He became quite sure, by a sort of accumulation of reflection, as the day wore on.

By a sort of unspoken agreement, it was probably better that way.

Some Indian tribes have gone for the same effect by a horrific sort of plastic surgery.

He got in as if in a dream, by a sort of instinct.

Much more common is acknowledging a compliment by a sort of half-acceptance.

From the first I seemed by a sort of instinct to realise this.

The passage from the main house is by a sort of makeshift bridge.

A world bounded by a strange sort of austerity, but one in which the individuals had so much wealth.

Her own tension eased, replaced by a different sort of nervousness.

It was wound three times around the waist, and secured by a sort of hitch in the back.