Example sentences of "[v-ing] [verb] some sort " in BNC.
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| 1 | Armstrong , meanwhile , was doggedly struggling to create some sort of classification system , a Domesday Book in miniature , for the Cabinet committees . |
| 2 | Are you going to pick some sort of album or something then ? |
| 3 | The silly idiot is going to shout some sort of stupid abuse at her and she 'll bite his head off ! |
| 4 | And usually , the even powers of X , or anything , even powers of X plus something else , is going to have some sort of symmetry . |
| 5 | I 'm probably going to have some sort of a frothing fit before it and be flown home to England in a wooden crate . ’ |
| 6 | You 're going to need some sort of scale well . |
| 7 | As i said , if you have problems and they do n't you do n't think they 're going to do an awful lot , get back to me cos I I 'm sure that 's going to need some sort of intervention . |
| 8 | And , unless you 're intending to announce to the world what you 're up to , you 're going to need some sort of cover story . ’ |
| 9 | The Woolwich people may have broken these ropes in direct tension by hanging weights on them , having tied some sort of scale pan to one end and the other end to an overhead beam . |
| 10 | I arrived last night after a thought-filled journey , rehearsing the words , changing the dialogue , trying to find some sort of padding to soften the blow . |
| 11 | I religiously told Jim about each of Neil 's presents , desperately hoping to provoke some sort of response . |
| 12 | This is Ireland 's first official participation in the prestigious competition which involves 24 nations , and they are naturally hoping to find some sort of coordination and rhythm in the run-up to the World Cup Sevens in Edinburgh on April 16–18 . ’ |
| 13 | The carriage had hardly halted in the Rectory drive before the door was torn open and the children came tumbling out with Mrs Chamberlin behind them vainly trying to exert some sort of control . |
| 14 | ‘ Before I dropped the life-raft I studied the sea trying to form some sort of mental picture of the current and wind . |
| 15 | ‘ And how is Sandra 's visit going ? ’ she asked , desperately , trying to get some sort of shield up between them . |
| 16 | ‘ We 're hoping to get some sort of fail-safe mechanism written in so we can take control of the club and sort out the legal matters after that , ’ he said . |
| 17 | It occurred to me first that she was playing some dangerous role — as in her old undercover days — perhaps trying to gain some sort of information or advantage . |