Example sentences of "was [v-ing] [adj] sort " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could see my sister being nourished as I had been nourished , and I was demanding some sort of parity . |
| 2 | But I mean , if it was costing this sort of money to clear the pipes and so forth out , what I fail to understand is if we 're having a full overhaul of the machine , why this was n't incorporated within it . |
| 3 | At the time , the idea of a strong exclusive relationship was something that I did not actually want and I do n't think that even consciously at that time , I would have sought to have had that kind of relationship with David who was considerably younger than me and also , even though I was deeply into the whole scene and everything it represented , I do n't think I actually wanted to settle down with somebody who was a musician and was leading that sort of life style . |
| 4 | He was wearing some sort of outlandish costume and his lips were rouged . |
| 5 | He was wearing some sort of brown caftan . |
| 6 | The first time I ever got it I what do you want me to do and he said right run across there and I 'd run now punch it , and I 'd be punching the you 'd be jumping and turning round , I could n't get the right one , and finally punch it and the would be coming , said quick hit that and I was getting all sort of |
| 7 | She wondered where Kattina was getting that sort of cash . |
| 8 | ‘ Kuwait was trying to reassert its pre-Gulf war position and Saudi Arabia was expecting some sort of show of compromise , ’ one analyst said . |
| 9 | ‘ Nicky was attending some sort of state banquet . |
| 10 | So but but on the other hand if you 've got somebody I suppose a firm that was doing that sort of work and they |
| 11 | cos he he thought he was a mechanic because he was doing that sort of work . |
| 12 | Firstly , it seems to have been well established at the time that Darrel was having some sort of incestuous relationship with his sister , a woman several years younger but only slightly less wayward than her brother . |
| 13 | This came as something of a surprise since most people had assumed that SIB , as the recognising authority , was exercising some sort of supervisory control . |
| 14 | She was finding some sort of bitter happiness in this . |
| 15 | Then I realized he was making some sort of joke and endeavoured to smile appropriately , though I suspect some residue of my bewilderment , not to say shock , remained detectable in my expression . |
| 16 | He looked perfectly amiable , so why did she get this feeling of apprehension , as though he was playing some sort of waiting game ? |
| 17 | The pressure which had been building up all weekend was nearing some sort of explosion . |