Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [be] [prep] [det] way " in BNC.

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1 Since our sample was self-selected it is impossible to say what proportion of the total number of self-evaluation activities it represents , or whether the range of activities is in any way typical .
2 How dared he assume her refusal of wine was in any way connected with him ?
3 ‘ I think that there is a real risk that an imaginative child may get the impression that a bit of palm is in some way a magical charm , ’ he considered .
4 The idea that control of ‘ inferior ’ governmental bodies and officers by the higher echelons of government is in some way particularly desirable is reflected in the history of the so-called ‘ prerogative ’ orders : certiorari , prohibition , and mandamus .
5 As a consequence we have no evidence to suggest that the factors identified as associated with abuse were in any way specific to this group ( Spinetta and Rigler , 1972 ) .
6 This has to be suggested to her with some care , without giving her the impression that you think her sudden collapse into illness is in any way imminent or inevitable ; and it should not be suggested at all if it is felt that it might upset or frighten her .
7 It is clear some workers and ex-workers who do develop cancer will question whether their work with SSEB/SNL was in any way responsible .
8 As to those who force horses forward with blows in such a case , they only inspire them with greater terror ; for they imagine , when they suffer any pain at such a time , that what they look upon with alarm is in some way the cause of it .
9 As Freudian ideas entered the popular discourse ( which happened but slowly in Britain ) , they strengthened the view that biology was destiny and that women who did not find satisfaction in motherhood were in some way abnormal .
10 Raybestos officials deny that the move to Ireland was in any way connected with the difficulties faced by producers of asbestos products in the US .
11 Nor can it be contended that this harsh judgement on Socrates was in any way typical of Athenian democracy 's attitudes towards its critics or even its enemies .
12 His range of roles has crossed many more adventurous and challenging boundaries , from the devil himself through to perhaps his now most famous portrayal of The Joker in Batman and when Nicholson insists that everything he does on screen is in some way autobiographical , delves into what makes him tick find contradictions and confusion at almost every turn .
13 Firstly , the heading gives the impression that the production plans for the car and its fitness for purpose are in some way in doubt and this is very far from the true situation .
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