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after a sort

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"Meanin', I expect," says I, "that you're after a sort of general report, eh?"

From Wilt Thou Torchy by Ford, Sewell

He had a school training after a sort, but his best teachers were the boys with whom he played, the men amongst whom he lived.

From How to Get on in the World A Ladder to Practical Success by Calhoon, Major A.R.

He had a school training after a sort, but his best teachers were the boys with whom he played, the men amongst whom he worked, the friends and relatives with whom he lived. 

From Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance by Smiles, Samuel

All his writings, as I have pointed out in the general introduction, are, after a sort, pamphlets; and this of itself was an embarrassment.

From Political Pamphlets by Saintsbury, George

As early as 1578, this tale was dramatized after a sort by George Whetstone, and was published as The History of Promos and Cassandra.

From Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England by Hudson, Henry Norman