Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] [prep] [det] way " in BNC.

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1 They make money in all ways .
2 A consequence of seeing rules in this way is that a very high degree of consensus concerning the rule is to be expected among members cf the group or sub-culture in which the rule applies .
3 Henry III and Edward I made provision in this way for a number of royal servants of different kinds .
4 I do n't want to see Sarah in that way , and I would n't want her to see me in that kind of light either . ’
5 I was simply not prepared to treat animals in that way .
6 If one accepts the statement that Hizir Bey was mufti in Istanbul , then it is natural to suppose that Molla Husrev succeeded him ; but as with Hizir Bey , so with Molla Husrev , there is no positive evidence , nor even any suggestive indication , that Molla Husrev was in any sense Mufti before his return from Bursa : there is nothing , in short , to suggest that he became Mufti in any way other than that reported by the .
7 To most of the people who used Parliament in this way — and probably to most of its members it was a complex political organism which , handled carefully , might produce something to their advantage .
8 ‘ It is a disgrace that the schools minister should describe schools in that way . ’
9 If you 're an organizer for a charity or if you know someone who needs help in some way or indeed if you need help in some way , call us on Nottingham three four three four three four soon as possible and we 'll put you on charity shop that follows the four o'clock news here on afternoon special .
10 Sidner ( 1979a , b ) concentrated on local rather than global focus , arguing that a local focus-driven approach could significantly reduce problems of inference , and providing a detailed set of algorithms for applying focus in this way .
11 It is contrary to principle that a seller in Scotland should be able to obtain security in this way
12 The Charity Commission recognises the 1959 Group as ‘ the only charity operating solely to benefit charities in this way ’ .
13 Without wishing to tempt providence in any way , we appear to have got away lighting insofar as Winter is concerned .
14 Computerised composition and the previous generation of photo-typesetters , which came into their own during the 1970s , described characters in this way , known as ‘ bit-mapping ’ .
15 He noted how Pius IX had used the Feast of the Immaculate Conception , 8 December , to advance the various stages of Vatican I. He used Pentecost in this way because , as he said , ‘ It is from the spirit and doctrine of Pentecost that the great event of the Ecumenical Council draws its substance and its life ’ ( Acta Apostolica Sedis 52 , p. 517 ) .
16 Some 150,000 homes changed hands in this way in 1988 .
17 The state , prompted by the FMC , has taken numerous measures to encourage women in this way and has set up nursery schools , crèches , workers ' canteens , automatic laundries , the provision of medical facilities and a system of grants .
18 You can sometimes you know tell one person writes software in this way and another
19 If , eventually , it becomes possible to increase productivity in this way , and such crop plants are developed on a large scale and for use in a wide variety of environments , it may help to reduce the impact of the enhanced greenhouse effect as well as increasing global food supplies .
20 Helping parents in this way is an attempt to provide them with child-management skills for life so that they can generate solutions to many of the problems they face without reference to professionals at all .
21 Using BACKUP in this way automatically does a hierarchical copy with CRC check .
22 But it is not invariably the case , which makes it impracticable to define hyponymy in this way , unless the exceptions to the general tendency can be characterised precisely .
23 Are people who volunteer to answer questionnaires in some way different from those who refuse ?
24 Is English law right to define rape in this way , and thereby to exclude from this offence such conduct as forced oral sex ( fellatio ) , cunnilingus , and buggery ?
25 As you write , the process of ordering elements in this way usually happens spontaneously — as it does routinely in conversation .
26 A detailed inventory of Bruce 's day followed , and McLeish understood that having Catherine Crane working on this case had rattled Bruce in several ways .
27 Gardens can be thriving , living things in more ways than one .
28 He would have liked to have said goodbye in another way , but this was probably best .
29 Do you collect stamps in this way ?
30 Ceauşescu had naturally received expert advice on the process of relocating buildings in this way , and therefore must have known the consequences .
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