Example sentences of "had been [art] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had been surprised in the end that her daughter had agreed to come , she had been so arbitrary and changeable lately , and there had been no way of knowing what would please her , and what bring out her bitter scornful sneer . |
| 2 | Scathach lay over the withers of her horse , his arms dangling ; there had been no way to arrange his butchered corpse with more dignity . |
| 3 | They had been a way of ‘ coasting ’ slightly , when I 'd run out of steam . |
| 4 | It had been a way of escaping from the poverty into which her family had sunk , and she knew that by working hard for long , tiring hours and helping Fred turn the mediocre business into one that was thriving and profitable she would one day be able to help her parents and her brother too . |
| 5 | Till now she 'd been able to cope , after a fashion ; even going dumb with terror had been a way of coping . |
| 6 | That had been the way of things for several years . |
| 7 | And this had been the way things were for as far back as the frogs could remember . |
| 8 | The financial rationale of the great companies had been the way in which they had enabled a generation of investors , most of whom were substantial , to become merchants by proxy . |