Sentence examples for some sort of given from inspiring English sources

Another comic launched into a bit about how, when he was 16, he couldn't take his 19-year-old wife to prom though he didn't expand upon getting married at 16, as if that was some sort of given.

Another comic launched into a bit about how, when he was 16, he couldn't take his 19-year-old wife to prom – though he didn't expand upon getting married at 16, as if that was some sort of given.

"There needs to be some sort of give and take between everyone.

There's definitely some sort of give and take — it's a communal experience during the live shows.

Barely a week seems to go by without some sort of giving opportunity; birthdays (our children's friends have them the whole time, at around £5-10 a pop), thank yous, weddings and christenings.

Ozick is horrified, but also a little intrigued; she doesn't want to be an accountant, but perhaps some sort of give-and-take will be possible with this man.

In a break from our usual approach to the Chinese--we customarily browbeat them and they resentfully give us some minor concession--the president has spent the last several days in China trying to get some sort of give-and-take dialogue going.

I was wondering if I had a chance to attend Sarah Lawrence with some sort of scholarship given the fact of my Binghamton G.P.A.

In a week where Gentleman Jim Davidson has won Celebrity Big Brother, you might find yourself wondering whether there is any semi-pariah in British life who, by mere virtue of hanging around long enough, would not eventually find themselves restored to some sort of vogue given the right passage of time.

I guess almost dying and having an unknown prognosis gives you some sort of pass.

All of the heiresses are also involved in some sort of charitable giving, a requisite for this year's list.