Example sentences of "kind [prep] [noun sg] you [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He 's a super guy , the kind of person you 'd like your sister to go out with , ’ one of his handlers said . |
| 2 | You know when Beecham was conducting it once a trumpeter came in early in one of the big silences : the kind of catastrophe you can do nothing about . |
| 3 | If not are not interested in Media Action , could you let me know what other kind of publicity you may require over the next four to six weeks . |
| 4 | But now her outfit , although loose and flowing , was slightly closer to the kind of garment you might expect in SW19 . |
| 5 | They ask you for every kind of documentation you can imagine and then treat you like some kind of being that is half-human , half-dog , who does n't have any private life of her own . |
| 6 | She could picture Pete reading the letter on the end of a hard bed covered with a scratchy red blanket , the kind of bed you might find in a hospital , or in the army . |
| 7 | It 's the kind of music you might have danced to in the 1600s . |
| 8 | A sign told visiting gentlemen to remove their hats ; it was the kind of sign you 'd see in the Duomo in Florence ; in some parts of America , war still demands what passes for reverence . |
| 9 | I give the kid the kind of wink you could make a movie out of . |
| 10 | Look through magazines to find the kind of style you 'd like . |
| 11 | I know I could n't begin to give you the kind of life you 'd have with Dunbar , but I 'd do everything in my power to make you happy . ’ |
| 12 | Similarly , as you rework the question into your first sentence you can begin to show that key terms in the question are problematic or vague , or you can suggest what kind of evidence you will draw on to discuss the question . |
| 13 | When considering an offer of a job in the community it is worth asking a few questions about the day to day management of the service , and the kind of support you can expect to get from your colleagues . |
| 14 | It 's the kind of mistake you 'll only make once or twice , I suppose , but it would be simpler if , when you enter the CUSTOMER invoice section , the program asked whether you wanted to print the invoice , and gave you the option of which one to use , or asked whether the invoice had already been raised . |
| 15 | In this kind of hotel you will sleep on the floor , wear a kimono ( provided by the management ) instead of pyjamas and share a bath with strangers . |
| 16 | I gave Rex the kind of nod you could tell your grandchildren about . |
| 17 | The newspaper published an article alleging that material distributed from St Botolph 's has included ‘ the kind of stuff you would expect to find in a San Francisco bath-house , not a Church of England ’ , and , more broadly , that ‘ militant clerical homosexuality has now spread to a point where many of the ancient City churches are open pick-up joints . ’ |
| 18 | Oh and if you 're paying that kind of money you could afford a mortgage could n't you ? |
| 19 | ‘ That 's the kind of bond you can never break , even if you do n't see much of each other . ’ |
| 20 | One would like very often to have more erm people involved in decision making , but they simply do n't have the time to inform themselves and one or two experiments in the kind of democracy you might Brian might have had in mind , came to horrible grief where decisions were taken simply uninformed and where the small number of people present who were informed were n't able to persuade the majority and the history of education is littered with them most unfortunate examples of this . |
| 21 | Can you remember what kind of paint you used ? |
| 22 | ‘ Is it the kind of machinery you would expect to be ordered for the factory ? ’ |
| 23 | His followers sold out the Hammersmith Odeon before any major label knew who he was , and more recently , when he appeared on the black talent show The 291 Club simply to present an award , he received the kind of reception you 'd expect for the ghost of Marvin Gaye . |
| 24 | If there 's any possibility of anything to be gained from this operation — and in the absence of the kind of labour you 'd prefer to have on a job like this — I thought an extra pair of hands might be welcome . ’ |
| 25 | He was the kind of manager you could approach without hesitation and he had a sharp sense of humour . |
| 26 | Here is the kind of letter you will write for a reference : re Mr John Smith The above is proposing to take a lease of certain residential premises at an annual rent of £ and maintenance charges at present £ , and he has supplied your name as a reference . |
| 27 | In addition to the aerodrome forecast , the Met 's other principal offering is a regional forecast which again follows the kind of format you would expect to find in the various sources at the airfield . |
| 28 | But when you keep the big names supplied with a particular kind of amusement you can always depend on it that the police are found to be in the wrong , or that they are framing an innocent man , or that the children in question are his nieces . |
| 29 | But you 'd never notice it — not with the kind of acceleration you could manage . |
| 30 | These are both the kind of information you should be able to pick up at your local field , in exactly the same form . |