Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] in a way " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was in some ways , a female Kenneth Williams , an eccentric who could emote facially and vocally in a way in which Ken had established himself the master . |
| 2 | As he rushes hither and thither , his note-books become crammed with an amazing collection of miscellaneous information which is so diverse and uneven that it gives colour to and so in a way explains Robert Lowie 's famous definition of culture as a ‘ thing of shreds and patches ’ . |
| 3 | It sounds rather weird , and so in a way it is , although it finds a natural expression in terms of the quantum mechanical formalism . |
| 4 | ‘ One had a certain amount of training ; one knew it was coming and so in a way , fear did n't come into it very much . |
| 5 | You see them much more as people , you know their interests much more than if they are just there listening to the lesson and so in a way this open access to the teacher , I think , although at times it does give extra pressure in the long run I think it 's tremendously beneficial . |
| 6 | Not only must you be able to speak up loud and clear , but you should be able to put a case relevantly , neatly , succinctly , and generally in a way pleasing to the tribunal before which you are appearing . |
| 7 | His claim about South African involvement was subsequently ridiculed in the press and elsewhere in a way reminiscent of the scorn poured for so many years on the suggestion that British intelligence might have had a link with the Zinoviev letter . |
| 8 | So , like , we 've got this thing about her , anyway , she was com and she was talking to Fiona today and she was stood next to me , and like in a way , I was laughing at her but I felt so sorry for her cos she really , really stunk ! |
| 9 | Without them , as the White Paper ’ Custody , Care and Justice ’ says , ’ there can be no assurance that resources ’ — which means money , and I wish that people would say ’ money ’ rather than ’ resources ’ — ’ devoted to the prison service will be used effectively and efficiently in a way which fulfils the obligations of the prison service . ’ |
| 10 | This approach places a heavy emphasis on the institutions of the state alone ; it describes institutions and institutional relationships in suffocating detail ; and because it focuses on constitutional " law " quite uncritically it tends to see the connections between state and society formally , simply , and legalistically in a way that ignores informal patterns of power in society and economy . |
| 11 | For she is certainly mine now , and surely in a way she has never been any other man 's … |
| 12 | I mean I 'm aware of the thing that 's what makes me ask you more about that account , but I am worried about it and and actually in a way are in a very good position . |
| 13 | Other people , however , have a long tradition of breakfasting wholeheartedly , but perhaps in a way that is not wholesome for the heart . |
| 14 | But perhaps in a way that will be something of a surprise . |
| 15 | A pity Derek was n't home , but only in a way . |
| 16 | In the past , presidential wives have made an impression but usually in a way that has drawn fierce criticism , mainly because they pretended they were n't an influence on their husbands . |
| 17 | We were surprised by the degree of unanimity in this concern , but also in a way by its maturity . |
| 18 | It 's faster and more physical — but easier in a way because I have so many top players around me . |
| 19 | ‘ I had thought of getting a young man , ’ said Edwin , ‘ though perhaps in a way it 's hardly a job for a man . |
| 20 | She clashed her talons on the bars , brought her beak down on them as well in a way that must have pained her , and swung sideways towards Creggan . |
| 21 | I think that leads to crime in s as well in a way . |