Example sentences of "been [det] sort " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm afraid there 's been some sort of coup mounted . |
| 2 | There had been some sort of clandestine liaison between the lady and Darrel for some time . |
| 3 | And I think even while we 'd been in Opposition , remember no one knew whether we were going to win or not , it surprised many people when we did , there had been some sort of discreet across-the-fence interest at the professional Civil Service level in some of the concepts that we were developing and I 'd made it a point of writing the occasional pamphlet as our thinking went along to send out smoke signals to everyone including the civil servants as to what we were about . |
| 4 | 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 ! |
| 5 | It might have been some sort of optician 's test thing , for all I could say , or a kids ’ puzzle . |
| 6 | If Frankenstein had been some sort of intelligent creepy-crawly , Ace thought , that 's the kind of monster he 'd have built . |
| 7 | 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 ? |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | ‘ 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 . |
| 10 | Must have been some sort of misunderstanding , ’ said Rose . |
| 11 | In fact , she had almost convinced herself that they had been some sort of reaction to the arrival of that poison pen letter . |
| 12 | There had been some sort of slight accent too . |
| 13 | Seems to have been some sort of mix-up . |
| 14 | ‘ There 's been some sort of misunderstanding , that 's all it is . |
| 15 | ‘ Had there been some sort of quarrel ? ’ |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | You then have to ask yourself the question , If there is n't any Government , if there is n't any er local development pressure of any substance which has brought about the need for this policy , has there been some sort of quantum change in Government policy which has necessitated that we give emphasis to this particular issue . |
| 18 | They have also cast doubt on his client 's character by implying there 's been some sort of fraud . |
| 19 | ‘ Old Darlington was quite some place to live in and I reckon daily life must have been some sort of gamble , ’ said Joan . |
| 20 | Oh there must have been some sort of arrangement , I do n't know . |
| 21 | I think it must have been some sort of |
| 22 | I mean obviously this is nothing new , obviously there 's been this sort of thing for some time in the past , but I think what we 've got to ask ourselves is ‘ what sort of a society are we now reaping ? ’ |
| 23 | I do n't I mean I know I I 'm very busy , I 've got stuff that I should have done , months and months ago , that I have n't got round to doing yet , cos there 's been all sort of interruptions . |
| 24 | There would n't have been those sort of opportunities . |
| 25 | Nor had there been any sort of cultural rethink sufficient to justify the confidence American companies were now placing in British filmmakers . |
| 26 | ‘ But if the lad has been any sort of problem in the past I still believe United will get the best out of him and put an end to his wandering . |
| 27 | Has there been any sort conflict open open to in the in the town at all ? |