Example sentences of "[conj] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The artistic expression or way of presenting characteristics proper to the period and/ or the subject chosen ’ |
| 2 | If your actions or way of life are , in fact , the ones which seem best and most appropriate , then do ignore all other opinions . |
| 3 | Children 's co-operation can be secured by guiding and helping them towards some desirable action or way of thought . |
| 4 | The area of ground selected was described somewhat imprecisely as : ‘ All that piece of ground situate north of Fig Lane [ now Crowndale Road ] St Pancras extending northwards from thence 650 feet on average abutting Eastwards on the Church path leading to Kentish Town and is in a parallel breadth 270 feet abutting Westward on other Ground intended and agreed to be used as Garden Ground by the said Messrs. Kirkman and Hendy or the Undertenants and no buildings to be erected thereon which shall raise more than 12 feet above the present surface and nearer than 80 feet to the ground hereby lett and that they will reserve a Street or way 60 feet wide at the least at the northern extremity of the said ground and that the said Messrs. Kirkman and Hendy do engage to lett to the Veterinary College a piece or any part of their ground at any time within twelve months which they the College shall determine upon a ranging line with the north extremity of the piece already described at and after the rate of £30 per acre nett which are the same terms as the ground described and mentioned are lett at and also at and upon the same reservation of the pepper corn Rent . ’ |
| 5 | A common function or way of life often demands the same or similar structure . |
| 6 | ‘ I work with 15 other Turks , and we do n't talk about our work or way of life to anybody . |
| 7 | I 'll say I forgot the time or date or way , or something . |
| 8 | ‘ The pail feels empty ’ and ‘ The woods sound inhabited ’ do not imply that there is an appearance which is empty or one which is inhabited ; ‘ The curtains appear green ’ does not imply that there is an appearance — or way of appearing — which is green . |
| 9 | * Worthless — Major faults or way too expensive |
| 10 | ***** Stunning — The very best of its kind **** Impressive — This one 's tasty *** Reasonable — Does the job ** Not so hot — Expensive for what you get * Worthless — Major faults or way too expensive |
| 11 | We are a long way removed from the 1929 Larousse dictionary 's definition of the term : ‘ act or way of cultivating the soil or certain plants ’ , with the added gloss : ‘ this word is sometimes used , like the German word Kultur , to mean civilisation , though with particular reference to the Germanic peoples ’ ! |
| 12 | At night there were no longer any bonfires to be seen , either on the hill or way out on the surrounding plain . |
| 13 | Worthless — Major faults or way too expensive |
| 14 | The style or way of expressing your ideas will create an impression with the reader . |
| 15 | Oh yes anything that happened down the glen or way was heard that from the pack man so it was bound to be true . |
| 16 | She went on : ‘ I 'll make another guess and you can tell me whether I 'm right or way off target . |
| 17 | ( " Closeness " here means association of meaning or way of dealing with related topics , not simply physical closeness . ) |
| 18 | In trying to teach such a distinction , it is helpful to discuss , as a kind of bridge or way in , such phenomena as ghost stories and other instances of paranormal experience . |
| 19 | For our conclusions about the group would then be in every way prior to any conclusions about individuals ; we would have relied on principles of responsibility that draw their sense from a practice or way of thinking to which the personification is indispensable . |
| 20 | People who feel that way are quite special and always end up in a mangled mess . ’ |
| 21 | Not that I 've ever felt that way myself ’ He abandoned philosophical speculation to enquire : ‘ Ever done any soldiering , Herr Richter ? |
| 22 | But we all seem to feel that way now , perhaps because our century is dying ; certainly more biography and autobiography is reviewed and read today than any other genre . |
| 23 | If I did n't feel that way , I would n't have wanted to get involved in the first place . |
| 24 | ‘ Well , George , if we are going to start arguing that way , who provided the money for the deposit on this house in the first place ? ’ |
| 25 | I thought that way I could bring them together . |
| 26 | Even the Royal Academy , which has to earn every penny of its keep , does not think that way , and yet it manages to make money . |
| 27 | To think that way made it almost impossible to understand a pattern of battle results other than that which pointed consistently in one direction . |
| 28 | Mr. B. undoubtedly thought that way too , but he tied up his loose ends just the same . |
| 29 | His Aristotelian adversary had to admit that things did appear that way when he repeated the observations for himself . |
| 30 | ‘ I used to feel that way when my mother was alive , ’ Katherine offered . |