Example sentences of "[adj] for that sort " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm the mot pressure erm from that for that sort of stuff was was came form me . |
| 2 | ‘ Only because you 're too old for that sort of thing . |
| 3 | He thought of following her and then changed his mind ; he was too old for that sort of gesture . |
| 4 | ‘ I suppose he 's a bit old for that sort of thing , ’ said Lili , ‘ although with that ridiculous car he drives he does seem to be trying to give an impression of boyish insouciance . ’ |
| 5 | Or C , tell him you 're too old for that sort of mus , music ? |
| 6 | Stands to reason you do n't get much for that sort of money , but I done well , I reckon . |
| 7 | So yes it is absolutely appropriate for that sort of application . |
| 8 | One of life 's gourmets , she chose the fish , chips and mushy peas for £1 , and decided they were ‘ okay for that sort of money ’ , which was n't exactly reaching for superlatives . |
| 9 | Under an Indian sun , the crowd moved briskly along the prom , chattering about the events of last night ( ‘ You would have thought she 'd be too tired for that sort of thing ’ ) and hoping , with an optimism undimmed by experience , that the day 's events would be as entertaining as they would be inspiring . |
| 10 | No this is too grand for that sort of thing . |
| 11 | They 're great for that sort of thing . |
| 12 | They are far too civilised for that sort of thing in Bangladesh , but I kept thinking wistfully of T. S. Eliot 's lines in Sweeney Agonistes about ‘ a nice little white little missionary stew ’ . |
| 13 | Keeping my eyes open for that sort of thing . |
| 14 | I should give it a miss when you come up north , it 's a bit chilly for that sort of thing , though I could knit you a winter fig leaf . |