Example sentences of "a way to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once , 25 or 30 years ago , they were working class East-Enders who could n't run a business but found in driving a cab a way to be free . |
| 2 | This beeline may be reversed and used as a route of ascent from Horton but until a clear path has been formed by foot-traffic over the rough higher ground , it is not a way to be preferred to other more pleasant routes of ascent : apart from an exciting interlude midway , the climb becomes tedious . |
| 3 | The future is not a blank wall to line up against , but a way to be walked . |
| 4 | As Lizzie says , ‘ God knows , we 're poor enough , but it would be a relief in a way to be certain that she had cut us out altogether . |
| 5 | It was a relief in a way to be alone , without Miguel always so quiet and thoughtful by her side . |