Example sentences of "it [verb] a [adj] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | it crosses a one way road , you 're coming up right |
| 2 | Besides this , it goes a long way to account for their toughness , as we shall see in Chapter 9 . |
| 3 | Apparently it goes a long way . |
| 4 | It represents a new way of life in which the behaviour and requirements of the collective body are present at every moment . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ It represents a new way of thinking about the media world we live in and a new way of learning the skills of active engagement and critical reflection with all forms of modern media — television , video , film , radio , print , and the glue that binds them all together — advertising , ’ says Sister Elizabeth Thoman , Executive Director of the Center for Media and Values . |
| 6 | The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators is completely independent of the Post Office ; it offers a simple way of sorting out disputes using written statements and avoiding the need to make a personal appearance . |
| 7 | It offers a convenient way of sending a number of control characters to the screen . |
| 8 | Of the two Opens Sandy never looked like winning until the end ; Seve had it won a long way away . |
| 9 | ‘ Geographically it looks a long way but in travel time it is n't very far at all . ’ |
| 10 | Thankfully , ‘ Dirty ’ , the Sonics ' recent Geffen album , entered the UK Top Ten during the first week of release and , even if it has a long way to go to equal the sales of ‘ Nevermind ’ , things could be taking a turn for the better . |
| 11 | It rose a long way . |
| 12 | Ryszard Gajewski , the administrator in charge of basic energy research , was enthusiastic : ‘ The work was promising in the sense that it identified a new way of effecting nuclear fusion even though there was no strong indication that it might be practical . ’ |
| 13 | It was only when I was almost in despair that I recalled having seen a letter written by a knitter from overseas , about an easy way to make cables and it seemed a pleasant way to take a break by referring back a few months until I found the letter from — you 've guessed it — June Shaw . |
| 14 | True , it seemed a curious way of implanting poison but — He pulled himself back to sanity . |
| 15 | It seemed a long way , though , from the summer perfume of myrtle and orange-blossom , the brilliance of white fluted marble , the wreathing steam , the orderly practices of the sugar-yards , the worksongs of the scything and the vintage , the glory of the sun setting , of the sun rising out of the sea . |
| 16 | it seemed a long way away |
| 17 | It seemed a long way away and he focused his mind with an effort . |
| 18 | It seemed a long way away but before we knew it we were paying the last of the deposits . |
| 19 | It seemed a long way to the building , but eventually she heard his footsteps on wood and knew they had arrived . |
| 20 | As a device for separating ‘ general matters of policy ’ from ‘ day to day administration ’ it seemed a comfortable way of combining public accountability with business efficiency in a parliamentary system of government : Ministers dealt with the former and the corporation 's employees with the latter . |
| 21 | And indeed , feminism was quite happy with that , for it heralded a new way of being . |
| 22 | Does it provide a new way of paying for welfare in the 1990s ? |
| 23 | Try to get a small amount of airbrake on and keep the glider off the ground as long as you can , even if it floats a long way into the airfield . |
| 24 | When the constable called , he left his bicycle leaning against the signalbox wall and it screeched a little way along the wall before coming to a rest ; the sound was to remain in Mr Daubney 's memory for reasons that will be revealed . |
| 25 | ‘ It sounds a long way and it 'll be getting dark soon . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ By the road , it seems a long way , but I need only to walk a kilometre across the fields beyond the farm . |
| 27 | Only it seems a long way to go ! |
| 28 | Oh it seems a long way to go just for five days skiing . |
| 29 | It seems a strange way of choosing officials . |
| 30 | Erm , the one , two , three and four refer to quarters , it seems a strange way to do it , and I apologize for that . |