Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] some sort " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the diplomacy which really mattered had always been that of sovereign states ; this final withering away of the claims of other entities to conduct some sort of foreign relations of their own was merely a kind of necessary tidying-up , the clearing of an undergrowth of quasi-diplomacy . |
| 2 | But getting the institutions to support some sort of restructuring has become difficult if not impossible . |
| 3 | He says that Hereford needs some sort of scheme which will be sympathetic to the area 's enviromnent , but succeed in reducing traffic . |
| 4 | Any attempt to impose some sort of external watchdog that might apply a degree of accountability is rejected as compromising its secrecy . |
| 5 | Unlike the passages on Seyh Abdulkerim , Molla Abdulkerim or Molla Yegan , however , about all of whom Mustakimzade has some sort of reservation , this passage on Hizir Bey contains no reference to or any derivation of it ; and it would seem from his particular vagueness in relation to Hizir Bey and his failure to accord him a separate article that while he is aware of the claim that Hizir Bey became Mufti , he is unsure of his relationship to the main stream of Muftis and probably regards him as not having been part of it . |
| 6 | Most teachers and headteachers welcome some sort of value added comparison i.e. the value added to a pupil 's educational achievements after entering the school . |
| 7 | In an attempt to generate some sort of political movement , Paisley led the DUP into a United Unionist Action Council with the remnant of Craig 's Vanguard ( now called the United Ulster Unionist Movement and led by Ernest Baird ) , the paramilitaries , and smaller groups such as the Down Orange Welfare and the Special Constabulary Association ; in effect , the 1974 strike leadership without the Official Unionists . |
| 8 | What we need to arrange is that control subjects perform some sort of task in the first phase — not one , of course , that requires them to attach different labels to the critical stimuli , but one that guarantees that attention to these stimuli is maintained . |
| 9 | On the radio , Peter from Crawley whittering some sort of shit , what ? |
| 10 | He smiled and lifted his champagne glass to his lips and Ruth expected some sort of challenge thrown out but none came and a strange feeling percolated inside her , almost disappointment , but she shooed away the notion . |
| 11 | In another area , he had long cherished a dream to provide some sort of community service for young people in this country . |
| 12 | It came to light that er a great many of the members , a great many of the people who talked about their early experiences reported some sort of abusive experience , either y'know er quite a short one that went on over many many years you know that er if it was some relative or friend of the family they were likely to have been abused for quite a long time in some cases . |
| 13 | As Maggie became more settled , and ate and slept better , Phoebe 's own health and energy returned , and with it a determination to get some sort of job and pay for her own keep . |
| 14 | I 'm , I 'm sure that would happen , but Lithuania , if , if it had the er complete independence to er choose it 's own trading partners , it 's own defence partners , then it would make sense for Lithuania to have some sort of a a trading arrangement with the old communist block and . |
| 15 | ‘ I happen to believe variety is the spice of life , it just happens to be that women end up victimising themselves a lot , or subjecting themselves to a lot of bullshit to get some sort of coverage . |
| 16 | Nevertheless , we can conclude that many of the megalithic monuments had some sort of astronomical import ( and this includes some aspects of the Egyptian Pyramids ) ; as to their religious meaning we can only guess . |
| 17 | A survey of adults in two small Ugandan villages found 20% had some sort of disorder , mostly depressive . |
| 18 | ( In fact , even in slavery , it was quite common for slaves to have white fathers or grandfathers ; certainly nowadays , most blacks have some sort of white ancestry . ) |
| 19 | What Thorfinn did was earn a breathing-space , and the right to lodge some sort of defence in the area . |
| 20 | The support was given because of the EEC 's desire to obtain some sort of self-sufficiency in uranium supplies . |
| 21 | I take it Dr Grant has some sort of rota ? ’ |
| 22 | Hepworth and Stoll failed in their attempt to set up a permanent sales operation in America ; Samuelson secured a short-lived distribution arrangement with First National Exhibitors ' Circuit , and various other films secured some sort of release . |
| 23 | A survey of industrial guides , directories , etc. , enabled the present author to calculate some sort of employment statistics for the mid-1980s for some 80% of identifiable establishments on the Chirton Estate , including all of the larger plants . |
| 24 | Until recently I should have rejected the premise that my earliest years represented some sort of attack upon my individuality and insisted that , on the contrary , I was surrounded with kindness and loving care — as indeed I was . |
| 25 | There are sites where it is not only possible to visit and see the reconstructions , but also to take part in activities simulating the way people lived on that site in the past , or even to live there for several days to get some sort of impression of the way of life . |
| 26 | All animals more than a few thousand cells big need to have some sort of scaffolding to keep their bodies in shape . |
| 27 | A more immediate peril was her frail stupid desire to ask some sort of help from either Gildas or Ludens . |
| 28 | ‘ I take it Dr Nichols and Dr Grant had some sort of work routine ? ’ |
| 29 | Hakim , left behind in Frankfurt in October to arrange some sort of deal , ended up with a promise of 1 ½ ( sic ) hostages in exchange for 1,500 TOWs and pressure for the release of 17 terrorists held in Kuwait . |
| 30 | Great weakness and the desire to lie down is a strong feature as are haemorrhagic complaints ; problems involving some sort of bleeding . |