Example sentences of "[verb] by some sort " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once this is achieved — and this , it is held , can be done by some sort of physicalist theory of mind with strong behaviourist elements — then most of the insoluble problems of early modern philosophy disappear . |
| 2 | The door had been opened by some sort of electric release , but two Negro footmen in grey silk — complete with stockings — stood inside the door and said , ‘ Good evening , sir , ’ in unison . |
| 3 | It would have had to be protected by some sort of front for the gold chain to run through . ’ |
| 4 | Intensional descriptions are usually invented by some sort of generalizing method . |
| 5 | Very weepy and clingy ; erratic temperature and changeable symptoms ; thirstless ; often accompanied by some sort of digestive upset — nausea or diarrhoea after the fever has passed ; chilly but dislikes the heat ; thick , yellow , bland discharges ; earache ; lingering eye complaints ; dry cough at night and loose by day ; desires cool open air . |
| 6 | The complaints are often accompanied by some sort of digestive upset ( like in Pulsatilla ) . |
| 7 | Whether it be through the exchange of goods , services , esteem or confidence , all relationships are marked by some sort of reciprocity . |
| 8 | ‘ It could have been caused by some sort of disaster or accident . |
| 9 | It is negotiable , and if the drawer is of financial substance or if it is supported by some sort of security , cash may be raised by discounting it , selling it , or lodging it as collateral for a loan . |
| 10 | Rather , α needs to be determined by some sort of average of the values for a number of preceding trials as in the following equation : ( 3.2 ) |
| 11 | Thus both management and employees would be covered by some sort of bonus scheme , maybe related to different indicators of performance . |
| 12 | The question arises only because you think of having learned the meaning of the word ‘ pain' by some sort of internal ostensive definition . |
| 13 | A that time David was going through a period when he would n't fly , which was a pretty smart ploy because it gained you a lot of time between gigs , as you have to travel by some sort of surface transportation . |