Example sentences of "n't the kind " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( And why should n't the kind of holism that I am espousing not help to make processes such as mental imagery more intelligible to us — Piaget published a number of experiments on the development of imagery . ) |
| 2 | The man from the Midland Bank said he had n't the kind of money required . |
| 3 | He 'd made major strides in establishing the kind of company he wanted , which was n't the kind of company David wanted , and I think David saw that when he got to New York . |
| 4 | I mean , it was n't the kind of work RADA trained you for . |
| 5 | In the ordinary course of events he would have said Len Forbister was n't the kind of man to associate with him . |
| 6 | Well , 'e ai n't the kind of bloke I want to remember . |
| 7 | He is also firmly committed to proactive management : ‘ This is n't the kind of business environment in which we can set targets and expect something to happen , and we 're not waiting for an economic turnaround to provide us with the kind of results we want to turn in . |
| 8 | Golding is important as a myth-maker — a great formalist and myth-maker — but he is n't the kind of writer who responds to history very much . |
| 9 | It was n't the kind of thing that grew on you . |
| 10 | It was n't the kind of situation a husband might relish for example . ’ |
| 11 | She was living in a bed and breakfast place for thirty-five pounds a night , and paying each day — it was n't the kind of hotel where you settled the bill as you left . |
| 12 | They were n't the kind of people who could get themselves together and organized , it was a more and more the bottom end of the scale and people who were actually erm you know , really powerless in many ways . |
| 13 | It was n't the kind of display which we could have had in in a city centre environment , er but in this area , er it shows that we 're receptive to people 's needs and we care about what goes on . |
| 14 | But that was n't the kind of thing to tell Mum . |
| 15 | This is n't the kind of thing we 'd want to see in the minutes , is it ? ’ |
| 16 | She wanted desperately to make him understand that she was n't the kind of girl Giles had labelled her . |
| 17 | In fact , his parents had both been excruciatingly polite to her , but that had only made it even more obvious that she was n't the kind of wife they wanted for their clever , ambitious son . |
| 18 | She recalled his expression as he had accused her of knowing where Garry was , and she knew he was n't the kind of man to give up easily . |
| 19 | I 've had to accept that the kind of woman who attracts me is n't the kind to sit at home having babies and darning my socks . |
| 20 | ‘ And in any case high principles are n't the kind of things one notices at a cocktail party — or perhaps only in a negative way , as when somebody drinks tomato juice rather than gin . ’ |
| 21 | Keep this baby , look after this baby , you have a great husband , the other kids are n't the kind to care , and we were right . |
| 22 | It was n't the kind of possibility she wanted to contemplate , she told herself firmly . |
| 23 | It was n't the kind of sound an engine made — or a dishwasher or a television or any of the things I was used to seeing round the house . |
| 24 | It was n't the kind of thing that had ever been heard on Detroit radio before , but for a while it seemed to be going okay . |
| 25 | ‘ There , ’ said Angalo , ‘ I told you , Masklin is n't the kind of nome — what ? ’ |
| 26 | It was n't the kind of letter that is easy to forget ! |
| 27 | He was one of these comparative anthropologists , he was n't the kind of anthropologist that goes out and lives with er , primitive people for several years , and then comes back and writes an account of them . |
| 28 | Because if you do n't , if do n't do a word by word translation , as some of you did , you , you may miss the meaning of certain words , and that might totally alter your perception of what 's being said , and then what you should , wh when you 've done a literal translation , you will have a very stiff erm , u unusual version of it , written in modern English vocabulary but you 'll find that word ordering and things like that wo n't be appropriate , and sometimes the vocabulary are n't the kind of words that would normally be used now . |
| 29 | Luke Calder was n't the kind of man to let anyone thwart his plans and get away with it ! |
| 30 | I knew you were n't the kind of woman I could conveniently disregard , as I 'd disregarded Celeste , and I certainly did n't want to become entangled with my team-mate 's girlfriend — ’ |