Example sentences of "[adv prt] [det] sort " in BNC.
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| 1 | It hangs on that sort of knife-edge . |
| 2 | ‘ It was quite usual for me to take on this sort of job but it was n't usual for him to make an appointment for me and only tell me at the last minute , especially when it meant working after hours . |
| 3 | ‘ You ca n't possibly expect me to carry on this sort of charade — not for that length of time ? ’ |
| 4 | But as we said earlier that some of us who have been in the truth for a long time we were like that years ago , but somewhere along the line we 've become drowsy and a little sort of halfhearted and maybe dozing a little bit as we go down that sort of motorway er of spirituality and that , that the longer you go it can become more difficult because other things come along do n't they ? |
| 5 | You walk down this sort of , you go through some woods and this is how we ended up where these geese |
| 6 | I do n't want to have a working party , but I 'm wondering if we should lay down some sort of set of timetable and dates . |
| 7 | The descriptions can be as varied as you like along this sort of theme , providing the adventurers with something to think over as they approach the Castle . |
| 8 | If you can paint along all sorts of possibilities open up . |
| 9 | I mentioned that motherhood is a great leveller , and it is true that it can break down all sorts of social barriers . |
| 10 | ‘ Of course , if you resist long enough you may be able to lay down all sorts of conditions to which , if he 's so keen , he 'll have to agree . |
| 11 | Pinko 's people bringing in all sorts — I do n't know who they are . |
| 12 | Brings in all sorts of Sorry ? |
| 13 | We had erm no we we actually had done that we have given questionnaires out as programmes we actually asked people to I mean it 'll be interest to see how many people fill it in this evening but there is a built in resistance by some people to actually fill in any sort of questionnaire er and in the past when we 've actually done that I think the response 's has n't been that that brilliant . |
| 14 | So , providing you say yes there will be occasions when the machine can take over some sort of part of the teacher 's role , then fair enough , yes , but I think one of the interesting ways in which computers are used at the present time , particularly again in the primary school , is as orchestrators of group work . |
| 15 | Most girls would n't hesitate over this sort of thing . |
| 16 | ‘ There are many groups who give people a great deal of help to get over all sorts of problems . |
| 17 | He was running off some sort of three-page newsletter under a clenched fist wrapped in barbed wire masthead . |
| 18 | You see a familiar name and it sets off all sorts of memories . |
| 19 | It is likely that the Minoan sacral horns acquired these and possibly additional symbolic meanings , becoming a layered symbol , in much the same way that the Cross of Christ has been transformed in religious art to take on all sorts of new overtones . |
| 20 | In the worst possible case , that would slice A$250m off the result for this year , and nobody could have expected him to make up that sort of ground . |
| 21 | Making up that sort of money now that the Philippine Senate has sent them home is going to take some doing . |
| 22 | At the moment there is n't even a charging regulations came in the schools immediately cut back because it was a very definite barrier that was put up to prevent schools that prevented schools from from taking up that sort of er offer that they had done in the past and it 's a major problem . |
| 23 | And , anyway , it was from the British he made his money , selling them scrap iron during the war , so it will be an extra pleasure to make him cough up that sort of loot . ’ |
| 24 | You ca n't take up that sort of attitude in a small place like this . |
| 25 | To set up that sort of operation twenty four hours trucks rolling in and out , you 've got to be on an industrial estate |
| 26 | Where do you think that more money needs to be spent ? erm well , the government are in the process of launching a massive new initiative called Care in the Community erm I 'm afraid a lot of people working in my neck of the woods find this rather well not amusing , but erm it 's slightly hysterically amusing , because the amount of money that would be needed to fund the projects that are identified as being necessary is enormous , and the government is in no way going to be putting up that sort of funds erm so it comes down to money , and particularly in this community care area . |
| 27 | You must have skidded over it one way and then it tipped back and put up this sort of tooth , like a ratchet , look . ’ |
| 28 | He kept up this sort of thing a while longer , but I refused to be provoked and in the end he had to let me go . |
| 29 | Do n't you have any proofreaders or subs capable of picking up this sort of elementary mistake ? |
| 30 | Clearly , if we are expecting our advertising to work in a particular way , against a particular sub-group of consumers , we should do our research in such a way that it will show up this sort of effect . |