Example sentences of "[conj] in [adj] way [pers pn] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Although in some ways it 's even more agreeable when they 're not , because then Howard does his famous imitation of Freddie — Freddie being praised , Freddie being jealous , Freddie doing his best to unbend enough to be wrathful . |
| 2 | Although in some ways it seems hardly necessary to have to justify this , the concerns of management merit our interest for a number of reasons . |
| 3 | So in fact the crinoline , although in some ways it had its disadvantages , I think it was a good deal more comfortable than , than wearing a lot of petticoats and being very restricted like that . |
| 4 | The West , the Atlantic world , may have been firing rockets to the moon and fighting a war in Indochina , but the benefit of hindsight indicates now that in other ways it was gripped by a blinkered and introspective mood , absorbed by its own internal problems . |
| 5 | This means that in many ways we become like God , and yet in others we remain unlike him . |
| 6 | erm Nonetheless , while we want to carry on supporting that , we 've also got to think , as Jack said , erm of as we enter the next century what is going to be right for our children , and we know that in many ways we have failed them and we know that we are producing many children who have n't had the training and the education that 's going to be necessary for us to be erm economically competent in the future , so we 've got to look at the whole of our educational provision , and frankly I think opting out was erm a sort of unnecessary blip on all of this that is n't really terribly important in the whole issue of how the children in this country should be educated . |
| 7 | They recognize that in many ways they are junior players not only in the world league , but also within Europe . |
| 8 | ‘ I realise that in many ways I have been extraordinarily fortunate , and I never stop counting my blessings . |
| 9 | And having done it , and having experienced aspects of being a solo artist , I know that in many ways it 's a lot easier being a solo artist ! |
| 10 | Although the amount NoS had to raise at this point was small compared with what was to come later , those involved say that in many ways it was harder work . |
| 11 | Although Valiant was of identical design to Vigilant with the same dimensions and general layout , we soon found out that in many ways she was a different ship . |
| 12 | There is never the feeling that in any way she is exploiting her position for her own good . |
| 13 | Like the three kings in the story , O went home another way , feeling that in some way he had just been warned about something . |
| 14 | He went out of the room , into the corridor and into his room and there he stood with his back to the door , his mouth wide , gasping at the air , still in fright , yet knowing that in some way he had emerged as if out of a deep canyon . |
| 15 | When Picasso painted the Demoiselles d'Avignon , those of his friends who were allowed to see it seem to have felt that in some way he had let them down . |
| 16 | He knew that in some way he had hurt her . |
| 17 | She could not guess why or how , but she knew that in some way he was out to drive a wedge between herself and John . |
| 18 | She knew he was being evasive and sensed that in some way he was trying to protect her . |
| 19 | I thought that in some way I was n't pleasing you . |
| 20 | ‘ I know that in some way I 've offended you , ’ she began . |
| 21 | Earlier today the Secretary of State chided me and said that in some way I was an advocate of his system because I used the example of refuse collection and its cost to show that his system was simple and that we were in agreement on it . |
| 22 | He was astute enough to see that in some ways they shared the same experiences . |
| 23 | Although light is made up of waves , Planck 's quantum hypothesis tells us that in some ways it behaves as if it were composed of particles : it can be emitted or absorbed only in packets , or quanta . |
| 24 | But there will obviously be sort of an ongoing training and so on because I , I know that in some ways I think it 's been very mixed and I qu I put |
| 25 | Nevertheless on such occasions he gave the impression to friends and acquaintances that in some ways he had mellowed . |
| 26 | If in one way he seemed much more human , more normally fallible , than before , that was tainted by what seemed like a lack of virginity in the telling . |
| 27 | ‘ You say it as if in some way it excuses her , ’ she remarked . |
| 28 | Creggan was startled by this and wondered if in some way she understood that he had made a vow that if ever the chance came for them to escape he would place her freedom before his own . |
| 29 | With a helpless little movement she sat up , drawing up her knees and hugging them as if in some way she might glean comfort from the gesture . |
| 30 | So if in any way you 're different , if you 're black or if you 're short or if in any way you 're different , you 're fair game for the bullies perhaps ? |