Example sentences of "in the sense [conj] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | I confess to finding some of his Freudian speculations , unleavened as they are by the faintest suspicion of humour , hard to follow , in the sense that I am unsure what would count either for or against them . |
| 2 | ‘ I was shocked in the sense that I knew what inspectors could do , but I was n't worried because I thought they were just wasting their time . ’ |
| 3 | The connection with neurosis was not unconscious , nor yet fully conscious in the sense that I could have expressed it verbally , but it was , in being unique , all-pervasive . |
| 4 | I mean people are a bit narrow in this respect you know they do n't like people to talk about it too openly — but I do because I think it 's important but the trouble is that — erm — that 's not really systematic in the sense that I do it but how many other people do it you see . |
| 5 | Presumably , in the distant past , somebody must have invented it ( in the sense that I have defined invention earlier ) . |
| 6 | I was also gone in the sense that I was transformed , made over . |
| 7 | We were very close in the sense that I could ask him anything at any time , and we took great pleasure in each other 's company . ’ |
| 8 | But in my judgment the decision of this House in O'Reilly v. Mackman [ 1983 ] 2 A.C. 237 establishes the law in the sense that I have stated . |
| 9 | My early introduction to the world of politics was always marginal in the sense that I never felt able to join any particular political party . |
| 10 | I feel secure in the sense that I 'm my own sort of person and I feel loved by Lucy . |
| 11 | I would say that I am a realist in the sense that I think there is a universe out there waiting to be investigated and understood . |
| 12 | I mean I 've filled in a few forms for them but I mean probably you 're a passive owner like me in the sense that I do n't go and actively trade them , er I keep them in a long term investment , and that 's it . |
| 13 | Not in the sense that I work for any authority . |
| 14 | They are in the sense that I think we believe they 're mandatory , do n't we ? |
| 15 | Well in the sense that I suppose whether it matters whether there are six hundred and fifty one members of the house rather six hundred and forty or six hundred and fifty five , no it does n't . |
| 16 | So in fairness I got this , excuse the expression , arse about face in the sense that I ha I thought prioritize these and pensions were , was this and that 's why you were exploring the needs for the second appointment . |
| 17 | I do n't think that even though by next year I would be a bit better of in the sense that I should have sold my house bought something cheaper and have some capital invested so that I have a little extra monthly income . |
| 18 | Yes , yes I do n't think that on our next buy , what with the next year I would be a bit better off in the sense that I should have sold my house , bought something cheaper and have some capital invested so I have a little extra monthly income , I should be living in somewhere that 's cheaper to run |
| 19 | I 'm conscious of having talked about Proust 's novel in somewhat forbiddingly abstract terms , in the sense that I choose to talk about time , intellect , memory . |