Example sentences of "it [was/were] [det] sort [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The establishment was ringed with barbed wire , and guarded by men of the R.A.F. Regiment whose N.C.O.s kept discipline by threatening their men that misdemeanours would result in their being sent ‘ inside the Park ’ , as if it were some sort of madhouse . |
| 2 | Usually , one then treats one set of relations as problematic and.simply assumes the existence of the other , as if it were some sort of indeterminate background noise or , more contentiously , assigns truth to one and falsity to the other . |
| 3 | People often treat science as if it were some sort of ‘ forbidden country ’ . |
| 4 | All the traffic , it was all sort of er arranged that at a certain time all the traffic stopped to the other side . |
| 5 | you know , but it was all sort of like that . |
| 6 | it was solid and it was all sort of , his age , fifteen , sixteen , seventeen , eighteen year olds and all vowing they 're never gon na sniff whatever again , you know all making these |
| 7 | ‘ Was there someone else around you would rather she had married ? ’ he asked bluntly , deciding it was that sort of conversation . |
| 8 | It was that sort of uncertain afternoon for Liverpool , who relied so heavily on the impetus provided by McManaman . |
| 9 | It was that sort of race . |
| 10 | It was that sort of week . |
| 11 | It was that sort of place , closely knit , tight , and all go : working to horns , starting at eight and ending at five . |
| 12 | It was that sort of genial incompetent who plagued the management of Ceauşescu 's industry , but what else were ill-trained bureaucrats to do when orders rained down on them which could not be obeyed even with the best will in the world . |
| 13 | ‘ It was that sort of situation . |
| 14 | It was that sort of game with goalmouth excitement at both ends . |
| 15 | It was that sort of attitude that would prevent Craig from coming to her directly for help . |
| 16 | Looking along that wall , I not only had four redstarts in full view in my binoculars , but three cuckoos as well : it was that sort of a day . |
| 17 | It was that sort of set . |
| 18 | It was that sort of area . |
| 19 | It was that sort of game though … too much referee 's whistle … too many niggling fouls … it worked in United 's favour … when they won another penalty … |
| 20 | It was that sort of occasion 500 women , many of them wearing posh hats and even posher outfits that they 'd bought for weddings and were longing for a chance to wear again . |
| 21 | It was that sort of box though . |
| 22 | They called it smoked salmon and I immediately concluded it was some sort of rich man 's herring . |
| 23 | It was some sort of animal . |
| 24 | Looking back on it , I realize it was some sort of act of rebellion . |
| 25 | I would honestly say , and it may sound arrogant , that although the White Paper came out in 1975 and it was some sort of a landmark to point the way , we were never conscious here of any tremendous pressure or even really of any light pressure to reorientate our services to the Priority Services . |
| 26 | And she died them pink and she , I ca n't remember what I think it was some sort of , erm cooking net that she bought . |
| 27 | I du n no , maybe it was some sort of ventilation thing . |
| 28 | I know he told me that it was some sort of favour for something he did for your father a long time ago , but what ? ’ |
| 29 | I never doubted what I was feeling , but I was shocked when it did n't fade over the years , and I went through phases of trying to convince myself that it was some sort of obsession , a perverse desire for the one woman I believed I could never have — or not in the way I wanted you , loving me as well as wanting me . ’ |
| 30 | Er , well I think it was some sort of a |