Example sentences of "in retrospect [pers pn] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Economics was still largely British , though in retrospect we may detect major analytical work in France , Italy and Austria . |
| 2 | In retrospect she could see that quite plainly . |
| 3 | ‘ I must admit I thought that in retrospect you might resent what happened between us last night . ’ |
| 4 | There 's a lot to be said for an up-market Scottish education but in retrospect you can come away with some pernicious ideas , particularly the idea that thought is superior to action . |
| 5 | Although in retrospect it might seem a vain hope to disguise ourselves as a motor yacht , we were not well known in the area and there were , after all , quite a few converted HDML 's about in those days , so we removed a few obvious identification marks from the ship including our uniforms , flew the red ensign and settled down to wait . |
| 6 | In retrospect it may seem that the trend was already irresistible — the First World War certainly made it so — but who is to say that a positive imperial policy pursued energetically in 1902 or 1912 was inevitably doomed to failure ? |
| 7 | In retrospect it can be seen that the most fatal blunder of the campaign was John Smith 's Budget — proclaimed at the time as ‘ an unparalleled act of honesty by any opposition party going into an election ’ . |
| 8 | In retrospect it can be seen to mark the beginning of the end of the Pahlavi dynasty , which the Shah 's father had founded just fifty years before . |
| 9 | In retrospect I would not choose a boot with such a low-cut ankle again . |
| 10 | In retrospect I can see that this implication can be drawn from the envelope , and I only wish I had realised it at the time . |