Example sentences of "[subord] in [adj] ways [pers pn] [be] " in BNC.
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| 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 | And the paternalistic traditions of the great landowners could be married relatively easily to the responsibilities of a Welfare State , because in many ways they were not really that different . |
| 3 | When I get a compliment from him it 's nice , because in other ways he 's cool about things . |
| 4 | ‘ Yes , you are , ’ said my mother , and briefly she smiled too because in some ways she was no fool . |
| 5 | I have to admit it , though in many ways she 's a pain . ’ |
| 6 | She often found herself making excuses to avoid him though in some ways she was interested in him , even attracted to him . |