Example sentences of "kind of [adj] [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That , that is , that 's another kind of Victorian idea you 've got there |
| 2 | The Ozick extract is a particular case because it is a fantasy but it is the kind of clipped talk I think likely between two opponents who are squaring up to fight one another . |
| 3 | I would say that there are two major problems with the mental-sentence thesis which both lead — one ultimately , the other directly — to the kind of developmental questions I shall be raising shortly . |
| 4 | And if a journalist able to do you any kind of legitimate favour he or she will certainly feel that you owe him or her one in return ; this debt may be called in when you are least able to be informative . |
| 5 | Indeed , by the early 1980s Castells had largely rejected the kind of grand theorising he had earlier been proposing . |
| 6 | Actually , both garments fitted her very well , and the boater gave her the same kind of perky look it had given Annie . |
| 7 | The developers hope the scheme will return Cowley to the kind of economic success it saw during its motoring heyday . |
| 8 | Er the former Soviet Republics are going to have to decide what kind of defensive alliance they want among themselves . |
| 9 | The English at that time had produced a kind of ravishing sensuality which when we invaded Europe in France in the Hundred Years War and influenced the Burgundians , they were fascinated by the kind of sensuous sounds we were producing . |
| 10 | When Kiss began , did you and Paul ever envisage the kind of lasting success you would go on to achieve ? |
| 11 | Rachel 's face will fade into the kind of indeterminate image it is now , in the dark . |
| 12 | Many people will be concerned at my suggestion that drawing should be taught in our schools , perhaps fearing that it will take us back to the kind of dull lesson I have described , with children being taught unimaginative and stereotyped ways of drawing . |
| 13 | The party 's myopic concentration on the kind of agricultural organizations it wished to nurture for the future is also shown in the frequent reports for 1922 on the fragile co-operative network . |
| 14 | The order came at the end of the summer term and , just as the holidays were beginning , the teacher who was going to replace my father arrived to see what kind of strange specimens he was going to land among and what sort of house he and his family were going to live in . |
| 15 | She had the kind of warm personality it was impossible not to be drawn to . |
| 16 | The chairman predicts that a more unified Europe will result in the kind of financial federation we see in the US , where there is one main centre in the time zone — New York ( read London ) and several satellite centres ( Frankfurt , Paris , Amsterdam ) . |
| 17 | But it 's very difficult for parents in those situations perhaps to accept the , the deep-seated nature of their children 's problems , especially if it 's , it 's somewhere connected with the kind of defective relationships they 're having within their own homes . |
| 18 | ‘ I felt there was a simple story at the heart of it , as well as the unusual content of the books , lent itself to the kind of melodramatic theatre I like . ’ |
| 19 | The kind of practical tasks they carried out for the sufferer were of course very variable . |
| 20 | ‘ Is she ? ’ he asked , and with a kind of conspiratorial look he drew in the air with both hands the figure of eight — representing the standard desirable female shape . |
| 21 | Why do people on holiday suddenly start taking up the kind of violent exercise they would n't even contemplate normally ? ’ sighed Jim . |
| 22 | I I ca n't comment on on comments that you are referencing , however I will say that in Maryland er we displaced an incumbent vendor who had been there a long time , er that vendor was a bit upset as you might imagine with being displaced as a vendor , and in Maryland we had a situation that kind of evolved into the same kind of political row you would expect when a company loses a long time business . |
| 23 | In debating it today the Labour Conference should focus not on its tactical advantages but on the kind of political system it wishes to see . |
| 24 | Secondly , that it is politically naive , because such an argument could be said to justify the kind of political move I have just mentioned , in which some institutions of higher education might be denied research funding . |
| 25 | " I 've been thinking , it might be just the kind of Political party I 've been looking for . |
| 26 | Sien had taken to staring into the abyss with the kind of inherent fatality he dreaded in himself . |
| 27 | She provided exactly the kind of professional expertise we required , particularly as I had no training in linguistics . |
| 28 | And I 'd walk around the empty house , or ring Mum for a chat ; sometimes I 'd lie on the floor in Charlie 's attic and wonder what he was doing and what kind of good time he was having . |
| 29 | Maybe life was too short to pass up the chance to experience the kind of volcanic passion she 'd felt with Roman last night … |
| 30 | With the right kind of visual material you could do what we might call " skim viewing " of the bits you do n't want to spend time on . |