Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] a [adj] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | Food chemists have investigated guar bread in the hopes of finding a palatable way of increasing the fibre in the diet of diabetics . |
| 2 | The questions already raised about the possibility of conflicts of interest between health and social services ( for example , will people on care programmes have access to local authority resources for residential care ? ) illustrate the even greater complexity of distinguishing between health and social care in mental health and the desirability of finding a global way of dealing with the details of packaging multidisciplinary care . |
| 3 | By the same token love is called upon to find a constructive way to point out a selfish behaviour in my partner . |
| 4 | The pressure was on — add a new chat-up line was born : ‘ Would you like to join me in testing a new way to prevent childbirth and other medical misfortunes ? ’ |
| 5 | There are even special joys for women : the pride in learning a guaranteed way to keep the boots dry which , if performed behind waist-high bush , means ‘ you can casually and with dignity intact carry on a conversation with the rest of the camp ’ ; no more of the old ‘ search for a place to hide ( God forbid anyone should know we have to pee in the first place ) . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ There are lots of very important issues between general aviation and the CAA : the cost of safety regulation , concern that there should be no overlapping between JAA and Safety Regulation Group activity , anxiety that we have n't yet succeeded with our European partners in finding a common way of funding safety regulation . |
| 7 | John the Baptist urges us to lose no time in making a straight way for the Lord . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm used to walking a long way carrying the baby . ’ |
| 9 | Between the two lay the formidable barrier of the River Spey , which , as late as 17 March , was said to be ‘ so swelled with snow melting down from the hills that it will not be fordable without going a great way up the country ’ . |
| 10 | Oh well I I think I 'm gon na get a long way . |