Example sentences of "of thing that [pers pn] [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we had this up and running , the sort of thing that we would do is put together a package |
| 2 | It gave us a bit of a giggle in the office , but I have to say it 's not the sort of thing that we would show to the public . |
| 3 | They 're the sort of thing that you 'll find used as backing music for the test card — and when you hear them you begin to have some sympathy for those who refuse to pay for a TV licence . |
| 4 | Now that is the type of thing that I would like to see come back for legal opinions on that statutory responsibility , the level of it , and the reasons for it . |
| 5 | I did not , to be honest , think I would have much success — it 's not the sort of thing that I would have known all those years ago — but the idea of ringing up a few of my former colleagues was just irresistible . |
| 6 | When the Labour Cabinet , in August 1931 , failed to agree on an economy programme , Ramsay MacDonald , in his own words , ‘ strove hard and took great risks in being responsible for the delay , to keep the Government in , because no National Government of any kind is the sort of thing that I should support of my own free choice . ' |
| 7 | Well how about we prepare something , the sort of thing that I can photocopy ad nauseam and give round er conference guests who turn up , for example , which says you know something like , please help , we are doing linguistic research , we want to make recordings , |