Example sentences of "have a [adj] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ash , as our hero is called , has a sardonic way with words . |
| 2 | Sam , apparently , has a strange way of showing gratitude . |
| 3 | Your queen has a nasty way of scratching her nose , and your angel is in a sulk . |
| 4 | The Profitboss has a simple way of establishing the contribution link to profit . |
| 5 | In Committee , the Minister invariably points out that Parliament has a simple way of dealing with orders and that we should stick to it . |
| 6 | But he is derisive about English defenders and he has a descriptive way of saying so . |
| 7 | Rather to her disappointment , Giles replied , and when she gave him the news about Yvette she added cautiously , ‘ Mind you , she still has a little way to go yet , but I think she 'll be OK . ’ |
| 8 | There is a clear value in reducing the amount of chemical waste which has to be got rid of — and that thinking has a long way to go . |
| 9 | He has a long way to go before equalling last year 's prize money of £42,399 , but the wonder horse proved that he is again in irresistible form when opening Whitaker 's account with a first prize of £3,700 . |
| 10 | He believes it still has a long way to go . |
| 11 | But he has a long way to go to close down Sir Teddy 's 15,000 majority . |
| 12 | The stock still has a long way to go before its regains the 780p level at which its stood in early April before a warning of a slow-down in sales . |
| 13 | The other part , communication , still has a long way to go . |
| 14 | It is sad that a man with so many good qualities should have led so many down the wrong path , damaging the sport he obviously loves , but I feel that the Charlie Francis story still has a long way to go . |
| 15 | But even Heathrow has a long way to go . |
| 16 | The Oxenhope Straw Race has a long way to go before it reaches its centenary , but the aims of the people who organise it and take part are the same as those who in the nineteenth century began the hospital sings at Holmfirth and Mapplewell . |
| 17 | Shearer has not proved himself yet and has a long way to go . ’ |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | But the full integration of special needs students has a long way to go , and requires much more commitment to the adaptation and modification of plans and a further shift of resources to those whose need is greatest . |
| 20 | The DTI still has a long way to go before it can seriously contest the Treasury 's hegemony over matters economic . |
| 21 | Kubota has at least half a dozen Alpha chips in the labs , but says it still has a long way to go before there is sufficient software support to bring out the Titan 2.0 . |
| 22 | The IMS 's final comment is important : ‘ If economic revolutions are about wealth creation rather than redistribution , this latest one still has a long way to go ’ ( ‘ Services : the second industrial revolution ? ’ by Amin Rajan , Report by the Institute of Manpower Services Group , Butterworths , reported in the Financial Times , 5 February 1987 ) . |
| 23 | Mister Grant has a long way to go before he will fully recover from his injuries . |
| 24 | But Scotland has a long way to go before the symbiosis of locals and visitors becomes a reality . |
| 25 | ‘ But I rather think my modest , high-minded , fastidious , idealistic wife has a long way to go before she qualifies for that description . ’ |
| 26 | Romania has a long way to go before it can even begin to climb out of its paralysis . |
| 27 | Nothing much between the two teams on form … they 're two places and eight points apart … both are in the frame for the play-off places but the promotion race has a long way to go yet … |
| 28 | Obviously he has a long way to mature physically , but he 's surpassed our hopes . |
| 29 | He has a long way to go but will keep playing as an amateur and then try to qualify for the Britsh open … |
| 30 | He has a long way to go but will keep playing as an amateur and then try to qualify for the Britsh open … |