Example sentences of "[verb] for some sort " in BNC.
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| 1 | His mind drifted over the people whom he had heard about for the first time that morning , groping for some sort of perspective . |
| 2 | ‘ I think he had come for some sort of show . |
| 3 | ‘ We hope for some sort of strengthened glass and double locks , ’ he said . |
| 4 | From now on he would be looking for some sort of pattern . |
| 5 | We were just walking away , and I was looking for some sort of rubbish container in which to put the bag of icing sugar , when we suddenly heard all those sirens going , and saw masses of policemen running into the park . |
| 6 | ‘ But probably the chances are that I will be looking for some sort of change , ’ he added . |
| 7 | ‘ We are really looking for some sort of justice for these people . |
| 8 | Erm if it 's um well generally speaking I think , thinking about what the sort of consensus would be among people who who study this sort of thing , they 're usually looking for some sort of of discrepancy in ages or powers or something . |
| 9 | Tormented , Eliot was searching for some sort of salvation . |
| 10 | You need some sort of order and some sort of security , it makes your mind so sort of universal that you look for some sort of order … ’ |
| 11 | If on the basis of the best information the system is seen to be heading for some sort of catastrophe then people not unnaturally lose confidence in it . |
| 12 | Erm did you see that th they 're , they 're going to look for some sort of gene called the Churchill factor ? |
| 13 | Maria was paralysed , waiting for some sort of explosion , or for Luke to deny that he was involved with someone like her — the truth , now . |
| 14 | They 're the times when when actually look at which ones we 'd use remember the strengths in these some of the biggest yes you can go into greater detail you can see the reaction face to face you 'll get feedback straight away verbal as well as non-verbal er you know immediately what the answer is if there 's if you 're waiting for some sort of reply to it , you 'll have more effect because it 's face to face erm , cheap on material but it 's expensive on time you do n't have a formal written record and it can be very time consuming . |
| 15 | When Churchill became Prime Minister Keynes was invited into the Treasury , where he continued to press for some sort of deferred pay . |
| 16 | With an effort Shannon pulled herself up to her full five-feet-three-inch height , desperately striving for some sort of dignity , even though she was shivering all over . |
| 17 | The oil mingled with the warm salty water which leaked from places in the ceilings , and that was one of the reasons they had asked for some sort of banister rail to hold on to in the narrow winding-stair . |
| 18 | Most people would agree that the first of these could be dispensed with without much regret or difficulty , but the others do seem to call for some sort of ceremony . |
| 19 | Peter Grimes is so famous it runs the risk of being taken for some sort of operatic norm . |
| 20 | And the Uzi a primitive weapon , the bio suit mistaken for some sort of ceremonial armour ? |
| 21 | He had realised it before she had , and somehow the sympathy that had been briefly in those blue eyes , that she had mistaken for some sort of liking , was far more disturbing than his hard , cool look . |
| 22 | The Shah 's enemies saw the move differently , The fact that they was now lingering in the area , first in Egypt an now Morocco , rather than proceeding straight to the United States as announced , inevitably aroused the suspicion that he was hoping for some sort of repeat of 1953 . |
| 23 | ‘ So I 'm really hoping for some sort of sponsorship for the eight months we 're away , ’ she added . |
| 24 | Councillors are concerned the new development will mean increased traffic and are to ask for some sort of restrictions for lorries . |