Example sentences of "being [art] sort of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She despised herself utterly for being the sort of person who could contemplate the slaughter of another woman with savage joy . |
| 2 | But our Jack had n't kept his nose clean , being the sort of bloke who was born with somebody else 's silver spoon in his fist if not his mouth . |
| 3 | Though he was an adequate mariner , he was by no means an expert fisherman , being the sort of man who makes more conversation than profit from his catches ; but after a trip across to Plymouth early in the new year , he returned looking exceedingly pleased with himself , dressed in finer clothes than were often seen on the Polruan side of the Fowey , and full of the news that he intended to commission John Knollys to build him a bark of a hundred tons . |
| 4 | Beautifully played by Gidon Kremer , it would have been all the more welcome if , being the sort of work which does n't invite applause , it had n't been so closely associated with Offertorium as to seem to merge into it . |
| 5 | Beautifully played by Gidon Kremer , it would have been all the more welcome if , being the sort of work which does n't invite applause , it had n't been so closely associated with Offertorium as to seem to merge into it . |
| 6 | As well as being the sort of motion that brings local government into disrepute , I also believe that this is the sort of motion that , that displays a lack of tolerance that should concern us all . |
| 7 | The holly , being the sort of holly that is sold on street corners in London at this time of year , must have cost a fortune and it did n't have berries on . |
| 8 | ‘ Naturally , being the sort of people we are , we felt no compunction about making use of Nicky , letting her sweet-talk the letting agent … |
| 9 | In some areas the water was up to four feet high in places and for people who did not want to get wet the task of crossing this water was only possible by two ways , the first being to ask to hitch a lift in one of the high performance tractors which were out being a sort of taxi service and the second option was to catch a lift in either of the boats which also appeared to offer their services . |
| 10 | Meanwhile , through an amp the Standard sounds good , the P100s being a sort of compromise between conventional humbuckers and single coils . |
| 11 | The cellar , being a sort of tunnel between yard and house , would have made an excellent place to play in on wet days . |
| 12 | Erm and without s sounding too pretentious about it I mean there are I can see this as being a sort of mission if you like . |
| 13 | Red and white signs , showing an izard 's head , are the only indication that you are entering it , the izard being a sort of chamois native to the Pyrenees which is now doing well there again after having earlier been hunted almost out of existence — its survival has been put down to the First World War , when men turned to killing one another and the animals had an armistice which enabled them to breed again . |