Example sentences of "[noun sg] was [adj] [prep] the way " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , the choreographer 's growing skill was manifest in the way he combined different elements , from that sobbing at one extreme to the rapturous final duet at the other ( in which influences from Balanchine and Ashton could be seen ) , into one fluent whole , and fitted it all so smoothly to the music he chose , Ravel 's ‘ Mother Goose ’ Suite with one section omitted . |
| 2 | The film contradicts the popular view that GWR 's management was exemplary in the way that it dealt with its staff . |
| 3 | It was generally agreed that there was a difference between human science and the knowledge of God , in that while human knowledge was concerned with that which reason could analyse , theology was concerned with the way in which the transcendent love of God is known . |
| 4 | Singer draped the T-shirt over his head , but his laughter was evident in the way his shoulders shook . |
| 5 | In the autumn of 1950 it seemed that the Korean crisis was well on the way to a solution . |
| 6 | The hon. Gentleman was critical of the way they had done that as a result of the orders while the review was under way . |
| 7 | This way of putting it at least has the merit of correctly suggesting that Heisenberg 's procedure was closer to the way in which people were used to thinking about dynamics . |
| 8 | Chaucer 's pilgrims travelled only a short distance from London to Canterbury , but to embark on a pilgrimage was one of the ways in which an ordinary citizen of the Middle Ages could travel abroad . |
| 9 | And the paper was shambolic in the way it came together . |
| 10 | To go past the School and over the railway bridge was one of the ways of going shopping in West End Lane . |
| 11 | South African captain was thrilled with the way his men overcame the odds to beat Australia , Worsel Lane , Vessel 's the main man of the match after leading his side home |
| 12 | Last night , the acting convener , Tommy Gorman , said the workforce was disgusted at the way in which the 67 men who had been made redundant had been treated and the fact they would receive the minimum statutory payoffs . |
| 13 | It is true that the ballet de cour exercised great influence on French opera when it emerged very much later , but French opera remained French and by that time Italian opera was well on the way to becoming European . |
| 14 | And by the time Steve dashed back to Ann in the car , the baby was well on the way . |
| 15 | But the men 's union was angry at the way the fate of the firm was in the balance . |
| 16 | You 're on er red which is what number was red by the way can we remember what number red was ? |
| 17 | While TV was delighted at the way they were able to screen matches , players were kept almost literally " in camera " in regard to the press . |
| 18 | The development officer also said she believed that the husband thought the Support worker was critical of the way he shouted at his wife . |
| 19 | ‘ We think the Ministry of Defence was negligent in the way they looked after this young man . |