Example sentences of "way [prep] [v-ing] what " in BNC.
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| 1 | These are two ways of expressing what is now a widely accepted notion . |
| 2 | … children find it easier to improvise , and therefore liberate themselves in terms of discovering and finding valuable ways of expressing what they want to say through sound , but also learning new skills through improvisation . |
| 3 | They find new ways of sharing what resources there are , whether collaborating in local policing or working with health authorities or whatever it is and I think they form the base for renewal of politics because we have to recreate politics for localities upwards and here , just finally chancing my arm , I must just frankly say that I am not clear that over-large amalgamations of unions will be much more helpful than over-centralized government bureaucracies . |
| 4 | But Margery had ways of getting what she wanted . |
| 5 | considers ways of using what is known to achieve the objective . |
| 6 | The CDP explored ways of countering what many of its members considered the continuing , excessive domination of the relationship by the subject boards , which were often — in spite of the tensions involved — seen in a more positive light by academic staff , appreciative of the peer contacts they entailed . |
| 7 | There are subtler ways of showing what Byrd is not , above all by drawing distinctions between Byrd and the music we know he knew . |
| 8 | Bridges are being built between different confessions , and a new atmosphere of mutual respect is slowly helping to find ways of overcoming what were once felt to be absolutely irreconcilable differences . |
| 9 | The more I think on it the more I see that this cruel sentence may yet be turned to advantage and may be God 's way of effecting what I most desire and have been unable to bring about . |
| 10 | To begin with those relating mainly to the Prague School , there seems , first , to be no objective way of determining what limits can be imposed on the description of the text 's structure . |
| 11 | If Mr Rich found that way of recovering what he had lent Mr Dunn in good faith unpalatable , he could apply to the county court for an ‘ Attachment of Earnings Order ’ instructing Dunn 's employer to make weekly or monthly deductions from his earnings . |
| 12 | A question is a way of defining what we do not know . |
| 13 | Samuel was not , of course , a party leader , and there is no way of knowing what advice Lloyd George would have given had he been fit . |
| 14 | He had no way of knowing what the President thought . |
| 15 | It gives criticism , and critical theory , no way of knowing what it is for : no way , that is , — of arguing for one kind of production against another , or of valuing some forms over others . |
| 16 | Alternatively , we could use an electronically-controlled variable-speed turntable , but we have no absolute way of knowing what the correct speed is . |
| 17 | There is also no way of knowing what use the authorities will make of the information if and when the VAN team does give them a warning that another Richter-7 earthquake is due in 7 or 11 hours time . |
| 18 | You had no way of knowing what it would be like and she may change one day . " |
| 19 | ‘ On his terms , no back-up , no weapon , no way of knowing what he 's got planned ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I said , ‘ So you 're going there with no back-up , no weapon , no way of knowing what he 'll do ’ — something like that . ’ |
| 21 | There was no way of knowing what . |
| 22 | ‘ We 've no way of knowing what she must bear , we 've no burdens like hers . ’ |
| 23 | She had been surprised in the end that her daughter had agreed to come , she had been so arbitrary and changeable lately , and there had been no way of knowing what would please her , and what bring out her bitter scornful sneer . |
| 24 | If we ask the acoustic front end to leave some of the labelling to lexical access it will do so with a vengeance since it has no way of knowing what dilemmas need resolving at the lexical level . |
| 25 | Another good way is to say grace before meals , which is another way of appreciating what we are about to consume . |
| 26 | I had no way of telling what time it was , but surely it might soon be possible for me to escape from my desert island and make my way back to the cottage and a warm bed . |
| 27 | Alternatively , arguments concerning lack of evidence that investors are overly concerned about insider dealing may be challenged on the basis that there is no way of telling what impact insider dealing has on the markets . |
| 28 | The heat had burnt away the coloured insulation so he had no way of telling what functions they governed . |
| 29 | He had n't looked the scruffy type , but she had no way of telling what his idea of dinner might be . |
| 30 | There was no way of telling what he was thinking . |