Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] who would [verb] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ He sounds like the type who would make enemies . ’
2 Oh yeah , of course : the name of the locum who 'd let Clare die .
3 It is particularly worthy of note that the right hon. and learned Member for Monklands , East ( Mr. Smith ) , the shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer who would have responsibility for these matters if a Labour Government were elected , was a prominent member of the Government at that time .
4 This was the home of Henry Jekyll 's favourite friend — the man who would inherit Jekyll 's quarter of a million pounds .
5 William Whitelaw 's brother officers in the Scots Guards included , for example , a future Archbishop of Canterbury , a future Lord Chamberlain , the man who would become Moderator of the Church of Scotland , the future chairman of United Biscuits and five lord lieutenants as well as the Home Secretary : not bad for a single officers ' mess .
6 They were the first television generation , being introduced to the man who would use television better than any other politician . ’
7 So God sent his son as the victim who would satisfy God 's sense of justice .
8 My dear Mrs Goreng , I felt like saying , you would have been surprised to come across a hotelier who 'd read Thomas Mann .
9 ‘ She married with your father , seeking to have a child who would restore Undry to the Glass Castle ; but when you were born , she saw you had all her magic , and more .
10 Examples from the survey included a teacher who would take underwear catalogues into the class and say things like , ‘ You 'd look nice in this one , Sarah ’ or ‘ This would suit a big girl like you , Emma ’ ; a gym master who would have a quick feel while helping girls over the vaulting horse , and several who were said to ‘ rub up ’ against girls and generally leer and lech .
11 Alexandra bought herself stout countrywomen 's boots in Bodmin and found a dressmaker who would copy Mrs McPhee in thick , practical tweed for her forays around her yard and fields .
12 Systematic sampling of West German voters carried out in 1979–80 indicated that 13 per cent of all voters in the Federal Republic had a consolidated extreme rightist ‘ world view ’ ; 14 per cent responded positively to the statement that ‘ we should again have a Leader who would rule Germany with a strong hand for the good of all ’ .
13 After 20 calls to animal sanctuaries a person who would foster Holly was found , so that the woman could have her operation .
14 One immediately imagined Higgins as a roue who would accept sex with a girl of his own class .
15 Taken on around Whitsuntide , such men were provided with a cottage for the period of the hire , and in return were expected to supply from their own meagre resources a ‘ bondager ’ — a woman who would perform field-work or any other menial farm duty required of her .
16 The amount paid would be determined according to a centrally agreed formula , and the budget would be controlled by a manager who would purchase services from whichever public or private agency gave the best value for money .
17 Others in the group argued that up to a point all those things were right , but that often a subject was complex , often it could be constructive for everyone to have a chairperson who would guide discussion , not control it , who would be able to be supportive when someone talked too much or too little .
18 I meant to try again and better , either to get at him , or to find a messenger who would carry word to Harry inside Parfois .
19 She had accepted his invitation under false pretences , and that was deception — and she had an instinctive feeling that Ven was a man who would abhor deception — and would take her apart if he ever found out .
20 Although this was predicted to occur at some unspecified date in the future , belief in it was strengthened by the promise of a Messiah who would defeat Israel 's enemies and restore the nation to its former glory .
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