Example sentences of "[verb] [was/were] a kind " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the yobby sidekick he played was a kind of retread of his earlier roles , a dead-end kid that signalled the career cul-de-sac he was facing . |
| 2 | Leila had told her that what she was experiencing was a kind of installation sequence , which had to be allowed to take its course . |
| 3 | We all sat around cross-legged picking at bits of the sheep and I was offered the eye by the Sheik , which I understand was a kind of honour . |
| 4 | Er , it 's certainly what happened to me I must admit in fact it 's certainly been the pattern of my life and er I 'm not surprised what thought , Freud thought was a kind of typical er typical pattern . |
| 5 | All she felt was a kind of blankness ; she was now so afraid that she 'd become detached , a spectator , not even thinking any more about escape . |
| 6 | Maybe the reason I had Testified the way I did was a kind of double bhiff on Argol 's part . |
| 7 | The last thing a cocky little man like Hatton would want was a kind of spiritual suttee . |
| 8 | What had been recognized was a kind of mismatch between the very different elements in the work of services for families and children , and the unhelpfulness of the legalistic and adversarial approach to most of this work . |
| 9 | Could it be that what he was feeling was a kind of envy , in the sense that he 'd brought her here , to a place that he felt he 'd made his own , and in a matter of weeks she 'd already grown closer to it than he could ever hope to be ? |