как бы
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 ;