Example sentences of "it [modal v] be [art] sort of " in BNC.
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| 1 | It must be a sort of mental hibernation , a stress-induced torpor . |
| 2 | It must be the sort of occasion that does not cause you anxiety ; cost you a fortune ; or invade , rather than compliment , your home . |
| 3 | He 's also got editing equipment so it might be the sort of thing that you know like you 'll be able to take it away and say you know , this section , that bit and then |
| 4 | you , you will it 'll be a sort of growing thing , you know ? |
| 5 | It could be a sort of … conspiracy . ’ |
| 6 | It 's not the sort of thing you should be doi , well , it could be the sort of thing , but he 's not the right person to do it , is he ? |
| 7 | It would be a sort of stained glass , drawing its picture not in colour but in brightness . |
| 8 | ’ Sybil groped for a word and after some hesitation came up with , ‘ tendencies … yes with her ah peculiar tendencies , it would be a sort of crime passionnel , would n't it ? ’ |
| 9 | like er it would be a sort of |
| 10 | He had not realized that it would be the sort of modern play where people strip off and simulate the beginnings of a sexual encounter . |
| 11 | As the average age of the village population was probably about 70 , it would be the sort of shop that had chairs littered all over it . |
| 12 | Indeed it will be a sort of therapeutic , do-it-yourself social service . |
| 13 | Nevertheless , the Greek system still has some way to travel before it will be the sort of political machine a post-cold-war democracy requires . |
| 14 | That hierarchy need not be cosily ensconced at headquarters : it can be the sort of decentralised management network beloved of management gurus such as Mr Tom Peters . |