Example sentences of "sort a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alexandra ( 4.3 ) quite spontaneously sorted a set of pots , matched each with the right-sized lid and graded them on a shelf by size . |
| 2 | If she 's er if she 's sorted a village out , that 'll be great |
| 3 | There are times when the teacher might impose restrictions by asking , for example , for ‘ all the blue balls to be put into the basket ’ , or , ‘ all those wearing red to fetch their coats ’ , or she might ask the children to sort a collection into just two piles . |
| 4 | Further examples ( mainly on older computers ) are instructions to generate a random number ( for example on the University of Manchester Mark I computer ( Lavington 1975 , p. 20 ) ) , to select the higher of two operands ( for example on the KDF9 computer ) , or to sort a vector of values into ascending order . |
| 5 | ‘ Tomorrow we 'll try to sort a way out of this whole mess . ’ |
| 6 | Need to sort a gentleman out about a van , you asked anybody ? |
| 7 | How long did it take Mick to sort a route out ? |
| 8 | For instance , we might sort a group of Roman coins into groups by different emperors and then subdivide these groups by some further criterion , such as the type of portrait which occurs or the inscription found with it . |
| 9 | Updating of a direct file by sorting a batch of update records into their physical order after using the algorithm , and so avoiding the typical random sequence of seeks , can provide rapid ‘ sequential ’ batch updating . |
| 10 | But once we know where we stand , I can start sorting a few things out , ’ he added . |
| 11 | Sort a er you know you you 're you 're happy but you 're full of go at the same time . |
| 12 | But it 's , it 's , it 's it sort a it 's , I think carrying through from the old borough days |
| 13 | We sorted a few things out then and now we have turned the corner . ’ |
| 14 | University undergraduates sorted a pack of 32 cards into piles of varying number . |