as if, as it were, as though это было как бы ответом it was, as it were, a reply (to), it was a kind of reply (to)
as if, as it were
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as if, as it were, as though это было как бы ответом it was, as it were, a reply (to), it was a kind of reply (to)
as if, as it were, as though это было как бы ответом it was, as it were, a reply (to), it was a kind of reply (to)