Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [verb] some sort " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having once negotiated the hurdle of the initial course it was not so difficult to persuade those who held the money bags to allow me to fly the aircraft every six months or so to maintain some sort of standard in flying up-to-date jet transports . |
| 2 | Or even write some sort of clue into the message . ’ |
| 3 | The fly on top is on the contrary quite agitated , jerking tremendously , then convulsively , putting out its left foreleg to whip , or maybe to stroke some sort of reaction out of the fly beneath , which , however , remains so still that it seems dead . |
| 4 | At its extreme among the small towns , this blurring of the rural-urban boundary extends over the whole settlement , as at Dragonby , and perhaps suggests some sort of link with the level of agricultural pre-occupation or functional specialization . |
| 5 | This was a large , round , pail-like utensil with an inner lining and straw packed tightly into the space between for insulation , and usually containing some sort of stew . |
| 6 | positive statements right and they need a little bit of help on how to do that and then make some sort of generalised positive comment about themselves , that 's what I mean . |
| 7 | The theory seems to be that the contract constituted by the articles of association defines the nature of the rights , which , however , are not purely personal rights but instead confer some sort of proprietary interest in the company though not in its property . |