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Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [art] sort of " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	I am the sort of person , I would like to be a bus driver , work in a nursery .
2	you know maybe I am the sort of person they 're looking for who 's already done a little bit of surveying erm to join as a dogsbody and then over the two years or four years however long it does take erm you know slowly presumably you just get given more responsibilities .
3	‘ Look , I am the sort of person who is always in demand — always !
4	I am the sort of man who enjoys dancing , but these steps are outside my ken .
5	‘ I 'm a sort of on-site investment banker .
6	I like to think that I 'm a sort of poet
7	‘ I told you , I 'm a sort of nanny . ’
8	‘ To the boys I 'm a sort of mate .
9	‘ I 'm a sort of bridge between the two ’ , he says .
10	I suppose I 'm a sort of kennel-maid — dogsbody .
11	Well I 'm a sort of ideas woman , and er , advisor , primarily to a series of canteens .
12	You see that does n't appeal to me , I 'm a sort of meat pie and potato
13	I 'm the sort of fellow who , after a hard day slogging away at the National Theatre , goes home and dips into a much-treasured , well-thumbed copy of Pope or Pepys .
14	Then I 'm the sort of person who goes around picking up Jaguars that do n't belong to him .
15	I 'm the sort of person who wants to do everything for the people I love and he is the sort of person who 's self-sufficient , or seems to be … = ’ she paused .
16	In reply to accusations of self-interest on the eve of the Human Rights Now Tour Sting exploded : ’ I 'm the sort of person who really needs publicity , ha ha .
17	‘ It means I 'm the sort of town clerk for the garrison , ’ he said .
18	‘ I 'm the sort of Jim 'll Fix It of marriage problems , ’ he said .
19	Yeah although it did n't , it did n't I w I was n't too concerned about it , I thought well you know I 'm resting er and er I 'm the sort of person who only needs about six hours , if I get six hours I 'm okay erm , you know , on a regular basis I 'm talking about .
20	Mind , I suppose if I were the sort of person you obviously think I am I would have known about your predilection for pretty girls — and your low boredom threshold , ’ she said scathingly .
21	His is the sort of pedigree which has produced figures who have risen to the top of public life for generations .
22	I his is the sort of individual who is eventually invited to become a board master and the system engenders a wonderful sense of anticipation , as you progress up the board towards the prime positions ; when you are going to have your special day , on your favourite loch .
23	And erm but I mean I remember when I I was doing er work with the Open University now I was a sort of er tutor with them or counsellor with them and I think we used to say ten to fifteen hours work a week
24	Hence the Communication Research Centre , of which I was a sort of caretaker at that time , was conveniently regarded as an embryonic Linguistics Department .
25	And she used to sleep in and then a little bit after that she went to live in Liverpool with my grandmother and went to work there so s I I s I was the sort of erm eldest one at home then you know so I felt as if I was more or less responsible for looking after my mam sort of thing .
26	Theirs is the sort of Muddled thinking we could all use .
27	Theirs is the sort of dynasty that in some small corners of the world forms dictatorships of terror .
28	If you are the sort of band that wants an arts council grant , then you are probably too special or too precious to conform to the limits set by ‘ popular ’ taste .
29	If you are the sort of person who needs to go to the lavatory when you are nervous make sure you know where it is .
30	If you have picked all the answers in this section you are the sort of person who can watch somebody do it and then pick it up in a flash — or read the handbook and you 're away .