Example sentences of "n't the sort " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was n't the sort of stuff that love stories are made of , to be honest . ’ |
| 2 | I was n't the sort of girl when I was younger that men lean out of cars and shout things to , and I 'm glad . |
| 3 | Theoretically she could also have told Fiona on the telephone who could have told Nolan or Lewis , but it was n't the sort of item one would naturally bother to pass on . |
| 4 | Graham was n't the sort of editor to get excited easily . |
| 5 | He had thought for a moment that Hoomey was going to ask him back , but he knew he was n't the sort of friend that nice mothers were all that pleased to see . |
| 6 | ‘ But it was n't the sort of business the family company had grown up with , and it was n't the direction it wanted to go . |
| 7 | I ai n't the sort to be taken for granted , and I sure as hell do n't want to be someone 's fancy woman . ’ |
| 8 | It was n't the sort of long-term depression that had settled on him when his wife persuaded him to take her on holiday to Marbella . |
| 9 | It was n't the sort of situation the etiquette books catered for . |
| 10 | Without any disrespect to them , we appreciate that Howard Wilkinson is n't the sort of a manager to make that decision without a lot of thought . |
| 11 | ‘ Those are n't the sort of things you shoot , though , are they ? ’ |
| 12 | But Geoffrey was n't the sort to tolerate independent action on the part of his wife . |
| 13 | He was n't the sort to take drugs . |
| 14 | I 've often wished that I had stayed on and tried for university , but I was n't keen , and my family was n't the sort to encourage it . |
| 15 | Except that Tony Parsons is n't the sort of prat that 's stumbled into all this from public school as if he 's got a divine right to it . |
| 16 | When it comes to other sensory systems , much of the problem is that we have n't the sort of clear ideas about how they might work that we have about the visual system . |
| 17 | But it was n't the sort of message you normally receive — it was a threat , and it sounded very unpleasant . ’ |
| 18 | This was n't the sort of international work done in the European branch of security services , which is known as Section A. But it was glamorous enough to keep Dirk Coetzee happy for a while . |
| 19 | It was n't the sort of thing he would have put on the wall next to his bed but it was a lot more acceptable than Mr Pilkington in a black cowl . |
| 20 | However , Miranda , who could n't stand indecision , was n't the sort of woman to be fobbed off for much longer . |
| 21 | No doubt he slept soundly at night — Josh was n't the sort of man to be tormented by bad dreams . |
| 22 | Being quite educated and articulate I was n't the sort of prisoner they expected , even though as there are more drug offenders there are more and more women like me . |
| 23 | ‘ A near-drowning is n't the sort of thing that one forgets easily . |
| 24 | Briefly , she wondered if this were n't the sort of thing the Doctor was after , but decided to continue searching . |
| 25 | ‘ Well , it is n't the sort of place you can just take a look at . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ You deserve it , but I was afraid they were n't the sort of people to make wills and the house would go to the Crown or whatever they do in these cases . ’ |
| 27 | Sasha Konietzko and En Esch , it seems fair to say , are n't the sort of boys you take to Uncle Ken 's for a glass of ginger beer and a plate of fairy cakes . |
| 28 | As Jacqui herself admitted , she was n't the sort of consort for a ‘ do with the Queen Mum ’ . |
| 29 | Jacqui 's occupation had n't improved it ; she was n't the sort of girl who immediately revolutionized a place and gave it a woman 's touch ; she just spread her belongings over the widest possible area . |
| 30 | Matt was n't the sort of man to antagonize people . |