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Example sentences of "is not the kind [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	He is not the kind of bloke who wishes to know his coloured brethren . ’
2	However , the form which such support takes means that it is not the kind of support upon which one could rely .
3	After shareholders voted to reject his 30 pence a share offer to take the company private in December , Alan Sugar has some fence-mending to do : Amstrad insists that the personal communicator to be launched next week is not the kind of blockbuster product that will restore the company 's fortunes on its own , but the unexpected first half profit has caused some to feel that Sugar overdid the gloom .
4	Frances McAvennie , a former council roadsweeper from Glasgow 's Milton housing scheme , is not the kind of character you immediately associate with brasserie lifestyle .
5	Mr Wood conjectured , ‘ They could be raising money for the lending institutions , which is not the kind of thing we do ’ .
6	This is not the kind of thing I want my children to read . ’
7	But that is not the kind of answer I want to give .
8	Frankly , Floorplan Plus is not the kind of program you 're going to use every day — unless you get addicted to moving the furniture , that is , but it does have its uses .
9	Ours is not the kind of house where you expect to steal jewellery and furs .
10	This is not the kind of guy who makes polite conversation .
11	But I have to admit that with the exception of the quick GTi and certainly the new 2.8-litre VR6 , the latest Golf is not the kind of car to set the pulses racing .
12	The focus on popular political strategy , on the one hand , and on changes in political representation , on the other , may reveal democratic advance even where there is not the kind of regime change called a ‘ transition to democracy ’ ; so that systems undergoing such complete ( Spain ) or partial ( Brazil ) transitions may be compared to others ( Mexico ) where none have taken place .