Example sentences of "in his [adj] way [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though perhaps in his blustery way he did try to be friends with them . |
| 2 | In his unobtrusive way he had shown his interest in my faltering attempts to climb the golfing ladder , and had even carried my bag in the Amateur Championship . |
| 3 | In his quiet way he really grilled me about Sandy . ’ |
| 4 | In his offhand way he dismissed ’ federal ’ as ’ only a word ’ . |
| 5 | Roberts suggests that in his own way he 's as obsessed as the people he 's observing . |
| 6 | In his own way he is something of an expert on the private lives of actresses . |
| 7 | She realised that in his own way he was being considerate , for by refusing to talk she was laying herself open to torture . |
| 8 | In his own way he was as dangerous as Marcus — had n't he already trapped her into staying with him longer than she deemed either necessary or wise ? |
| 9 | Archie may not have been fastidious , but in his own way he was cultivated . |