Example sentences of "[art] sort of [noun] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cranks was another revue that had become a sort of watchword for the kind of show this was . |
| 2 | They foretell events , providing a sort of rationale for the extraordinary exploits , the failures and the tragedy of Gilgamesh . |
| 3 | And which is natural because you know , the very early motor cars were only a sort of toy for the rich as it were and er when it came to you see er grocer 's vans or , or er laundry vans made out of old pr private cars . |
| 4 | Anyhow , I married her out of lust and a sort of snobbism for the theatre in general and pretty actresses in particular . |
| 5 | So we , we then wondered could this actually be a sort of thermometer for the water temperature ? |
| 6 | But these latter in their occupation of positions in the academic field , as university teachers and as students , have provided a sort of bas-clergé for the new institutions and subjects , and have been important institutional mediators for the pervasion , previously of Marxism and now of postmodernism , in the intellectual field . |
| 7 | A sort of alibi for the whole time . ’ |
| 8 | The procedure preserves many fragile artifacts for future generations … a sort of hibernation for the nation |
| 9 | It just seems to be a sort of club for the clergy . ’ |
| 10 | In this period the child reaches a stage of sexuality that gradually finds the opposite-sex parent attractive and the same-sex parent as a sort of rival for the attention and affection of the other-sex parent . |
| 11 | And one of them is cos the gentleman who 's taping the meeting would like a sort of signature for the people 's consent to tape it . |
| 12 | As a sort of consolation for the others , it was agreed that a second force of cavalry , somewhat larger , perhaps two thousand , should come along behind , as support , but to keep their distance for the sake of secrecy and only move if called for . |