Example sentences of "[conj] someone with [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is common in British schools for a deputy head , or someone with similar experience and seniority , to have general oversight of curriculum matters , and often , as we have seen , such a person bears the title " Head of Resources " with a particular brief to develop the organization of and for resource-based learning . |
| 2 | A dedicated cook with a demanding job outside the home will probably need their kitchen to be that much more functional than someone with more leisure to shop — at least in the sense of providing good storage and extra quick cooking facilities , such as microwave oven and a freezer . |
| 3 | Nonetheless , it seems clear that Mr Wood — whose career has been in corporate treasury departments — decided quite early on that he was not in the running for the job of chief executive , given Barclays ' desire that someone with all-round banking experience fill the post . |
| 4 | Soon after , she said wistfully : ‘ I am just very , very sad that someone with such ability is not able to serve his country in the way he can do best . ’ |
| 5 | How curious that someone with such a short , neatly waved cap of brown hair should be talking to someone with such a fuzz of ginger hair — and talking so seriously , with no sense of disparity ! |
| 6 | ‘ There was no suggestion that someone with young kids could n't cope , and she did n't seem to be forever breathing down your neck . ’ |
| 7 | There was a rather sickening , glutinous sound as the eyes moved , the sort of sound you hear if someone with sore eyes rubs them too hard and they squelch . |
| 8 | An Oxford graduate , Shearman brought skilled professionalism to the role — the first occasion on which the District had enjoyed the benefit of an academically well qualified tutor with experience as a WEA tutor and someone with considerable administrative talents derived from his war service experience . |
| 9 | The ideas of the Laingians in part struck a chord because someone with mental disorder causes enormous disruption and upset in a family — so it is no wonder that relatives appear deeply concerned and closely involved , a factor which professionals often forget . |
| 10 | Taking these two elements together then , pay differentials are considered as only proper because someone with better qualifications and a longer service record may be expected to contribute more to the company . |
| 11 | In any case , why should someone with short hair styled by the most recently qualified , pay as much as someone with long hair looked after by their most expert ? |
| 12 | It is easy to keep quiet — who wants to be thought of as someone with dirty habits or as a woman-hater ? |
| 13 | Sir , I thought it appropriate as someone with 11 years ' tree planting and habitat management experience to pass on some hedge-cutting tips . |
| 14 | Here and there where the ground was more open near the lake-edge there were signs of cultivation as though someone with crude implements had scratched and dug a little to encourage nature , already prodigal , to do better still . |