Example sentences of "[vb mod] have be [det] sort [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The thing was , there must have been some sort of short circuit in the amp , because every time I played the damn 'd thing , I got a shock ! |
| 2 | It must have been Good it must have been some sort of carbonate , and the salt that was formed was from the hydrochloric acid was calcium chloride , so it must have been ? |
| 3 | Must have been some sort of misunderstanding , ’ said Rose . |
| 4 | ‘ Old Darlington was quite some place to live in and I reckon daily life must have been some sort of gamble , ’ said Joan . |
| 5 | Oh there must have been some sort of arrangement , I do n't know . |
| 6 | I think it must have been some sort of |
| 7 | It might have been some sort of optician 's test thing , for all I could say , or a kids ’ puzzle . |
| 8 | ‘ You sure you do n't mind me talking about your sister ? ’ he said slowly , with what might have been some sort of smile on his face . |
| 9 | ‘ But that noise need n't have been a retch — could have been all sorts of things . ’ |
| 10 | With regard to the relics , I was prepared at least to consider the possibility that there could have been some sort of automatic response in the nerves and muscle fibres triggered by the lightning . |
| 11 | Only one penny of this issue has survived from the York mint , and none from Lincoln , suggesting that very few of the dies used to strike it ever reached the north ; the reason could have been some sort of political crisis . |