Example sentences of "[adv prt] in a [adj] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | I very much regret that both the Syrians and the Lebanese stayed away from the multilaterals and that , although present , the Palestinians did not join in in a positive way . |
| 2 | What was your priorities when you were doing that , what were your priorities as far as , was it to get it all down or was it just to get in down in a particular way what what do you see as the priorities when you were talking about doing it ? |
| 3 | The horse , who had steadily been moving along in a quiet way , gave a strange little leap and she realised she had inadvertently dug her heels into his side . |
| 4 | There is no failure because you have to work it through in a new way at forty or fifty . ’ |
| 5 | The benefits of the balancing , bouncing and clambering are that your body is relaxed instead of recital-rigid and the voice comes over in a strong way . |
| 6 | They can be the ‘ power behind the throne– , using what power they have to its fullest potential : analysing situations , forming appropriate alliances and putting messages over in a palatable way to the right audience . |
| 7 | In order to provide ‘ permanent ’ help , many agencies operate a rota system with the carers working for a period of one or two weeks or a month , and then changing over in a planned way with another carer . |
| 8 | Well I know it is and er I hope it comes over in a genuine way . |
| 9 | And if anyone had noticed , maybe I could have just tossed the whole matter off in a casual way : ‘ Oh , that … it 's nothing much … ’ |
| 10 | His head bent towards her and once again Jenna lifted her hands to ward him off in a panic-stricken way , but her fingers felt useless . |
| 11 | Nor were they in Europe , where it took off in a big way as the cult movie of the moment , especially in countries where the dire American dialogue could be dubbed over or subtitled with more viable prose . |
| 12 | However , even with the tens of millions of personal computers and workstations in use around the world , networking and network usage still has n't taken off in a big way , the report says , because two things are needed : multi-tasking operating systems and the means to develop client-server applications . |
| 13 | However , even with the tens of millions of personal computers and workstations in use around the world , networking and network usage still has n't taken off in a big way , the report says , because two things are needed : multi-tasking operating systems and the means to develop client/server applications . |
| 14 | His ambulance service has taken off in a big way . |
| 15 | The lottery will create at least 52 new millionaires each year , and possibly more if the weekly draw takes off in a big way . |
| 16 | Playing the exact same solos every night on tour is good too , because the notes are firmly ingrained in your head and that makes it harder for you to mess up in a major way , which is something that could happen if you were winging it every night . |
| 17 | This means that for the first one the doubt is ‘ simple ’ and can be cleared up in a straightforward way , but for the second it is ‘ compound ’ and needs much greater care . |
| 18 | She supposed it was magic , probably it only happened when you swung your head up in a certain way , she would test that tomorrow , and as she dropped asleep it lay alongside the tickets of paper with the numbers she had written , and the tar bubbles and the sun that made red horses and brown splotches when she closed her eyes . |
| 19 | He looked up in a thoughtful way that made Carrie nervous but all he said was , ‘ Well , Carrie , I 'm much obliged to you ! |
| 20 | We believe that the industry and the demand it satisfies will have to come under much greater restraint than is offered by the draft guidance before improved efficiency , recycling and use of waste — all options currently more risky and expensive — are taken up in a serious way . |
| 21 | We believe that the industry and the demand it satisfies will have to come under much greater restraint than is offered by the draft guidance before improved efficiency , recycling and use of waste — all options currently more risky and expensive — are taken up in a serious way . |
| 22 | Its body is hunched up in a strange way , with its wings drooped , its feathers ruffled and its head lowered . |
| 23 | The most serious problems over credit use — sometimes an extreme manifestation of one of the general problems , such as the relationship between ignorance , high-cost credit use , and over-commitment ; sometimes something quite distinct — are too rare to show up in a quantifiable way in a sample survey such as ours . |
| 24 | All these things make their own contribution and add up in a complex way . |
| 25 | With the breakdown of the administration , crime syndicates have come up in a big way . |
| 26 | I grew up in a big way over there . ’ |
| 27 | Ipswich are out to sharpen up in a big way tomorrow and get back to winning ways after a draw and two defeats in the league following the FA Cup fifth round home 4–0 win over Grimsby . |
| 28 | The various decay products in the uranium chain are not present as they are not soluble in water , but they build up in a defined way , according to the decay rates of the individual isotopes in the chain . |
| 29 | She stroked him absently , and Mrs Diggory got up in a determined way . |
| 30 | Bear in mind the way each technique sets the body up in a different way . |