Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] [adv] the way " in BNC.
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| 1 | They said the light moved in just the way this one seemed to be doing . |
| 2 | When he was satisfied no fresh threat was about to manifest itself from the darkness , he moved off back the way he had come , retracing his steps until he reached the shallow stream he had leapt a short time before . |
| 3 | ‘ Hell , you 've had experience very recently of handling some tricky situations , taking instant decisions , and they came out just the way we wanted them . |
| 4 | ‘ It all happened in exactly the way we wanted it to . |
| 5 | It must be appreciated that the spelling of Latin names varied in much the way that today Catharine , Catherine , Katharine , Katherine , Kathryn and Catrina are , for example , versions of a single form , hence in the list only the more obscure renderings are given . |
| 6 | Meredith waved goodbye and watched her set off back the way they had come in the direction of Pook 's stables . |