Example sentences of "you [verb] a [adj] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , you got a nice way with you , Sergeant Joe , ’ said Mrs Beavis , ‘ and I do n't suppose many women would find it easy to say no to you , whatever you wanted . ’ |
| 2 | You walk a long way when you go to , across Crackside . |
| 3 | ‘ You always say that but then you find a new way . ’ |
| 4 | " Do you have a long way to go ? " |
| 5 | I know it is hard for those of you travelling a long way , but it is very disconcerting for the poor teacher to have a steady trickle of latecomers all through the lesson — particularly when most of the latecomers are not the people who have travelled furthest ! |
| 6 | Did you say these used to rub your toes when you went a long way in them ? |
| 7 | Can you walk a long way , Tessy ? ’ |
| 8 | Fire extinguishers for home use are not generally recommended by fire prevention experts , except as a safeguard it you live a long way from your nearest fire station . |
| 9 | For instance , if you 've a long way to go , it 's better to get there slowly than not at all . ’ |
| 10 | You 've a long way to go yet and a lot to learn . |
| 11 | You have a long way to go to win them back . |
| 12 | ‘ You have a nice way of expressing yourself which , I suppose , reflects your industrial background . ’ |
| 13 | Gather together enough antimatter , and you have a cheap way of travelling to the stars — because obviously the only energy you would be using would be gravitational , of which there is plenty available in the Universe . |
| 14 | ‘ You have a novel way of showing boredom , ’ he drawled . |