Example sentences of "some kind [prep] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Soviet spokesmen acknowledged that Washington explained the consent of Egypt , Oman , Somalia and Kenya ‘ to give in to the American military ’ by ‘ their concern for some kind of threat which allegedly comes from the decision of the Afghan leaders to rely on Soviet aid in repulsing outside intrigues ’ . |
| 2 | Or we could apply some kind of transformation which would stretch out the tails of the distribution , which would let us stick with arithmetic procedures and avoid multiplicative models . |
| 3 | ‘ But you must have some kind of idea what sort of chair you want to spend your holidays in ! ’ says his wife . |
| 4 | Many residents have some kind of support which is usually a stick , a Zimmer or wheeled frame or a wheelchair . |
| 5 | She knew that she should extend some kind of apology herself , but she knew equally well that she had no intention of doing any such thing . |
| 6 | Perhaps there 'd been some trouble — some kind of scene he wanted to warn her about . |
| 7 | Paula , wearing tight pedal pushers and a cotton off-the-shoulder jersey , was sprawled on her elbows on the tiled fire-surround , smoking and puffing the smoke up the chimney whilst Louise , stripped to her sexy black lace underwear , was lying on the bed pounding at her thighs with some kind of massager which appeared to consist of a collection of rubber pimples on a brush head . |
| 8 | There some of the inhabitants commit some kind of sacrilege which it is hard for us now to decipher . |
| 9 | She had gone to the doctor after her opening 77 and hoped for some kind of medication which would have allowed her to carry on , but all the medical man would prescribe was a three-day rest . |
| 10 | I tore along the beach like a maniac , looking for some kind of boat I could borrow to get away . |
| 11 | He has some kind of indifference which Charles has lost . |
| 12 | So you 're able to reward people ah with some kind of appropriate er some kind of token , a star or whatever it happens to be , some kind of token which it can then hav has a monetary value , okay ? |
| 13 | She could only look on Roirbak as some kind of doctor who would be dealing with her intimately shortly . |
| 14 | Little as she relished the idea , she supposed she would have to go up there before the light went altogether — see if there was some kind of signal she could make to advertise her presence . |
| 15 | Then , it , it 's immediately a problem , how do we get in , we 've got to have some kind of role which is acceptable to the people you 're studying . |
| 16 | NUMEROSO : Perhaps he will , but if I were one of the people coming to live here I 'd want some kind of security I think … or would I ? |
| 17 | He had probably come to the same conclusion and if she tried to give some kind of explanation he would raise his eyebrows and look at her in astonishment , and she would feel utterly foolish . |
| 18 | At least with some kind of trance it 's subtle and there 's a whole different atmosphere . |
| 19 | Also , apparently there was some kind of bug which the whole party got to some degree … which was why Deane was ruled out completely . |
| 20 | She had no objection to working for her keep , but if Penry Vaughan went on treating her as if she were some kind of serf she 'd stick to plain , basic cooking from now on , she thought resentfully . |
| 21 | Although deep-freezing has revolutionised the way food is preserved , with some kinds of fish I still prefer the old method of salting and sun drying . |
| 22 | It is possible to sequence learning in interdisciplinary contexts , but for some kinds of content-sequence it is undoubtedly much easier to keep a steady eye on the subject . |