Example sentences of "[verb] on some sort of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most Latin American countries have embarked on some sort of land reform programme , though these have varied considerably across the region in scope and depth . |
| 2 | The charge can be based on some sort of apportionment of the total contribution . |
| 3 | Meanwhile at Our Home the unspeakable ingrates seem bent on some sort of work-to-contract . |
| 4 | His mouth opened and closed while portraits of notables revolved on some sort of belt contraption behind him and my mind strayed to Phil Collins 's story about the time he went up and asked Steve Davis for an autograph : ‘ He did n't even glance at me , just sent me off to get a pen , and then signed his name , still without looking at me . |
| 5 | But this huntsman , for all the energy and élan of his posture , is maimed : his crippled right leg is bent back at the knee and supported on some sort of crutch . |
| 6 | Then I was put on some sort of medication to help me calm down because I kept on getting knotted up , getting uptight . |
| 7 | In particular , can Poulantzas explain specific conjunctures and the shifting relations between classes without tacitly relying on some sort of volun-tarism ? |