Example sentences of "not the kind [prep] [noun sg] you " in BNC.
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| 1 | One neighbour said : ‘ He was not the kind of man you associate with James Bond activities . ’ |
| 2 | Frances McAvennie , a former council roadsweeper from Glasgow 's Milton housing scheme , is not the kind of character you immediately associate with brasserie lifestyle . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's not the kind of document you are going to get a dramatic reaction to ; you might say it 's more of a White Paper , ’ Ernst & Young 's Mort Meyerson told ACCOUNTANCY . |
| 4 | She said she knew nothing of a sectarian feud in the old days of Stormy Hill but if she did it was not the kind of thing you discussed with strangers , I sensed . |
| 5 | A large gloomy bedroom had been the setting of it , hung with draperies , not the kind of thing you would expect a child to sleep in , but it was a little child that lay on the bed , white and still , the elderly man , evidently a doctor , who had seemingly just lifted a looking glass from the parted lips , turning to the young father and imparting the news of death , while the mother in a transport of grief clung to her husband , her head buried in his shoulder . |
| 6 | At the very least NOT THE KIND OF THING YOU 'D EXPECT FROM THE FARM . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's not the kind of thing you 'd want to be true , ’ she said . |
| 8 | The reason was they set their alarm , they were terribly conscientious about setting their alarm clock so they 'd wake up in the morning to go to the exam , and er it was a very loud alarm clock so not the kind of thing you could sleep through , but come the morning of the exam the alarm went off and the student started to dream that they were out hearing church bells or something , you know they 're walking around hearing all these church bells , thinking is n't it nice , you know , it 's Sunday morning , oh I could go on sleeping . |
| 9 | ‘ Mr Blake , how can I convince you I 'm not the kind of woman you think I am ? ’ |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | ‘ It is certainly not the kind of letter you write if you 're feeling suicidal . |