Example sentences of "had a way of " in BNC.

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31 She had a way of shaping them into round balls , raising her arms in a wide , swinging movement and hurling them straight at Elizabeth .
32 He had a way of listening to them as if their every word was a pearl of wisdom .
33 He had a way of looking at people as though they amused him , just like you might look at the antics of white mice in a cage .
34 But you had a way of going straight to the two ninety in one go , do you remember what that was ? you 'd worked on it yourself , you you were doing just nicely .
35 He had a way of dealing with objections which , even if he did n't face them , made it appear absolutely ridiculous to maintain the opposite position .
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