Example sentences of "been [verb] [prep] [adj] way " in BNC.
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| 31 | Yet if they have been done in this way it means they have not been done ! |
| 32 | While by no means all cases have been decided in this way , the doctrine is nevertheless well established particularly in the United States . |
| 33 | If the purpose of damages is to compensate a victim rather than punish the perpetrator , then a successful plaintiff who passes his award to charity can not be said to have been compensated in any way . |
| 34 | Sir : The suggestion of Mr Varcoe-Cocks ( letter , 5 October ) that if I win damages for libel and give them to charity I ‘ can not be said to have been compensated in any way ’ is extraordinary . |
| 35 | The old grey wood , though still dampish , looked as adequate for its purpose as its fellows still forming the boathouse floor and did n't seem to have been weakened in any way . |
| 36 | But it was open , I mean it must have been fenced in some way later on . |
| 37 | For what it is worth , I have been saving in this way for years myself . |
| 38 | The job analysis is a voluntary activity at these schools and has not been seen as another way of pulling the teacher 's leash . |
| 39 | The belief that different treatment methods are needed for and tried on different populations of sufferers does not stand up to critical examination : the stories of those in recovery from addictive disease through the Anonymous Fellowships are so immensely varied that it is quite clear that this population has not been selected in any way . |
| 40 | Quite recently the King of France and the King 's own sister , Queen Margaret of Scotland , had been obliged in this way ; but now Queen Catherine 's uncle , the German Emperor Charles V , held the Pope virtually prisoner in Rome and had compelled him not to agree to Henry 's divorce . |
| 41 | Although it is common knowledge that dogs have been extensively employed in times of war , most people imagine that the cat has never been exploited in this way . |
| 42 | Needless to say , once the battle lines have been drawn in this way , there tends to be a deterioration in relationships all round . |
| 43 | Can you remember any occasions where wrong or even dangerous results have been produced in this way . |
| 44 | I have heard it suggested that there is some danger that prospective buyers might be put off by the idea that their units have been used in this way . |
| 45 | Miss Joyce could not afford to sue for libel , for which Legal Aid is not available , so she chose the ancient legal route of malicious falsehood which IS covered by legal aid but has never before been used in this way . |
| 46 | This is not , of course , the first time that the play has been performed in this way — in 1967 , for instance , the National Theatre mounted a brilliant all-male ‘ As You Like It ’ , with Ronald Pickup as Rosalind and Anthony Hopkins ( ! ) as Audrey . |
| 47 | It can be seen that comparisons between the sub-groups are made much easier if they have been sampled in this way ; there is no problem of having to cope with a preponderance of one group and a dearth of another if stratification has taken place beforehand . |
| 48 | Since the seal carvers needed both hands free for their work , the lenses may have been mounted in some way , either on stands on the work-bench or on something like spectacle frames . |
| 49 | Again , according to self reports from people who 've actually been abused in this way . |
| 50 | My friend , however , was adamant that we had both been abused in some way , though not sexually , which was my understanding of abuse . |
| 51 | This is the first time that a photographer has been recognised in this way . |
| 52 | This is the first time that a photographer has been recognised in this way . |
| 53 | ‘ The medals represent the overall effort of the entire UN peace-keeping force in Bosnia , but nevertheless I 'm deeply honoured to have been recognised in this way , I 'm just one of the fortunate ones . ’ |
| 54 | No club rules have been breached in any way . ’ |
| 55 | All these countries have been affected in one way or another by escalating destruction . |
| 56 | The mill has been completely redesigned ; new offices have been built to accommodate regional staff , and almost every corner of the site has been affected in some way or another . |
| 57 | Some companies could end up losers from the move as much of the tax has , up to now , been offset in this way . |
| 58 | All of his staff had been damaged in some way , but for those who were shy , or clever enough to hide themselves from Lennon 's advance . |
| 59 | Rolle also hints that he might have been damaged in some way . |
| 60 | The various fungal diseases which manifest themselves upon fish are almost exclusively secondary infections , developing on areas of the body which have been damaged in some way . |