Example sentences of "sort [prep] [verb] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Depends tha I do n't know what sort of draw you can put on that pump here . |
| 2 | and and you just sort of resent one might resent going up there |
| 3 | This is the sort of trick you 'd expect some tinpot holy man to play , trying to impress the credulously . |
| 4 | I think the officers really are to be congratulated , and erm , one ca n't sort of guess what could have happened if it had n't been so professional , but I suspect the fact that we won , what we 've won , is a result of the professionalism of our and I really would like to congratulate |
| 5 | According to Sotheby 's expert they were of different dates … of different styles , by different hands , the sort of set anyone could put together at any time … |
| 6 | In the " fishing question " we hang out the bait and do not know what sort of answer we will get ( for example : " What media approach could we use here ? " ) |
| 7 | No no I , I do n't know , I sort of thought something might 've happened . |
| 8 | cos Gary sort of said we should set prices that are too low |
| 9 | We 've just seen Manchester United blast five goals past Leicester City , and it 's that sort of form they 'll need next Wednesday if they are to stay in the European Cup . |
| 10 | We 've just seen Manchester United blast five goals past Leicester City , and it 's that sort of form they 'll need next Wednesday if they are to stay in the European Cup . |
| 11 | Johnson referred , characteristically , to ‘ the sort of bounce you would expect from a Scotch egg landing in a bowl of porridge ’ . |
| 12 | Do you want it to be just a commercial success or do you see it as an opportunity to exhibit large or unusual works , or the sort of work you would like to do more of ? |
| 13 | I will take anything , any sort of work I can do . ’ |
| 14 | Nor had the Liberals said clearly what sort of reform they would impose on the House of Lords , and the reform that was passed in 1911 left a serious constitutional problem . |
| 15 | But as I say every year er if I ever find an application where you need this sort of speed I 'd like to hear about it . |
| 16 | You know , I mean , er , that is why it 's all coming out in the books , that 's why the , all these men , she 's sort of saying I 'll get my own back now , you know ! |
| 17 | Well it 's not sort of place you can get it to , before , before breakfast is it , so er , no . |
| 18 | THEY were never really the sort of couple you would put together in a book . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Then there came a knock , very light and tentative , the sort of knock one might make accidentally , brushing against the wall . |
| 21 | When they buy fittings they buy them mainly for their shape or colour or looks , but neglect to find out what sort of light they will give . |
| 22 | Sorry I ca n't really sort of say I must admit I could n't really see why they should be like that really cos I mean it is a bit puzzling cos if they 've only just done anything , they 've only been tampering with this finger so |
| 23 | But when he spoke it was not of her but of Peach , how to feed him , what sort of supplements he should have , that although he had had his routine immunizations , he must have a booster at a year old and also an injection against a new sort of feline virus . |