Example sentences of "[noun] [that] somehow [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The aesthetic inventions of the South Seas and Australia have their own value as a communication with the invisible and represent a last witness of the more ancient cultures that somehow linked Asia with the shores of the American continent . |
| 2 | Yet here they were needling one another as if the position of an aeroplane 's wings on take-off ; the true nature of Kennedy 's presidency or the price of fish were matters that somehow impinged on their honour or real worth as human beings . |
| 3 | They were waiting for them inside the restaurant , which turned out to be a smallish place that somehow managed to achieve an atmosphere of casualness and intimacy at the same time . |
| 4 | As she straightened up , something caught her eye : a wisp of blue thread clinging to one of the tiny plants that somehow managed to exist in the thin soil on top of the cliff . |
| 5 | He smiled coolly , and it was a smile that somehow managed to convey a ruthless hardness in him that was n't used to compromise and was n't going to start now . |
| 6 | Even when Peter Langan was still around and threatening an imminent breach of the peace , this was always one of the most comfortable restaurants : stacks of paintings , a cheering bustle and bright lighting that somehow managed to appear discreet . |
| 7 | With another of her tiny smiles that somehow looked both secretive and inviting , she told him , ‘ Most people call me Ellie . ’ |