Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [pron] [adj] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | Padded to the eyebrows and looking like the Michelin Man , he would make his tentative way to the crease , usually at number 11 , and woe-betide the visiting fielder who held on to a catch put up by him or the bowler who failed to stifle an lbw appeal at birth . |
| 2 | The Grand Council of the Cree argue that completion of the project would destroy their traditional way of life . |
| 3 | Two people on opposite platforms and when the trains come they will go their different ways and not meet again . |
| 4 | And then — since you can not find it in your heart to love me — we will go our separate ways , for ever and ever , never to meet more . |
| 5 | If the Israelis are adopting British holidays then perhaps they will adopt our democratic ways and no longer deport citizens without trial . |
| 6 | If Spot , who won more than £1,500 for owner John Adams before being struck down by cancer , can resume his winning ways , it 'll be a bonus for his connections , who had to find more than £250 for his two operations . |
| 7 | The sooner this is sorted out then the sooner we can go our separate ways . ’ |
| 8 | We can plod our weary way through the days , sticking to a monotonous job and loveless relationships , watching TV every evening , filling our days with meaningless trivia — leading lives of ‘ quiet desperation ’ in Thoreau 's words . |