Example sentences of "[noun prp] be [verb] some sort " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | I do so again to counter the growing myth that Teesside is becoming some sort of earthly paradise a wonderland where industry and nature have achieved perfect harmony . |
| 3 | ‘ Nicky was attending some sort of state banquet . |
| 4 | ‘ Kuwait was trying to reassert its pre-Gulf war position and Saudi Arabia was expecting some sort of show of compromise , ’ one analyst said . |
| 5 | ‘ I imagine Dieter Erdle is doing some sort of history project ? ’ said Melissa unthinkingly between mouthfuls . |