Example sentences of "be [conj] [prep] the way " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reality of women 's situation is daily constructed out of these attitudes : women are , in part , the way they are because of the way they are thought to be . |
| 2 | I just want to know if your anger is because of the way the project has absorbed me lately , or if it 's simply the ill-mannered forgetfulness I showed last night — which I do n't deny , and for which I again apologize . ’ |
| 3 | That is because of the way we 've behaved over the last two years . |
| 4 | ‘ I think 7pc support for me is a drastic understatement and I am certain that is because of the way the Tories questioned people , ’ he said . |
| 5 | Do n't give me all that about the ban from Europe , it is because of the way the game has gone in England that we are not the force we were in European competition . |
| 6 | ‘ Ah , that 's because of the way I look . |
| 7 | And I think it 's because of the way the farmers have been split differently , and I think this is where it is very essential is n't it , |
| 8 | They 'd drawn the odd inquisitive glance as they 'd entered the dining-room of the Shelbourne , but Mahoney had been convinced that was because of the way Donna looked . |