Example sentences of "[pers pn] have a way [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I have a way for that … |
| 2 | And I have been years on Bold injections and all the rest of it , and I know from experience you get , you deal with it , it does n't cure the disease but can you see you have a way of dealing with it , of coping with it , of helping yourself er c er do things and therefore you can |
| 3 | She had a way of leaving one without an answer . |
| 4 | And she had a way of conjuring up places , in terms of their dimensions , that led those same children to explore their houses and fields blindfold ; the dark world that they discovered with their fingertips was new to them — but not frightening as they had supposed it to be . |
| 5 | She had a way of laughing , and singing , and it was like ice down your back . |
| 6 | She had a way of never doubting other people or herself , it was headstrong , he says , and naive and infuriating , but it was also touching and one let her have her way . |
| 7 | She looked so slim and young in that cream shawl above her blue taffeta gown , with the pretty frilled bonnet over her gleaming hair ; she had a way of walking , thought the watching girl , with just a little envy … so easy and graceful , even though she was with child . |
| 8 | She had a way of looking slightly obliquely at me , as if she knew something I did not — not anything to do with the role she was playing , but about life in general ; as if she too had been taking lessons from the stone head . |
| 9 | Yet Batty noticed that in spite of her reserve she had a way of inspiring people to do things for her . |
| 10 | She had a way of shaping them into round balls , raising her arms in a wide , swinging movement and hurling them straight at Elizabeth . |
| 11 | But you had a way of going straight to the two ninety in one go , do you remember what that was ? you 'd worked on it yourself , you you were doing just nicely . |
| 12 | ‘ Women like you have a way with words that tends to blur the truth . |
| 13 | ‘ You have a way with words , Roger . ’ |
| 14 | When the picture is sharp enough on fast search ( machines vary ) , then you have a way of skipping through a long programme , perhaps selecting only some sections for normal viewing . |
| 15 | Besides , you have a way of chatting innocently to people . |
| 16 | ‘ You have a way of stopping me ? ’ she asked with cool cynicism , fighting down a wild desire to laugh hysterically . |
| 17 | You have a way of finding out truths and you are a woman . |
| 18 | If , by any chance , you have a way of passing on messages to Frank ( via the supporters club maybe ) — Im sure all of us wish him the best … and hope to see him back here at Leeds in a few years so he can be 1st choice . |
| 19 | We have a way of talking , and thus a way of thinking , about thoughts as if they were sentences in the head ; and it is worth noting that Fodor ( for example in Psychosemantics ) regards folk psychology as providing a rough but reliable account of mental life and behaviour . |
| 20 | Well in the abstract we were loo we , I bought them and decided whether they are high or low counts , we now have a way of quantifying that , we have a way of counting each individual er vessel . |
| 21 | And , of course , like so many palaeontological matters , they stir up arguments between specialists who think they have a way of solving the enigmas . |
| 22 | He has a way of speaking that seems to turn them all into engines , which , in terms of simple physics , is what they are . |
| 23 | He has a way of drawing you into his enterprises , which is flattering . ) |
| 24 | He has a way of standing with his hands by his side or behind his back , as if he does n't know what on earth to do with them . |
| 25 | ‘ But then , ’ she added , ‘ he has a way of finding the right words — when he 's sure of his ground , I mean . |
| 26 | The ROA would prefer to see the money used to increase prize money in the lower races , but when money is reallocated in that manner it has a way of disappearing . |
| 27 | Sometimes though it has a way of surfacing . ’ |
| 28 | When Boniface wrote to other bishops , he had a way of invariably reminding them that Christian authority meant service . |
| 29 | He had a way of beating the offside trap of defenders like Newcastle 's McCracken by waiting until the ball was in his own half of the field before attacking . |
| 30 | He had a way of stretching his long jaw forward when he was pleased . |