Example sentences of "was in [det] [noun pl] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was in many ways a mood rather than a movement , a transient phenomenon with shallow roots in the constituencies , and particularly weak in local government . |
| 2 | But this was in many ways a blessing . |
| 3 | Agriculture in Germany was in many ways a mixture of old and new . |
| 4 | Robert Indiana was in many ways a pioneer in the use of words as the chief subject matter for art , making what you read just as important as what you ‘ see ’ . |
| 5 | It was in many ways a logical consequence of de Gaulle 's seeking to impose upon his partners and neighbours , and to put into practice , his vision of the future Europe , a vision which contrasted sharply with that of the pioneers of the Six . |
| 6 | Basil Rocke 's instincts were those of a countryman , as is most of his imagery , yet he was in many ways a very urban character . |
| 7 | He was in many ways a remarkable Prime Minister , although there were obviously faults — and some grave faults — that history alone will assess in determining whether or not he ranks among the greats . |
| 8 | Vodnik was in many ways a typical figure of the European Romantic movement , drawing inspiration from the oral folk tradition of the peasants , which had a vigour and directness often lacking in the more formal literary tradition . |
| 9 | The immediate post-Aden period , 1927–30 , was in many ways a period of momentous change in Nizan 's lifestyle , a moment when his individual existence stabilised , a moment of transition when a line was drawn between his bourgeois past and his communist future : 1928 , the birth of his daughter , Ann-Marie ; 1929 , the death of his father ; 1930 , the birth of his son , Patrick ; 1929 , the passing of the agregation and the consequent termination of his formal education ; 1929–30 , collaboration in La Revue marxiste . |
| 10 | According to Gregory the division of 561 was in many respects a return to that of 511 ; Charibert I received Paris , Guntram Orléans , Sigibert I Rheims and Chilperic I Soissons . |
| 11 | The electricity cable laying to give 'em a job so you could play for the Ipswich Electric Supply Team and we had a jolly good team , we won the cup for the first three years that it was in being but the finals used to be on Portman Road and course that was in those days a thing to be looked forward to . |
| 12 | But despite her impeccable bed-cred , Karen was in most respects a very conventional person compared to someone like Manuela . |
| 13 | The belief was in some senses a ‘ democratic myth ’ , but citizens participated in just enough well-behaved political activism to be able to believe in it . |
| 14 | Although not a Christian , Plotinus was in some respects a forerunner of St Augustine , particularly because he thought of time in psychological terms . |
| 15 | The subject tends to intimidate many farmers and yet it was in some ways a natural extension of the record keeping and budgeting that already existed on most farms at present . |
| 16 | He was in some ways a sort of humanoid Winnie the Pooh ( the bear with very little brain ) without any of Pooh 's more lovable characteristics — although no one in their right mind would tell him so ! |
| 17 | Though he was in some ways a traditionalist , interested in painting epic scenes in a continuation of the grand European manner , he was also a modernist , an admirer of Picasso from whom he had learnt to analyse the rudiments of representation in order to embellish them , to make them rich or austere . |
| 18 | This too was in some ways a ramshackle world : where rotten beams could give way , hurling king and courtiers to injury or death ; where everyone 's dinner might depend on the day 's hunting ; where an often crude and cruel humour mimicked life . |
| 19 | Yalta 's bad name was in some ways a bum rap . |