Example sentences of "a [adj] way [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | They are eminently collectable , and a pleasant way to remember Bristol , even if you were n't in Goldney Hall . |
| 3 | ‘ What a pleasant way to give out Christmas boxes , ’ Sarah said . |
| 4 | Walking : A pleasant way to explore the region is to improvise on the charming mini-network of mountain lifts . |
| 5 | Only the ‘ comic ’ gabbling of alleged joker Jones spoils the mood , but this is still a pleasant way to spend a couple of hours . |
| 6 | This is all I shall relate about Charlotte 's circumstances in order to protect her anonymity , but suffice it to say , I decided to play along with her idea of aromatherapy being simply a pleasant way to relax — indeed , you do not need to be ill to enjoy the benefits of aromatherapy massage . |
| 7 | This is called drag and drop , and it 's a pleasant way to shuffle your spreadsheet about . |
| 8 | A SIMPLER WAY TO PAY . |
| 9 | Colourful is perhaps a polite way to describe this BRCW three-car dmu set P460 with 51317 the leading car . |
| 10 | Ach , Elizabeth , what a witless way to behave ! ’ |
| 11 | Though it may look easy there is a right way to walk , to sit , to turn , to remove a coat . ’ |
| 12 | We have to go back a little way to remember that in 1976 they presided over the most savage cuts ever imposed on the national health service . |
| 13 | 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 . ’ |
| 14 | I know the interest rates are coming down , but erm there 's still a little way to go on that . |
| 15 | A further decree in 1982 , this time initiated by a civilian government , reinforced state control of the banking and finance sectors and went a little way to encourage Nigerian capital to invest more in the manufacturing sector . |
| 16 | That is not a possible way to combat boredom . |
| 17 | The chapter in this book on ‘ The Created God ’ puts forward , for serious consideration , the basis of a possible way to define such a ‘ god ’ . |
| 18 | The Alternative Religion of this book offers a possible way to establish that new understanding . |
| 19 | The Treasury had accepted the idea that international facilities are a cost-effective way to support large-scale research , but is has been reluctant to provide financial incentives to attract such facilities to Britain , following the example of France and Switzerland , because of doubts that they contribute to the country 's economic wealth . |
| 20 | Where the company to be formed is of a kind which can be purchased ‘ off the peg ’ from an agency specializing in company formation , this is a cost-effective way to proceed . |
| 21 | Keeping your farmyard and the surrounding area well lit with security floodlights at night is a cost-effective way to help keep criminals away . |
| 22 | This institution should need no introduction to FlyPast readers and we present a classic way to fill a stocking . |
| 23 | Glashow was then able to predict that a neutral weak interaction exists due to the exchange of the Z o , for example in electron-proton scattering ( Figure 4 ) , and that this process would violate parity in a definite way depending on the amount of mixing . |
| 24 | If I could have seen a respectable way to dismiss this appeal I should have been happy to do so . |
| 25 | Vaughan loves to cook , but finds it a punishing way to make a living : ‘ People told me that there was no job harder than nursing , ’ recalls Vaughan , ‘ but they were wrong ! |
| 26 | Medau Breathing Movement is an extension of the work consisting of certain positions and movements taught in a specific way to influence the flow of breathing . |
| 27 | Nibbling , rather than gorging , is a healthier way to lose weight and a better way of satisfying your appetite . |
| 28 | A gradual thickening of baby food is often a preferable way to introduce more solid food . |
| 29 | Erm , the one , two , three and four refer to quarters , it seems a strange way to do it , and I apologize for that . |
| 30 | Typing five or six thousand words of drivel every day was a strange way to keep sane . |