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Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [prep] [adj] way " in BNC.

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1	According to such a theory , if we , in English , call both our mother 's brother and our father 's brother by the same term — ‘ uncle ’ — it is because these two relatives are , to us , the same ‘ kind ’ of relative , and that probably the fact that we use the one word causes us to see them in that way .
2	‘ To treat them in this way is disgraceful . ’
3	To see ourselves in this way is to gain a perspective rather than to advocate a policy , yet the relation of these two activities will inevitably remain in the background of our work .
4	The teacher 's function is to decide what these chains are to be and to take steps to establish them as permanent ways of responding .
5	But try to implicate me in any way — or use me as a trade-off- and it 'll be added to the police clear-up rate faster than the eye can follow .
6	When you have got the idea of how to tighten them in this way , you can do the exercise anywhere .
7	She wanted to kiss him , to soften him , to diminish him in some way so that she felt safer , more human .
8	And the need for audience contact I found particularly important because if you get feedback from the audience looking them in the eye involving them then you 're able to know how your talk is progressing and whether you need to modify it in any way to be able to maintain the audience 's interest .
9	Neither of them seems to find it in any way remarkable .
10	Mary-Rose Caden , a smoker and teachers ' representative on Lothian education committee , forecast it may be impracticable : ‘ If it 's a complete ban , then they 'll have to police it in some way .
11	To feed them in dainty ways
12	It was as if he wanted to destroy her in some way .
13	But the fact that it is protected by unwritten convention rather than by a legal constitution means that there is no external brake upon Parliament or the courts moving to restrict it in particular ways , as the mood of the times takes them .
14	If there is a drugs ring operating in my father 's club , then I 'll help you to crack it in any way I can . ’
15	We all need to be told we look good , so try to educate your family to support you in this way .
16	I tried to help them in other ways , too .
17	Nobody put themselves out to help me in any way at all , but I made it .
18	Now I do n't want to embarrass them in any way .
19	Edward had no idea of how to express himself in that way .
20	I would be very happy to help you in any way possible .
21	During the Cultural Revolution , for example , a woman could be severely beaten for attempting to adorn herself in any way and ‘ running after bourgeois ways ’ .
22	They had to walk right past the tramp to enter the church and they made absolutely no attempt to help him in any way .
23	He added : ‘ There is nothing to suggest he in any way misused the weapons .
24	It was too much to ask her boss , a creature of the system , to challenge it in any way .
25	We felt that Navan Resources should have made earlier contact with us to let us know that there was gold here , before we had to hear it in that way , ’ Mary Catherine Heanue said .
26	Garfinkel 's interest is not in whether they are right or wrong in perceiving it in this way , but rather in how they come to perceive it in this way , and what effect this perception has on their actions .
27	In the Sixties , women had that kind of confidence and wanted to express themselves in that way .
28	They 're sure to embarrass themselves in some way ,
29	It may be argued that sexuality has a certain uniqueness which is absent from much property : sexuality is an intrinsic part of one 's personality , it is a mode of expressing that personality in relation to others , and it is therefore fundamental that one should be able to choose whether to express oneself in this way — and , if so , towards and with whom .
30	Nearly all of these are modern chemicals we have thoughtlessly introduced into our cats ' environment to help us in various ways .