Example sentences of "[adj] [was/were] a sort " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was a sort of celebration meal , as word had reached us of the successful British attack on Caen . |
| 2 | Tetsu tried to explain that this was a sort of tingling in the legs . |
| 3 | This was a sort of a battle , can you see ? , a battledress jacket . |
| 4 | This was a sort of pilgrimage , as his father , a former Norwich City footballer , had recently died . |
| 5 | This was a sort of a suggestion of the of the layout |
| 6 | This was a sort of passage , short , lined with cupboards . |
| 7 | This was a sort of Blue Peter for the gastronomically challenged for the clumsy truth is , of course , that either Mr Mayle or the adaptor of his book feared that WE would n't recognise a truffle if it crawled up our trouser leg . |
| 8 | Similar to the Roly-Polies but this was a sort of erm an amateur group . |
| 9 | And the second was a sort of . |
| 10 | Well black leading was a sort of erm going out cleaning the old fireplaces , for people that were slightly better off than we were , their husbands might have been a tram driver or a railway driver . |
| 11 | If 1936 was a sort of annus mirabilis far Jack , it was one of mixed happiness for Warnie . |
| 12 | That was a sort of similar game to the Tin Lurky |
| 13 | That was a sort of temperance league , you know erm where they used to erm er sort of er tell you about all the evils of strong drink . |
| 14 | ‘ Well , that was a sort of nurturing , ’ he said with a funny little smile . |
| 15 | Erm now could you help me on some of the the terminology used because I gather that six of the packages have been or about to be erm priced on the basis of a ascertained costs erm I I just wondered if if that was a sort of euphemism for for a cost plus . |
| 16 | And that was a sort of a last minute cancellation , and I had to really persuade her to go . |