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 | Well , yes , of course it could , but it seemed an odd way of going about things . |
| 12 | Since our silver wedding anniversary was the following day it seemed an ideal way to celebrate , so my wife and I decided to go . |
| 13 | And indeed , feminism was quite happy with that , for it heralded a new way of being . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Although people used ‘ Arab government ’ mainly in contrast and opposition , it implied a complete way of life . |
| 16 | It looked a long way down . |
| 17 | While there was , at least for Monnet and Schuman , an altruistic motive behind the scheme , it is clear that France found the idea attractive because it offered a better way than the International Ruhr Authority of binding the new West Germany to external control while it was still relatively weak . |
| 18 | It meant a new way of looking at reading errors , seeing them as evidence of children 's use of linguistic knowledge . |
| 19 | It went a long way . ’ |
| 20 | It proved an invaluable way of putting issues on the table and encouraging serious debate . |
| 21 | Riddled with dissused mine shafts , caves and quarries , it presented an easy way to dispose of waste . |
| 22 | It sounded an ideal way to explore some of the remoter parts of this region , but our time was limited and we wanted to move on to the higher mountains . |
| 23 | At that time , it stood a little way out of the village of Wellingham , surrounded by fields , but the village had caught up with it and now it was the last house in the high street , painted white , double-fronted with an imposing pillared porch and pedimented doorway ; Its big black front door was decorated with a lion 's head knocker and a brass letter-box . |