The word ‘way’ is almost always a noun, but sometimes it can be an adverb.
1 WAY (singular noun)
Here are common phrases at various levels as examples:
And, by the way, I was right, she‘s not married.
Personality goes a long way.
Colonel, I have no way to protect these people.
I guess, in one way or another,
for a couple of years, haven’t I?
I shall be relieved when it is ended,
What if we do it the other way around?
It went in every direction, all the way to the end.
Now, in no way does this excuse corrupt behavior.
Because, at the end of the day, it could, if necessary by force, get its own way.
Something always held me back or stood in the way.
2 WAY (II32) 83960 3-part complex prepositional phrase = by way of
3 WAY (RR22) 78449 = There are also adverb phrases such as: ‘half way’, ‘under way’
4 WAY (RR%) 53219
The word ‘way’ is usually a general adverb before many types of adverbs, and adjectives. (RG)(RGR)(RRR)(RP)(JJ)(JJR), but this sense is unlisted in the English Vocabulary Profile.
1 IS WAY TOO 15499
2 HALF (RR21) WAY (RR22) THROUGH (II) 9816
3 ARE (VBR) WAY (RR%_NN1) TOO (RG) 7823
4 UNDER (RR21) WAY (RR22) . (.) 7677
5 WAS (VBDZ) WAY (RR%_NN1) TOO (RG) 7600
6 IS (VBZ) WAY (RR%) MORE (RGR) 5658
7 UNDER (RR21) WAY (RR22) , (,) 5202
8 IS (VBZ) WAY (RR%_NN1) BETTER (RRR_JJR) 4798
9 ‘S (VBZ) WAY (RR%_NN1) TOO (RG) 4066
10 BE (VBI) WAY (RR%_NN1) TOO (RG) 2944
11 UNDER (RR21) WAY (RR22) IN (II) 2821
12 ARE (VBR) WAY (RR%) MORE (RGR) 2817
13 HALF (RR21) WAY (RR22) BETWEEN (II) 2804
14 HALF (RR21) WAY (RR22) THROUGH (RP@_II) 2772
15 UNDER (RR21) WAY (RR22) TO (TO) 2481
16 HAVE (VH0) WAY (RR%_NN1) TOO (RG) 2334
18 WERE (VBDR) WAY (RR%_NN1) TOO (RG) 1971
19 BE (VBI) WAY (RR%_NN1) MORE (RGR) 1782
20 HALF (RR21) WAY (RR22) TO (II) 1765
21 ARE (VBR) WAY (RR%) BETTER (RRR_JJR) 1679
22 HALF (RR21) WAY (RR22) . (.) 1676
23 HALF (RR21) WAY (RR22) DOWN (RP_II@) 1558
24 HALF (RR21) WAY (RR22) UP (RP_II@) 1553
25 UNDER (RR21) WAY (RR22) AND (CC) 1552
26 UNDER (RR21) WAY (RR22) AT (II) 1461
27 UNDER (RR21) WAY (RR22) FOR (IF) 1369
28 IS (VBZ) WAY (RR%_NN1) MORE (DAR_RRR) 1360
29 IT (PPH1) WAY (RR%) TOO (RG) 1328
30 HALF (RR21) WAY (RR22) THERE (RL) 1321
31 WAS (VBDZ) WAY (RR%) MORE (RGR) 1246
32 HALF (RR21) WAY (RR22) AROUND (II_RP) 1240
33 BEEN (VBN) WAY (RR%_NN1) TOO (RG) 1187
34 HALF (RR21) WAY (RR22) ACROSS (II) 1175
35 ‘S (VBZ) WAY (RR%) MORE (RGR) 1150
36 HALF (RR21) WAY (RR22) , (,) 1144
37 UNDER (RR21) WAY (RR22) ON (II) 1136
38 WAS (VBDZ) WAY (RR%_NN1) BETTER (RRR_JJR) 1105
39 HALF (RR21) WAY (RR22) DOWN (RP) 1074
40 HAVE (VH0) WAY (RR%) MORE (DAR) 1005
41 HALF (RR21) WAY (RR22) UP (RP) 985
42 HAD (VHD) WAY (RR%_NN1) TOO (RG) 965
43 HAS (VHZ) WAY (RR%_NN1) TOO (RG) 908
44 BUT (CCB) WAY (RR%_NN1) TOO (RG) 889
45 HALF (RR21) WAY (RR22) AND (CC) 844
46 HALF (RR21) WAY (RR22) POINT (VV0@_NN1) 808
47 UNDER (RR21) WAY (RR22) WITH (IW) 781
48 THEY (PPHS2) WAY (RR%) YOU (PPY) 763
49 HAS (VHZ) WAY (RR%) MORE (DAR) 735
50 ‘S (VBZ) WAY (RR%_NN1) BETTER (RRR_JJR) 730
51 IS (VBZ) WAY (RR%_NN1) EASIER (RRR_JJR) 727
52 , (,) WAY (RR%_NN1) MORE (RGR) 705
53 HALF (RR21) WAY (RR22) INTO (II) 703
54 ARE (VBR) WAY (RR%_NN1) OFF (RP) 695
55 BE (VBI) WAY (RR%_NN1) BETTER (RRR_JJR) 658
56 HALF (RR21) WAY (RR22) WITH (IW) 656
57 IS (VBZ) WAY (RR%) CHEAPER (JJR) 655
58 IS (VBZ) WAY (RR%_NN1) DIFFERENT (JJ) 650
59 BEING (VBG) WAY (RR%_NN1) TOO (RG) 617
60 ARE (VBR) WAY (RR%) MORE (DAR) 603
61 IT (PPH1) WAY (RR%_NN1) BACK (RP_NN1) 580
62 HALF (RR21) WAY (RR22) UP (II) 528
63 THEY (PPHS2) WAY (RR%) I (PPIS1) 490
64 IS (VBZ) WAY (RR%) EASIER (JJR_RRR) 483
65 IS (VBZ) WAY (RR%) LESS (RGR) 482
66 ARE (VBR) WAY (RR%_NN1) DOWN (RP) 479
67 THEY (PPHS2) WAY (RR%) IT (PPH1) 476
68 ‘RE (VBR) WAY (RR%_NN1) TOO (RG) 461
69 IS (VBZ) WAY (RR%) WORSE (JJR_RRR@) 445
70 IS (VBZ) WAY (RR%_NN1) FASTER (RRR_JJR) 444
71 IT (PPH1) WAY (RR%) MORE (RGR) 442
72 HALF (RR21) WAY (RR22) DONE (VDN) 436
73 ME (PPIO1) WAY (RR%_NN1) TOO (RG) 432
74 IS (VBZ) WAY (RR%) BIGGER (JJR) 428
75 HALF (RR21) WAY (RR22) THROUGH (II_RP@) 426
76 IT (PPH1) WAY (RR%_NN1) TO (II) 425
77 IS (VBZ) WAY (RR%) HIGHER (JJR_RRR@) 424
78 IS (VBZ) WAY (RR%) MORE (RGR_DAR) 418
79 ‘M (VBM) WAY (RR%_NN1) TOO (RG) 417
80 ARE (VBR) WAY (RR%_NN1) UP (RP) 409
81 IS (VBZ) WAY (RR%) MORE (DAR) 398
82 HALF (RR21) WAY (RR22) MARK (VV0) 394
83 . (.) WAY (RR%_NN1) MORE (RGR) 378
84 WAS (VBDZ) WAY (RR%_NN1) MORE (DAR_RRR) 378
85 IS (VBZ) WAY (RR%_NN1) TOO (RG_RR@) 377
86 PROBABLY (RR) WAY (RR%_NN1) TOO (RG) 375
87 HALF (RR21) WAY (RR22) ALONG (II_RP) 369
88 ARE (VBR) WAY (RR%) CHEAPER (JJR) 362
89 ‘S (VBZ) WAY (RR%) EASIER (JJR_RRR) 353
90 BUT (CCB) WAY (RR%_NN1) MORE (RGR) 353
91 AM (VBM) WAY (RR%_NN1) TOO (RG) 349
92 HALF (RR21) WAY (RR22) DECENT (JJ) 345
93 IS (VBZ) WAY (RR%_NN1) MORE (RRR_DAR) 343
94 HAD (VHD) WAY (RR%) MORE (DAR) 339
95 WERE (VBDR) WAY (RR%) MORE (RGR) 339
96 UNDER (RR21) WAY (RR22) (NULL) 337
97 ‘S (VBZ) WAY (RR%_NN1) MORE (DAR_RRR) 330
98 IT (PPH1) WAY (RR%_NN1) DOWN (RP) 330
99 ARE (VBR) WAY (RR%) MORE (DAR_RRR) 321
100 THEM (PPHO2) WAY (RR%_NN1) TOO (RG) 318