Example sentences of "[pers pn] was [adv] sort of [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | erm I was slowly sort of pulling a few ideas out of thin air . |
| 2 | I was just sort of helping . |
| 3 | No but I was just sort of testing you out to see , you know , how you reacted . |
| 4 | It was late at night and I decided , I was just sort of talking I 'd say , I ca n't get rid of this headache , and I do n't know what I 'm gon na do , I do n't whether I should just not worry about it cos I 'm not that old , and I was really pouring my heart out to him , and he turns round and he says , yeah , you need a new clutch you really need a new clutch . |
| 5 | Yeah , she was just sort of coming down the stairs yeah it 's alright , you know , had a word with her |