Example sentences of "an [noun sg] sort out the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It took an hour to sort out the jumble of thoughts . |
| 2 | It had taken three-quarters of an hour to sort out the situation at the crossroads in Ramsgate , make statements to the police , get the names of witnesses , watch the crippled Jaguar being winched on to the back of the Relay tender . |
| 3 | Most nurses are first thrown into these situations at around eighteen years of age , before they have an opportunity to sort out the demands of their own emotional lives . |
| 4 | Scientists are studying ex-smokers , people with depression , athletes and those recovering from prolonged illness in an attempt to sort out the complicated physical and psychological cues which lead us to crave specific foods . |
| 5 | The firm had to close while an expert sorted out the mess , the Old Bailey heard . |
| 6 | She spent the rest of the day going through copy , dealing with the Customs and Excise men in an effort to sort out the red-tape tangle about the silk scarves , fielding telephone calls for Nina , running down elusive editorial , discussing layout . |