Example sentences of "way that [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition , many of them can be tied into Personal Construct Theory in a way that allows its associated Repertory Grid Technique to be used both as an investigatory tool and as a means whereby the perception of art might be enhanced . |
| 2 | I shall argue that a political society that accepts integrity as a political virtue thereby becomes a special form of community , special in a way that promotes its moral authority to assume and deploy a monopoly of coercive force . |
| 3 | So , in their own interest , the firms should be very careful that the finger is not pointed at them , that they are not seen to have acted in a way that abuses their power and cuts across their independence and integrity . ’ |
| 4 | And indeed , as Daly sees women as having become ‘ mutants ’ or ‘ fembots ’ , so Millett sees them as not having been allowed to participate in fully ‘ human ’ activities ( which she characterises as those that are most remote from the biological contingencies of life ) , and Frye sees them as simply ‘ broken ’ and then ‘ remade ’ in the way that suits their masters . |
| 5 | The drawing room , dining room and library combine elegance and homeliness in a way that suits our century admirably . |
| 6 | Monthly payments will then be made for maintaining the lands in a way that preserves their wildlife and scenic beauty . |
| 7 | Nevertheless he did not base his decision upon section 25 , but held that the sellers ' lien was defeated because the sellers , who knew in advance of the sub-sale , had assented to it in a way that indicated their intention to forego the lien . |
| 8 | It encourages individuals to make a personal pledge to change their lives in a way that minimises their impact on the environment — each of the eight pledges shown here will make a real difference . |
| 9 | The hall was neat and tidy , but it was bare in a way that betrayed its nature as common property . |
| 10 | Then Damian 's blue eyes flicked over her body in a hot way that sent her heart racing and her legs trembling . |
| 11 | He cuddled her and felt the bump in a way that made her uneasy as to the propriety of it and asked constantly how this baby was to climb out . |
| 12 | Francis was trying to divide his attention between the little moving pictures and the Doctor 's argument with the dreadful Lacuna woman , but he had seen the blond girl smile in a way that made her face look almost unattractive , and he had heard her whisper savagely . |
| 13 | He smiled again , in a way that made her heart turn over . |
| 14 | He had played his part so well throughout the day , holding her hand as they had strolled along the beach , looking into her eyes in that way that made her bones melt . |
| 15 | He came back to her in a barely controlled rush , gently parting her legs , his mouth and hands caressing her body in a way that made her move sinuously against him , and which wrenched a low moan of need from his throat . |
| 16 | She flicked him a perfunctory smile , seeing the mockery lingering in his dark eyes in a way that made her itch to reach out and slap him . |
| 17 | He glanced down at her , his dark eyes crinkling at the corners as he smiled in a way that made her heart turn a tiny somersault . |
| 18 | Not liking the way that made her sound , she was about to object . |
| 19 | He smiled in a way that made her heart stop beating . |
| 20 | Luke 's eyes licked over her in a way that made his answer perfectly clear . |
| 21 | Let's go ! ’ and Dave came down the tree in a way that made my eyes water . |
| 22 | Her remark had been in bad taste , she acknowledged , but that was no reason for him to lay into her with yet another string of personal insults , all dished out in that patronising way that got her blood heated to boiling-point . |
| 23 | He was not a man much given to talking , but there were times when she caught him glancing at her in a way that held its own silent eloquence . |
| 24 | Powerful business institutions operate in a way that ensures their interests are given priority , rather than the interests of the less powerful sectors of the community . |
| 25 | This is your day and we will endeavour to organise it in a way that reflects your needs and requirements . |
| 26 | There is ample room in that account of the situation for the further stipulation that the judge should decide in a way that engages his own political or moral convictions as little as possible and gives as much deference as possible to institutions conventionally authorized to make law . |
| 27 | Ferguson , for his part , can now look any supporter of his club in the eye and say that Gough having to commit the foul that debarred him from a Cup-tie verified the youngster 's ability to put an awkward pre-match situation out of his mind and play in a determined way that suggested his temperament was on the mend . |
| 28 | For no apparent reason it was hanging on my head like lank seaweed ; I could n't make it puff out in a way that hid my ears properly . |
| 29 | Yet , if every state is following its national interest by maximizing power , how can Realists account for situations when states seem to behave in a way that undermines their power ? |
| 30 | They mimic our greatest achievements in a way that puts our own selves to shame . |