Example sentences of "of [pos pn] way [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Syl went out of his way to preserve a semblance of youthfulness , wearing his clothes untidily and even eating in a haphazard fashion as though he was n't quite old enough to have learned proper manners . |
| 2 | Paul goes out of his way to say a heartfelt ‘ Thank you ’ to the Christian church in Philippi for the way that they had continued to care for him . |
| 3 | He added : ‘ Bryan seemed to be going out of his way to play a father 's role with the children . |
| 4 | He collected the full list of the contents of the dead boy 's pockets , and one unexpected item in the collection sent him out of his way to pay a visit to ‘ The Salmon 's Return ’ before he finally reached Paviour 's house . |
| 5 | The Llangurig line is a classic in this respect ; much of the damage is due to nature and man has not gone out of his way to remove a monument of the past . |
| 6 | ‘ You do n't go out of your way to make a series , ’ said Peter Rogers , who produced the entire batch . |
| 7 | ‘ Without sounding conceited , I think it 's because we go out of our way to offer a very good service . |