Example sentences of "way in [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The trustees and the directors say that it takes two to three years to get the feel of the responsibilities — those responsibilities are considerably greater these days — and to work one 's way in and become able to contribute fully . |
| 2 | At the end of the process , the 13 houses , once inhabited by 200 families , their numbers swollen to 1,000 people by transients who made their way in and slept on the stairways at night , were reduced to lodging 300 or 400 people in 108 rooms , only a quarter of whom were the original tenants , although the rents apparently had not been raised . |
| 3 | In normal circumstances the men would just have forced their way in and relieved him of the weapon . |
| 4 | Asking one member of the family to describe interactions between other members is one way in and forms a ‘ triadic ’ analysis ( Bowen 1978 ; Coppersmith 1985 ) . |
| 5 | AN 85-year-old woman was beaten up in her home by a man who tricked his way in and demanded money . |
| 6 | Half carrying , half trailing the inert figure , they reached the factory door , then edged their way in and laid the unconscious form on the floor . |
| 7 | The demonstrators pushed their way in and sat down and were lifted out again , limp and unresisting , by the police . |