Example sentences of "[noun] was [verb] [prep] all sort " in BNC.

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1 Her mind was filled with all sorts of romantic images — like all brides .
2 Otherwise , Mario 's apprenticeship was served in all sorts of bangers on Pennsylvania tracks near Nazareth , where the family settled in 1955 when Mario was fifteen .
3 The place was thronging with all sorts — rough working men , sailors , neatly dressed tradespeople , a few dandies .
4 The place was used for all sorts of important occasions and I can remember walking down there to celebrate King George V and Queen Mary 's Silver Jubilee .
5 Appropriately , too , the discovery of that document was attended by all sorts of dramatic flourishes .
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