another way to thwart a hacker is to get daily print-outs of calls to the computer which would quickly weed out any suspicious activity , Mr Hook claimed . |
| 10 | Another way to grow a carrot top is in a hanging basket . |
| 11 | Another way to have a death wish associated with the road ; crossing it . |
| 12 | ‘ What 's the quickest way to solve a puzzle ? ’ he said . |
| 13 | Knitting as much as possible with the garter carriage is not always the quickest way to complete a garment . |
| 14 | It 's the quickest way to make a bit . |
| 15 | The quickest way to get a smack in the chops around here , is to bad mouth Runner in front of Cissy Rowles . ’ |
| 16 | That 's the quickest way to get a name , is n't it ? |
| 17 | A 1,500-acre grouse moor will generate enough electricity in this way to power a town of 6,000 people . |
| 18 | Death in this way becomes a fellowship of the elect and the brave and there is in it no sense of loss , but only gain . |
| 19 | Why it was thought appropriate to leave the important matter of imposing tax on building societies to secondary rather than primary legislation in this way remains a mystery ; but , whatever the explanation , the experiment was a total disaster and resulted in the Revenue producing some regulations in respect of a particular period of assessment which were so hopelessly flawed that the House of Lords found itself compelled to declare them void as being ultra vires . |
| 20 | Many thus went into executive search as it seemed an attractive , lucrative and not unpleasant way to earn a living . |
| 21 | Self-build is the cheapest way to get a dream home to your own specification . |
| 22 | Another simple way to continue a theme is to use exactly the same phrase , but beginning on another note , usually higher . |
| 23 | Barred galaxies have been recognized as a separate class of galaxies since the 1920s , and in 1964 de Vaucouleurs suggested that the Milky Way contains a bar to explain the observed noncircular motions of the atomic gas at the centre . |
| 24 | It 's the perfect way to end a meal . |
| 25 | The perfect way to end a meal , relax and enjoy a cup of smooth , rich-tasting Kenco coffee , selected and blended from the finest coffee beans . |
| 26 | As a consequence , both Cushing and Lovett resigned , as did the 44-times capped McHarg when the news was relayed to him in India , which is a sad way to end a relationship which stretches back for well over two decades . |
| 27 | Some clients use research surveys mainly as a publicity tool , an easy way to get a newspaper headline , as an insurance company did with a Gallup survey on the cost of raising children . |
| 28 | Lean and tender British lamb is the easy way to make a meal special |
| 29 | This is an easy way to have a number of gliders wrecked by the wind , but luckily it does not occur very often . |
| 30 | Er well Susan 's very much into music and erm I think she thinks she 'd like to earn her living that way but it 's a very hard way to earn a living . |