Example sentences of "it [be] sort " in BNC.

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1 Would it be sort of before your dad went ?
2 Only a minute or two earlier you were saying things like : ‘ It 's just a sort of a , a sort of a , a , a , a question of as it were sort of behaving sort of , well , for want of a better word , decently , sort of thing . ’
3 Was n't above the ground , it were sort a three feet below the ground .
4 I am going to take a risk and say what I think about local radio on the basis of my knowledge , personal knowledge , and these gentlemen can as it , as it were sort of say it 's , it 's not like that for them or whatever .
5 We need to shift to the procedure that we would probably have and a tell me if I 'm wrong I thought there was a sort of general agreement without it being sort of firmly agreed that we were going to go for a format of subject specific reports still coming to form tutor who would complete some sort of general report , is that
6 Well with it being sort of half warm and
7 and , and , and the Kuomintang is not yet set up any local government or national government , it 's before that but there are , but , but it is I mean I , I , I , I take your point about it being sort of a microcosm
8 It 's sort of more like a pyjama top than a blazer .
9 I do n't really like Mr Jackson being in here — I du n no why , but it 's sort of private — you know , just me and Marie 's like .
10 It 's sort of sad leaving things behind .
11 It 's sort of creepy looking .
12 It 's sort of bandaged up so you ca n't see the skin .
13 It 's sort of like snow , but not quite .
14 All these kids and lights and noise , and it 's sort of scary and exciting at the same time .
15 It 's so beautiful it 's sort of scary — you know , feeling so excited at the lights .
16 Annie 's much more pretty , but it 's sort of like her — you know , about the same size and that .
17 ‘ I 'm running around saying hey , here is my burn notice , this guy is a loser , and Christ , he is working with the government of Israel , he had already arranged a flight — it 's sort of would you please get out of the way ,
18 ‘ Well , it 's sort of … modelling . ’
19 ‘ Well , it 's sort of underwear . ’
20 He might have been tempted to say , it 's sort of a job by which he meant , it 's something that I have to do .
21 So , you know , it 's sort of difficult …
22 It 's sort of a culmination of everything I 've done .
23 ‘ It 's not like school , it 's sort of more gradual , is n't it ?
24 ‘ In the movie we drive an AMC Pacer with flames on the wheel wells , but the car we had back then was a Dodge Dart Swinger ; it 's sort of like a Vauxhall Viva .
25 It 's sort of personal .
26 It 's sort of the way things have regressed .
27 It 's sort of dwindled very rapidly
28 And all the soil 's eroding cos it 's sort of sand and it 's red .
29 Usually it 's sort of following up things which have been mentioned , which , erm , Mary events that have taken place .
30 The Deputy Director of the National Gallery , Roger Mandle , told The Art Newspaper , ‘ It 's sort of anomalous to have an exhibition in a convention centre ’ , but the ‘ Catherine ’ installation was ‘ professionally done ’ , he says .
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