that | those (emotional distance)

C2 point 68 in DETERMINERS/demonstratives is defined as:

‘that’ and ‘those’ to convey emotional distance, often to express disapproval.

The two examples in the EGP:

• that_DD1 sort_NN1 of_IO behaviour_NN1
• those_DD2 so-called_JJ heroes_NN2

Emotional distance or disapproval is not possible to locate in corpora automatically.  We can start by copying the language patterns above. But really, we need to look for negative context with nouns or adjectives in the string because these types of phrases are possible with other meanings at B1.

that_DD1 _NN1 of _NN1

1 THAT SORT OF THING 18927

This is the last of that sort of thing.

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2 THAT KIND OF THING 12288

That kind of thing is only for men who don’t think they‘ll ever finish their work.

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3 THAT KIND OF STUFF 7008
4 THAT KIND OF MONEY 5846
5 THAT POINT OF VIEW 2525
6 THAT SORT OF STUFF 2254
7 THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY 1810
8 THAT TYPE OF THING 1762
9 THAT KIND OF POWER 1118
10 THAT KIND OF PERSON 1082
11 THAT KIND OF INFORMATION 1073
12 THAT KIND OF WORK 944
13 THAT PIECE OF PAPER 864
14 THAT KIND OF BEHAVIOR 753
15 THAT KIND OF THINKING 734
16 THAT KIND OF SITUATION 707
17 THAT TYPE OF PERSON 692
18 THAT SORT OF MONEY 672
19 THAT TYPE OF STUFF 659
20 THAT LEVEL OF DETAIL 631
21 THAT KIND OF CASH 613
22 THAT TYPE OF WORK 578
23 THAT KIND OF EXPERIENCE 570
24 THAT KIND OF ENVIRONMENT 565
25 THAT PEACE OF MIND 547
26 THAT STATE OF MIND 544
27 THAT KIND OF GUY 541
28 THAT KIND OF PRESSURE 538

That kind of pressure is not helpful.

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29 THAT LINE OF THINKING 538
30 THAT KIND OF MUSIC 533
31 THAT WAY OF THINKING 533
32 THAT CALL OF DUTY 494
33 THAT KIND OF RELATIONSHIP 482

34 THAT LEAP OF FAITH 479

  Entrepreneur

How Self-Love Can Help You Create The Life (And Career) You Want

We are able to take that leap of faith while making decisions and working on our vision to succeed in the business world.

*This does not have emotional distance or disapproval. 

35 THAT TYPE OF PLAYER 470
36 THAT KIND OF ATTENTION 463
37 THAT KIND OF ATTITUDE 461
38 THAT KIND OF LIFE 424
39 THAT SENSE OF COMMUNITY 422
40 THAT TYPE OF INFORMATION 411
41 THAT KIND OF LOVE 401
42 THAT PIECE OF INFORMATION 387
43 THAT KIND OF SUPPORT 383
44 THAT COURSE OF ACTION 382
45 THAT PART OF TOWN 372
46 THAT WAY OF LIFE 370
47 THAT CUP OF COFFEE 369
48 THAT KIND OF SERVICE 365
49 THAT KIND OF GAME 364
50 THAT KIND OF GIRL 360
51 THAT LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE 340
52 THAT TYPE OF SITUATION 336
53 THAT KIND OF PLAYER 333
54 THAT KIND OF COMMITMENT 330
55 THAT LINE OF THOUGHT 323
56 THAT KIND OF SUCCESS 318
57 THAT WORD OF MOUTH 312
58 THAT LACK OF SLEEP 304
59 THAT KIND OF LANGUAGE 301
60 THAT KIND OF PROBLEM 297
61 THAT KIND OF PAIN 296
62 THAT KIND OF ENERGY 296
63 THAT LEVEL OF SUCCESS 292
64 THAT TYPE OF BEHAVIOR 292
65 THAT KIND OF TREATMENT 288
66 THAT FRAME OF MIND 285
67 THAT TRAIN OF THOUGHT 285
68 THAT KIND OF PERFORMANCE 278
69 THAT TYPE OF MONEY 276
70 THAT TYPE OF GAME 273
71 THAT SORT OF INFORMATION 270
72 THAT LINE OF WORK 267
73 THAT PIECE OF SHIT 267
74 THAT FREEDOM OF SPEECH 260
75 THAT KIND OF ACTIVITY 257
76 THAT KIND OF WEIGHT 255
77 THAT TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT 253
78 THAT LEVEL OF SERVICE 248
79 THAT LINE OF CODE 246
80 THAT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT 244
81 THAT KIND OF BEHAVIOUR 236
82 THAT BIT OF INFORMATION 229
83 THAT QUALITY OF LIFE 229
84 THAT STRETCH OF ROAD 225
85 THAT KIND OF RESPONSE 224
86 THAT LEVEL OF QUALITY 218
87 THAT LEVEL OF COMMITMENT 217
88 THAT KIND OF STORY 216
89 THAT KIND OF REACTION 214
90 THAT KIND OF PLACE 207
91 THAT SORT OF SITUATION 203
92 THAT TYPE OF CONTENT 197
93 THAT PIECE OF LAND 196
94 THAT SORT OF BEHAVIOUR 196
95 THAT LEVEL OF SUPPORT 188
96 THAT KIND OF IMPACT 172
97 THAT KIND OF JOB 169
98 THAT KIND OF SPEED 165
99 THAT KIND OF TALENT 164
100 THAT FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION 157

those_DD2 _JJ _NN2

1 THOSE LITTLE THINGS 2142
2 THOSE OTHER THINGS 1430
3 THOSE RARE OCCASIONS 1110
4 THOSE EXTRA POUNDS 924
5 THOSE SPECIAL MOMENTS 845
6 THOSE BAD BOYS 740
7 THOSE OTHER GUYS 717
8 THOSE YOUNG MEN 604
9 THOSE CREATIVE JUICES 574
10 THOSE SPECIAL OCCASIONS 558
11 THOSE LITTLE DETAILS 521
12 THOSE EXACT WORDS 479
13 THOSE RARE CASES 475
14 THOSE RARE MOMENTS 469
15 THOSE GOOD THINGS 451
16 THOSE OTHER SITES 436
17 THOSE POOR SOULS 418
18 THOSE RARE INSTANCES 398
19 THOSE NEGATIVE THOUGHTS 384
20 THOSE LITTLE ONES 373
21 THOSE LITTLE GUYS 371
22 THOSE PRECIOUS MOMENTS 366
23 THOSE LITTLE BITS 360
24 THOSE LITTLE MOMENTS 320
25 THOSE NEW FEATURES 317
26 THOSE OTHER COUNTRIES 311

27 THOSE HUMBLE BEGINNINGS 305

  WPIX 11 New York

Restaurant group feeds 100,000 needy in NYC

It’s those humble beginnings that moved his team to want to give back.

28 THOSE SMALL THINGS 297
29 THOSE BAD HABITS 296
30 THOSE HIDDEN GEMS 292
31 THOSE VERY THINGS 290
32 THOSE LITTLE PIECES 269
33 THOSE BRAVE MEN 266
34 THOSE BRAVE SOULS 256
35 THOSE BAD THINGS 251
36 THOSE SPECIFIC AREAS 245
37 THOSE PEARLY WHITES 240
38 THOSE GREAT IDEAS 222
39 THOSE HIGH NOTES 221
40 THOSE UNWANTED POUNDS 221

… there are many great suggestions on how to get rid of those unwanted pounds.

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41 THOSE OTHER WEBSITES 216
42 THOSE NEGATIVE FEELINGS 214
43 THOSE SMALL BUSINESSES 212
44 THOSE RARE INDIVIDUALS 210
45 THOSE YOUNG PLAYERS 210
46 THOSE LITTLE BUGGERS 208
47 THOSE OTHER PLACES 201
48 THOSE FINAL MOMENTS 195
49 THOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 193
50 THOSE OTHER COMPANIES 193
51 THOSE OTHER ONES 191
52 THOSE OTHER GAMES 191
53 THOSE LITTLE GIRLS 191
54 THOSE YOUNG GUYS 189
55 THOSE KIND WORDS 187
56 THOSE POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS 186
57 THOSE NEGATIVE EMOTIONS 184
58 THOSE OTHER OPTIONS 183
59 THOSE FINE LINES 183
60 THOSE HARD-TO-REACH PLACES 182
61 THOSE FINISHING TOUCHES 180
62 THOSE LITTLE EXTRAS 180
63 THOSE LITTLE HANDS 176
64 THOSE DARK CIRCLES 175
65 THOSE SMALL DETAILS 173
66 THOSE EXTRA FEATURES 172
67 THOSE MAGICAL MOMENTS 171
68 THOSE EXTRA STEPS 170
69 THOSE OTHER AREAS 169
70 THOSE OTHER FACTORS 167
71 THOSE HUMAN BEINGS 165
72 THOSE FLEETING MOMENTS 165
73 THOSE EARLY STAGES 161
74 THOSE GREAT THINGS 158
75 THOSE SIMPLE THINGS 158
76 THOSE SMALL CHANGES 156
77 THOSE WEIRD THINGS 155
78 THOSE GOOD FEELINGS 154
79 THOSE PRECIOUS MEMORIES 153
80 THOSE BIG NAMES 152
81 THOSE SOCIAL NETWORKS 151
82 THOSE SPECIAL MEMORIES 150
83 THOSE LITTLE KIDS 149
84 THOSE OLD GAMES 148
85 THOSE NEW CUSTOMERS 148
86 THOSE DIFFERENT THINGS 147
87 THOSE RARE BOOKS 146
88 THOSE SKINNY JEANS 146
89 THOSE WONDERFUL THINGS 146
90 THOSE QUIET MOMENTS 145
91 THOSE FAMOUS WORDS 144
92 THOSE DIFFERENT TYPES 144
93 THOSE DAMN THINGS 141
94 THOSE MOBILE DEVICES 141
95 THOSE HORRIBLE THINGS 141
96 THOSE YOUNG WOMEN 140
97 THOSE LITTLE BOTTLES 139
98 THOSE HIGH STANDARDS 139
99 THOSE BRIEF MOMENTS 138
100 THOSE MAGIC WORDS 136

C1 vocabulary: unwanted
C2 vocabulary: humble, leap