Example sentences of "a way [conj] [verb] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a result it was accepted by the 1630s that English colonies could take most decisions for themselves , and this meant they developed the institutions which , over the course of time , grew in a way that enabled them to become self-governing and then independent by stages which could be so small as sometimes to be imperceptible . |
| 2 | The following assumptions are intended to conform with the Keynesian view of the economy and to simplify the analysis in such a way that enables us to make useful predictions . |
| 3 | The fire-bellied toad normally prefers to remain hidden and its back is patterned and coloured in a way that enables it to do so by blending in with its surroundings . |
| 4 | Instead of repeating all that has been said and written before , we will therefore discuss these matters in a way that enables you to use your common-sense judgement and understand why you decide to do something . |
| 5 | She could feel the hard muscles of his body pressing against her side , his arm sheltering her in a way that made her trust him . |
| 6 | Marc was still gripping her wrist in a way that made her feel like melting against him . |
| 7 | Just for a second she met his curious gaze then looked away , feeling her heart pounding in a way that made her feel sick . |
| 8 | He curled his arm round Claudia 's waist , smiling at the receptionist in a way that made her assure him she would keep his secret . |
| 9 | But then , having exhausted his recollections of the circumstances of his writing the paper , he switched to more personal matters and enquired carefully how I was getting on in a way that made me reel that my mission had been worthwhile and that I had by no means wasted his morning . |
| 10 | He had a think , and blew his nose , noticing after a moment that her mind was fixed on his words in a way that made him feel quite light . |
| 11 | He smiled slowly down at her , his gaze centring on her mouth in a way that made it start to throb . |
| 12 | Although most of these techniques are expensive and difficult to use , it is possible that at least some of them may become more easily available ; they can be very useful both for discovering in detail how English speakers produce their speech sounds , and for demonstrating to learners of English their pronunciation errors in a way that helps them to correct them . |
| 13 | I want to make the volume of the space tangible , so that it is understood immediately , physically , by your body ; not that the sculpture is a body in relation to your body , but that the volume , through the placement of the two sculptural elements , becomes manifest in a way that allows you to experience it as a whole . |
| 14 | When you see her being bossy , you can intervene in a way that lets her see that the other children need a chance to say what they want to do . |
| 15 | Mill sets about resolving the situation in a way that causes him to become embroiled in a world of sex , violence and corruption . |
| 16 | He 's proud that Romeo & Juliet introduced children to both Shakespeare and Prokofiev ‘ in a way that makes them think it 's not culture and a bit boring and I wish I could go and watch Neighbours . ’ |
| 17 | I do n't want to ‘ politicize ’ the homeless in a way that makes them look like the front-line infantry fighting a barbaric government , which is a line some people have taken , simply because when you 're out there , it just is n't like that . |
| 18 | Instead of a glance , which is always acceptable , they keep staring at the animal in a way that makes it feel uncomfortable . |
| 19 | They tell it in a way that makes it make sense . |
| 20 | But through his eyes Watson was enabled to describe events of the utmost absurdity in a way that makes you believe , if only while you are in thrall to each book , that they really might have happened . |
| 21 | He was in the courtyard , unfastening a pair of skis , his jet-black ski-suit moulding itself to his body in a way that drew her glance whether she liked it or not . |
| 22 | Thirdly , it is also possible that the advances in birth control operating within the climate of an ‘ acquisitive society ’ might well have permitted couples to plan their family lives in such a way as to allow them to enjoy the consumer benefits of society . |
| 23 | But we 'll be building it in such a way as lets us add without making a pig 's breakfast of it . |
| 24 | If our propaganda has failed , it has failed because we have been unable to arouse the British people in such a way as to make them feel that the cause of Republican Spain was their cause in such a measure that they would take every risk , even the risk of war to make the Republican cause in Spain prevail . |
| 25 | It was possible that Riddle had committed suicide in such a way as to make it appear that he had been murdered . |
| 26 | He intended forcing the killer off the road , in such a way as to make it look like he had lost control of his car , overcome by loss of blood from his bullet wound . |