Example sentences of "[be] [verb] a [adj] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | But such is the skill of the production that in the end you just suspend disbelief , accept that you are absorbing a different way of looking at the world and take whatever comes . |
| 2 | Most of the bigger hotels in Kos have been built a little way out of the old town and the Bohem is about 15 minutes from the far side of Heaven ( the disco ) ! |
| 3 | Well when you 're driving along you 're looking a long way ahead that 's why and anything that comes in the road you see it Oh I hope whoever was involved in that accident tonight was alright . |
| 4 | You ca n't park , a big car 's an advantage if you 're going a long way |
| 5 | You 're going a different way . |
| 6 | • If you 're travelling a long way to buy fish , it 's worth asking for them to be bagged separately and , if they are freshwater fish , take a handful of zeolite with your , which the assistant can then drop into the bottom of the bag to help prevent ammonia problems during the journey . |
| 7 | okay you 're erm you 're getting rid of your communist ideas you 're finding a smoother way to getting erm to achieving a similar sorts of effects |
| 8 | It 's probably cos you 're leaning a funny way . |
| 9 | So be on your guard if you are offered a new way to cure gout see in the dark or watch an eclipse of the Sun . |
| 10 | She had booked a sleeper from Paris in terms of time — " I ca n't sit up all night " — not distance " I am going a long way south . " |
| 11 | Th th that we er we , we are moving a long way away from this egalitarian position , we 've abandoned that and we 've said right we , we are |
| 12 | ‘ I think that we are getting a long way from the subject , ’ he said . |
| 13 | You would be wise to phone ahead , especially if you are coming a long way , to check opening times because they vary from time to time . |
| 14 | He implied , in other words , that the BFASS had been brought a long way since its restrictive outlook had so divided the 1840 World Convention . |
| 15 | But because the new craft will broadcast at a high power , they will have to be spaced a long way apart so that TV sets in , say , Canada do not receive signals meant for the US . |
| 16 | It either comes from the river beds or is scraped from rock ( tufa ) higher up the mountain — either way it has to be carried a long way over steep slopes . |
| 17 | You know , and then you leave it It 's what they term soft and it 's got to be left to sort of harden you know , and then some instances some people prefer a dull polish , they do n't like a a very bright and they 'll say what they call pumi powdered pumice stone and they put that sprinkle that on , and it 's got to be done a certain way with a brush so to not to leave any marks . |
| 18 | A few of us may become angry , but most of us have to be pushed a long way before we abandon our normal passivity . |
| 19 | I 'm going a different way are n't I ? |
| 20 | Each of the five judgments rambles over the territory in what can only be called a head-scratching way , making it impossible for the consumer of the judgment to know at the end just what the law is held to be , except negatively , and then only negatively on a few points . |
| 21 | The lugworms may be lagging a long way behind , but perhaps their time may come ? |
| 22 | THOUSANDS of young people in the North East are finding a new way to enjoy their weekends they are taking Ecstasy , described as the next best thing to an orgasm . |
| 23 | Non-swimmers are being offered a novel way to overcome their fear of water . |
| 24 | Meanwhile , Britain 's government offices are being shown an easy way to cut their energy bills . |
| 25 | Metals was used for barrels but only for ones that were being taken a long way away like wine barrels that were being taken to or from Gascony . |
| 26 | The Humans were sitting a little way off ; Balor would hear them if they tried to get away . |
| 27 | To link small variations in a single protein with the existence of an all-purpose ‘ addictive personality ’ is to go a long way too far . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | Recycling Though costly , recycling is becoming a popular way to cut waste volumes . |
| 30 | ‘ Single-hood is becoming an acceptable way of life , ’ says Lu Pau-ching , of National Chengchi University . |