Example sentences of "that [pers pn] [verb] some kind " in BNC.

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1 She dared fantasise , for just a moment , that she had some kind of family again , perhaps with Leila as a surrogate mother , the three of them heading for the stars .
2 It is generally elicited only by stimuli that are both infrequent ( or improbable ) and significant in the sense that they require some kind of response by the subject .
3 Her face was blank , and Meryl found herself wondering how she could ever have imagined that they had some kind of common bond , women in medicine , friendship .
4 Some people think they 're connected with religious ceremonies , others that they have some kind of astronomical significance .
5 It originates as a MEWING sound in tiny kittens , letting their mother know that they need some kind of help or that they are in some sort of trouble .
6 ‘ The fact that it has some kind of playful relationship with Birmingham is something with which readers of my novels can easily cope .
7 He appeared to shrug off the news but there is no question that it interjected some kind of identity crisis into his life .
8 Sandison suspected that he had some kind of private income but , judging by the state of his clothes , his means , from whatever source , were limited .
9 Peter wished that he had some kind of weapon .
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