Example sentences of "it [vb past] a [adj] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | It rose a long way . |
| 2 | 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 . ’ |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | True , it seemed a curious way of implanting poison but — He pulled himself back to sanity . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | it seemed a long way away |
| 7 | It seemed a long way away and he focused his mind with an effort . |
| 8 | It seemed a long way away but before we knew it we were paying the last of the deposits . |
| 9 | It seemed a long way to the building , but eventually she heard his footsteps on wood and knew they had arrived . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | And indeed , feminism was quite happy with that , for it heralded a new way of being . |
| 12 | Although people used ‘ Arab government ’ mainly in contrast and opposition , it implied a complete way of life . |
| 13 | It looked a long way down . |
| 14 | It meant a new way of looking at reading errors , seeing them as evidence of children 's use of linguistic knowledge . |
| 15 | It went a long way . ’ |