Example sentences of "they have a [adj] way " in BNC.
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1 | They 've a long way to go if one of these youngsters are to compete at Sydney in the year 2 000 … but already they 've claimed a notable scalp . |
2 | It means in effect that they had a quasi-sensuous way of seeing abstractions . |
3 | It means , in effect , that they had a quasi-sensuous way of seeing abstractions . |
4 | They had a long way to go . |
5 | They had a long way to go before that could happen . |
6 | If uranium prices are going to swing in favour of fast reactors , they have a long way to go . |
7 | Unfortunately , as this book points out , some of the alternatives may look good on paper but they have a long way to go before they can match the tokamak . |
8 | They have a long way to go . |
9 | But they have a long way to recover . |
10 | They have a curious way of sitting on the back seat , unfamiliar with the correct posture . |
11 | If you pick up a sea cucumber , do so with care , for they have an extravagant way of defending themselves . |
12 | Perhaps in the matter of excitement Davis and Baker between them had a special way of making the blood dance , but ( listen to the Overture , for instance ) Nelson achieves a fine clarity of texture and , even more than Davis , he makes the phrases ‘ speak ’ . |