In the 1890s, one was lucky to drive a few miles without some sort of breakdown.

It just doesn't happen without some sort of help, you know what I mean?

The fellow won't last long, I fancy; but he can't die without some sort of care, you know.

The city was just too large for one person to search, even from the air, without some sort of guidance.

That door would not give way without some sort of battering-ram.

Those without a pass or some sort of order were shot on the spot.

Without some sort of guide, there is simply too much current work for the young to keep up with and still learn about the past.

The training could not go on without some sort of glitch.

Naturally, it would not simply take his word without some sort of confirmation.

It seemed we couldn't go five miles without some sort of alarm.