Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] that sort " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was that sort of girl . |
| 2 | Why had he thought it necessary , she would n't have minded , surely he did n't think she was that sort of person . |
| 3 | She was that sort of person . |
| 4 | but it 's also linked , I mean the other thing that I 've got at the back of my mind , is a kind of nightmare , is that when we were talking about the Festival around about March that you know , we spoke to Ingy er you know as a group and then that was all fine and we kept er going along and then , and then there was that sort of dreadful phone call I had from Linda along the lines as I 'm not sure if I 've got any describers |
| 5 | That , that was the , you know there was that sort of spirit , there were very few scroungers er well there were scroungers of course but few people who er who did n't repay if , if they had a drink they bought one back . |
| 6 | ‘ Was there someone else around you would rather she had married ? ’ he asked bluntly , deciding it was that sort of conversation . |
| 7 | It was that sort of uncertain afternoon for Liverpool , who relied so heavily on the impetus provided by McManaman . |
| 8 | It was that sort of race . |
| 9 | It was that sort of week . |
| 10 | It was that sort of place , closely knit , tight , and all go : working to horns , starting at eight and ending at five . |
| 11 | It was that sort of genial incompetent who plagued the management of Ceauşescu 's industry , but what else were ill-trained bureaucrats to do when orders rained down on them which could not be obeyed even with the best will in the world . |
| 12 | ‘ It was that sort of situation . |
| 13 | It was that sort of game with goalmouth excitement at both ends . |
| 14 | It was that sort of attitude that would prevent Craig from coming to her directly for help . |
| 15 | Looking along that wall , I not only had four redstarts in full view in my binoculars , but three cuckoos as well : it was that sort of a day . |
| 16 | It was that sort of set . |
| 17 | It was that sort of area . |
| 18 | It was that sort of game though … too much referee 's whistle … too many niggling fouls … it worked in United 's favour … when they won another penalty … |
| 19 | It was that sort of occasion 500 women , many of them wearing posh hats and even posher outfits that they 'd bought for weddings and were longing for a chance to wear again . |
| 20 | It was that sort of box though . |
| 21 | I think I just assumed he was that sort of person and night-time did that to him . |
| 22 | ‘ I did n't realise he was that sort . |
| 23 | He was that sort of chap and failed to return . |
| 24 | he was that sort of head of the |
| 25 | There were scales I would hear in music and I used to think to myself , ‘ I need to learn that scale , ’ or , ‘ I need to learn how he got that effect using that scale with those chords , ’ and basically what Joe gave me was that sort of thinking . |