Example sentences of "in his [adj] mind [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lawrence remained too preoccupied with what in his adjusted mind he projected , disavowed , or consciously repudiated ; homosexuality especially remained too fascinating for either his strenuous vision of psychic adjustment or his banal view of sexual difference as unity in opposition to remain unharassed by it . |
| 2 | My right hon. Friend referred to the Chancellor 's views but , when we asked him that question in the Select Committee , it became clear that he was not so much against it in principle as uncertain in his own mind what he should do . |
| 3 | In his own mind he was free to turn against them , despite the terms agreed at Montmirail , because he and they had not exchanged a kiss of peace . |
| 4 | He did not keep a watch on her ; there was no necessity , and in his own mind he was almost convinced that nothing would happen . |
| 5 | Whatever the actual reasons for this , in his own mind he 'd singled out the fact that she must have got married . |
| 6 | Montgomery was n't sure , but in his own mind there were few more melancholy sights than a widower trying to manage on his own . |
| 7 | The Collector had gone up to join Ford on the roof because he wanted to be in a position from which he could give the order to retreat at the right moment ; in his own mind there was no doubt but that he would have to give it sooner or later . |