Example sentences of "[vb base] in a [adj] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ancient winged insects — cockroaches , cicadas , crickets and dragonflies — also grow in a similar way , their early forms closely resembling the adults except that they lack wings . |
| 2 | To do this , number each article and associate each number with its own " hook " , for example , your list might begin as follows This time you associate in a ridiculous way bun and aeroplane , pew and clock , bee and carrot and so on . |
| 3 | Mothers , wives , sisters and daughters — in each of these roles Hindu women function in a paradoxical way which reflects this male attitude towards their sexuality . |
| 4 | Many other chemicals that act in a similar way to acyclovir are under investigation . |
| 5 | When you act in a loving way , the other person is more likely to respond and to show the best side of their nature . |
| 6 | Observation suggests that young people are most at ease and most open with adults who treat them ‘ casually ’ and as equals , who do not indulge them , act in a condescending way , or look upon them as something ‘ special ’ . |
| 7 | When you are talking to a teacher in school , you speak and act in a different way from when you are talking to your friends out of school . |
| 8 | Put in a different way , the numbers of gypsy caravans on unauthorised sites fell from 3,881 to 3,614 : a mere 267 . |
| 9 | It is very rare that we disagree as an industry , but it is equally rare that we speak in a co-ordinated way , ’ he said . |
| 10 | In the article , Tannen 's findings are presented as advice to women on how best to communicate with men : for example , ‘ Speak in a straightforward way to male subordinates . |
| 11 | To make sure that we 're able to put our point across clearly so that we speak in a clear way so that people do n't have any er doubts as to what you actually mean . |
| 12 | Will the legal system react in a similar way ? |
| 13 | Meanwhile the ethereal life of Ranveer , Bubbles and Socks , an unworldly trio who react in a childlike way to every sling and arrow as if permanently looking for Nanny , starts to unravel when a new administrator takes over the game park with thinly veiled hostility towards his country 's nobility . |
| 14 | Black children react in a certain way because they feel they are being picked on , and because they react badly then further reaction follows . |
| 15 | Erm y'know that that sort of thing when they when they y'know when they might be , when they feel when they feel that some some other bloke 's making an approach to them , when they feel that er y'know erm somebody finds them attractive , when they think that some other bloke has made a pass at them or something like that y'know they sort of react in a hostile way but y'know there 's that suspicion that mm er y'know kind of er it 's because they 're insecure about their masculinity , it 's because they feel threatened or something like that . |
| 16 | Soricid mandibles ( and skulls ) are more common , and because of the differences in mandibular anatomy , they break in a different way from rodent mandibles : the ascending ramus is composed of thickened bars of bone , with thinner bone in between , and it is these thinner areas that are broken initially , producing holes in the ramus ( Fig. 3.14 I-J ) while leaving the processes intact . |
| 17 | When variation in a set of quantitative traits is maintained by a balance between mutation and selection , the genetic covariances depend in a complex way on the covariances of effects of new mutations on the traits and on fitness , and on the pattern of selection on the traits . |
| 18 | I look forward to seeing the amendments that will be tabled by my right hon. Friend for Birmingham , Sparkbrook ( Mr. Hattersley ) and others when they look in a measured way at the Bill and seek to amend it to provide the support for the prison service that is so desperately needed . |
| 19 | I think there 's been a lot , a lot of publicity for childline , now , but you are n't directly in , associated with childline Fjn Well , we 've had , no , we 've had to call ourselves children 's line because for er obvious reasons we ca n't call ourselves childline , but it is the same type of thing , er run in a similar way , not exactly the same of course er partly because we have n't got the money that childline er attracts . |
| 20 | The couple can not use physical contact to avoid conflict , and so have to make friends , talk to each other and negotiate in a non-physical way . |
| 21 | The technology is based on the observation that , when particles are placed in a rotating electric field , they too rotate in a characteristic way . |
| 22 | But many men succeed in a remarkable way in keeping their feelings alive in the most unlikely settings . |
| 23 | For just two-coloured stripes you can still work in regular row sections but if you have the purl side as the right side the stripes blur in a pleasant way and merge toning colours splendidly . |
| 24 | Just communicate in a humble way that you are genuinely prepared to help . |
| 25 | Here , the researcher explores how the foraging patterns develop in a similar way to the patterns that can be produced on a computer by following simple , repetitive rules . |
| 26 | Some marine species , such as the trumpet fish , hide in a different way . |
| 27 | Other protistans feed in a different way , photosynthesising with the aid of their packets of chlorophyll . |
| 28 | The point here is that language equivalence problems emerge in a natural way , bringing to the surface characteristics of a particular language , not necessarily previously thought of . |
| 29 | Eventually , the polyps bud in a different way and produce miniature medusae which detach themselves and wriggle away to take up the swimming life once more . |
| 30 | We women of Britain believe in a Christian way of life . |