Example sentences of "[pos pn] way [prep] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I edged my way along clutching the banking , till a young man in a bright red T-shirt and a small boy with a grey sack , who I had seen skipping up the path earlier , forced me to adopt a more dignified , upright position . |
| 2 | I practiced my trade , I simplified my life , I was on my way to becoming the " Compleat Airman " , I also felt that I should get an overseas tour out of the way , and was quite pleased when I found my name on the PWR+ ; I then awaited eagerly to learn where . |
| 3 | Another time-saving tip is my way of threading the tension arm assembly . |
| 4 | This is very quickly which I did n't have before , my way of doing the trading account and Ian was going to sympathize because he said there 's no need to put exactly but for us it 's quite interesting to see that . |
| 5 | I was hoping that perhaps human beings would change their ways after reading the stories of my life with the Houys . |
| 6 | BASS , the UK 's biggest brewer and pub owner , are now well on their way to meeting the November 1992 deadline for disposing or freeing half their pubs over the 2,000 limit . |
| 7 | ln ‘ A ’ Shop , Corporal Tait and his crew of two vehicle mechanics have been hard at work for three hours ; having inspected and confirmed that a new engine is needed , they are well on their way to having the first CV12 pack stripped apart . |
| 8 | Not only does Italy-Brazil represent many people 's ideal coupling for next summer 's World Cup final in Rome but this afternoon 's game also marks the first occasion the two countries have met since that afternoon seven years ago in Spain when the Italians dismissed Falcao , Zico , Junior et al , 3-2 on their way to winning the 1982 World Cup . |
| 9 | In one episode he rants for about ten minutes about the Bayern Munchen team goostepping round the pitch after cheating their way to winning the European Cup Final in ‘ 75 . |
| 10 | It was their way of expressing the saying , ‘ If you ca n't beat them , join them . ’ |
| 11 | their way of breaking the ice and showing that they just , they , that 's way of coping with it . |
| 12 | ‘ They offered two such scholarships a year as their way of getting the bank better known among schoolkids , ’ he says . |
| 13 | Their way of approaching the market was more like Porter 's and a joint colour system promised considerable savings . |
| 14 | I could not bear their way of understanding the nation and its values , precisely for the sake of the dignity of the nation to which I belong . |
| 15 | It was their way of celebrating the belated arrival of the all male American dance troupe . |
| 16 | This was their way of making the celebrated assertion that quantum mechanics does not allow a separation between observer and the system observed . |
| 17 | I think that they are likely to give a better idea of what the finished advertisement will look like and can do a better job of communicating the necessary commitment to their way of presenting the product than can the account executive . |
| 18 | They eased their way into becoming the established constitutional theory and they praised British politics during the good times of economic boom . |
| 19 | The men in the technical crew , unpaid , were earning their way by filming the fiesta for the B.B.C. The Bedouins , whom Cecil cared for and saw to be poor , were being paid in private out of Cecil 's own pocket . |
| 20 | Self-contained men in well-cut dark overcoats strode across the concourse with the air of being on their way from spending the afternoon in small Bayswater hotels with other men 's wives . |
| 21 | If Labour gains Kingswood , it will be well on its way to depriving the Tories of their overall majority . |
| 22 | Murder mystery star Angela Lansbury is well on her way to becoming the highest paid female star on US television . |
| 23 | The twin successes were yet more proof that the Arkansas governor is well on his way to becoming the Democrats ' White House nominee , despite widespread misgivings about his ability to defeat President Bush . |
| 24 | He continued to live in Stirling with guardians and tutors , on his way to becoming the best educated of all Scottish monarchs . |
| 25 | Wattana was keen to sample the richer fare of the international circuit — especially when he notched the scalps of Steve Davis , Terry Griffiths and Dennis Taylor on his way to winning the Camus Masters at 18 . |
| 26 | Faldo , who called his game ‘ awesome ’ on his way to winning the Irish Open , snapped : ‘ Forget that — now I 'll have to find another word . ’ |
| 27 | FRED COUPLES , who miraculously avoided a lake on his way to winning the U.S. Masters in April , did it again yesterday as America charged into a two-stroke first round lead in golf 's World Cup in Madrid . |
| 28 | That itself is something we can take in : his way of surprising the reader , setting up a kind of emotional ambush , by a sudden switch from violent to measured tone . |
| 29 | With eyes open and face smiling she appears to be unaware of the grave-clothes ; it is as if the sculptor added them against orders , his way of telling the viewer that this attractive lady was now dead . |
| 30 | Is this his way of keeping the masses down by spiritualising their lot ? |