Example sentences of "[noun pl] [was/were] [prep] [art] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I could n't see his face very well because the leaves and branches were in the way , but I saw him climb the fence and steal the bulbs . ’ |
| 2 | The delight of the Gloucester supporters was in no way diminished by the fact that Barnes had missed three easy kicks at goal , any one of which would have wrapped up the game for Bath . |
| 3 | The fact that the efficiency of rivets was in no way improved by capping them with precious metal provides another indication of the limitations of material factors in accounting for technical innovation . |
| 4 | Four months after the centenary celebrations and they still pour forth P though in truth we have had plenty of warning that Gavrilov 's contributions were on the way . |
| 5 | This left the throne to be fought over by thirteen competitors and the kingdom vulnerable to the ambitions of Edward I. Wars resulting from territorial ambitions were in no way unusual . |
| 6 | Kurt Hager , the 77-year-old chief party ideologue who first indicated changes were on the way , insisted in Moscow yesterday : ‘ The leadership is united and will remain so , even though people keep on trying to invent disputes . ’ |
| 7 | Changes were on the way ; but not because the British government or the Governor initiated them , Dorman-Smith and Knight had managed to stone-wall for almost a year ; largely because Bogyoke was occupied in building up his power base . |
| 8 | As soon as one set of questions were on the way to being answered , others seemed to take their place . |
| 9 | Although her schools were the centre of her life , her view of public affairs was in no way restricted . |
| 10 | assured him that his marriage prospects were in no way diminished ’ . |
| 11 | Further reinforcements were on the way aboard a big convoy sailing from Gibraltar . |
| 12 | In reality , the party and government leaders were in no way dependent on the assembly ; parliamentary approval was formal and automatic . |
| 13 | Ford union leaders said fresh cutbacks were on the way after a meeting with management . |
| 14 | Two breaks of serve in the second gave McCarthy her victory and the Americans were on the way . |
| 15 | Often , before the arrival of the hunters , somebody tipped off the clansmen that the authorities were on the way . |
| 16 | Ours were , in general , rather less well qualified than students in the established departments , but their attainments were in every way comparable . |
| 17 | At the trial of the action in 1979 Reeve J declined to take into account the supervening spinal disease and awarded damages on the basis that the plaintiff had been capable of light work , not on the basis that he had been incapable of work since 1976 in consequence of a disease for which his employers were in no way responsible . |
| 18 | By 1959 a third of those cases were about the way these relations had failed to meet expectations , particularly women 's expectation , since twice as many women as men applied to it . |
| 19 | The amount was , however , considerably less than previously , and the guardians were in no way deterred from their intention to develop a workhouse infirmary . |
| 20 | But he could not give supporting fire to protect the civilian drivers because women and children were in the way . |
| 21 | This was the first hard evidence that a change in the advanced courses was on the way although , ever since the development at National Certificate level , it had been assumed that a major change in the advanced level would follow in due course . |
| 22 | Those secret letters were in a way Judith 's lifeline . |
| 23 | A spokeswoman for the print union , Sogat , said such practices were on the way out . |