Example sentences of "[to-vb] to the [adj] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | Within its peer group , the young child , by interacting with others and playing childhood games , learns to conform to the accepted ways of a social group and to appreciate the fact that social life is based on rules . |
| 2 | Less tangibly , but almost of equal importance , the newer migrants may obtain advice on how to adapt to the urban way of life with its newer and more ‘ sophisticated ’ ways . |
| 3 | But instead of trying to adapt to the British way of life he rebelled against it and reverted to his African heritage . |
| 4 | They had to wait 20 minutes for a train to take them back the way they 'd just come from , then hire cabs to return to the Five Ways area . |
| 5 | Though explicitly Christian , ‘ Journey of the Magi ’ forms between the earlier and later work a bridge over which the reader ( with access to the gospel word ) may cross into the release of Christianity , the new birth ; but , denied that access , the speaker of the poem can only seek relief in death to escape from having to return to the old way in which he is ‘ no longer at ease ’ . |