Example sentences of "not the type [prep] [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Giles , in spite of his charm , was not the type of man she admired , still less the type with whom she could fall in love . |
| 2 | Alexander Vass was not the type of man who would identify with the needs of his female staff . |
| 3 | ‘ Corporal ’ — her voice was clear and could have been that of a schoolteacher reprimanding — ‘ I have n't much opinion of my legs , but I can assure you you are not the type of man I would allow within parade ground distance of them , let alone pull them . ’ |
| 4 | But he was younger than she was and so very much not the type of person she was used to meeting . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm not nervous , ’ says Dolores , ‘ but I 'm just not the type of person who goes out and can say ( adopts hysterical Lita Ford persona , clenched fists raised to the sky etc . ) |
| 6 | The problem is not helped by the fact that UCTA refers to the type of goods , not the type of outlet they are bought from , or the quantity in which they are bought . |
| 7 | He replies : It 's not the type of car I 'd want my wife to take to the shops . |
| 8 | Sometimes the grown-ups say ‘ well , look , this is just not the type of thing I want my child even to know about . |