Example sentences of "[noun pl] in [adj] way [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've done it again , ’ she said , twisting her lips in that way she had of showing disappointment with herself . |
| 2 | Norman was called upon , he was standing on the rock just behind Issaacs , swaying on his hips in that way he has , with his face turned up to the night . |
| 3 | So if I trail the classes in this way it 's not gon na do any harm I do n't think because the class presentations and the class discussions in general have been so excellent this year . |
| 4 | Although naturally designed more to draw out signs of abnormality , they nevertheless demand similar mental operations , being open-ended procedures in which , for example , subjects are required to interpret proverbs or sort everyday objects in any way they prefer . |
| 5 | Should you wish to change your holiday arrangements in any way we will endeavour to meet your wishes to the best of our ability . |
| 6 | Taking orders in this way I do not have to lay out large sums on yarn ; the cones can be bought more or less as required . |
| 7 | ‘ The sovereign Parliament quite clearly could limit the potential activities of its creatures in any way it liked . ’ |
| 8 | Concentrate instead on studying your own behaviour , your interactions with your environment ; by working on external factors in this way you will be able to work out practical strategies to succeed , and strong will-power will appear to come about automatically without you having to work on it directly . |
| 9 | For you know I often wonder what sort of morality it is that keeps men from anything but superficial intercourse with any woman but their wives : yet I hate adultery & all the intermediate stages ; and what men of free habits in this way I have known , I have detested . |
| 10 | One of the lessons I have learnt in life is that a bit more time thinking and planning will immeasurably increase the effectiveness of one 's input : if these comments help any of my friends and colleagues in this way it will be , for me , as great a reward as ICI 's success today is a satisfaction and recognition of our predecessors . |