Example sentences of "be someone who [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you are someone who is interpreted as aggressive and would like to be less so– you can increase your adaptability for different situations and people by using commonality tactics . |
| 2 | There may be someone who 's a bit unsteady on her feet who has a passion for old time dancing . |
| 3 | This latter feature has two distinct negative qualities : first , that the patient must not be someone categorized as chronically mentally unfit , and second , that he must not be someone who is regarded as suffering from temporary unsoundness of mind . |
| 4 | You may be one of those people who is easily swayed by a superficially attractive candidate with a strong personality , or you may be someone who is most influenced by the person you last spoke to . |
| 5 | It is best if this person can be someone who is or has been a teacher and who can therefore understand and evaluate production proposals that come up . |
| 6 | The seller must be someone who is hiring the vehicle under a hire purchase agreement or buying it under a conditional sale agreement . |
| 7 | ‘ In any case , Lucy happens to be someone who is more than just staff — as you put it . |
| 8 | His counterparty could be someone who is prepared to take on that extra risk by selling a future or writing a call option . |
| 9 | It may be someone who is a little of both . |
| 10 | That was my gut reaction too — you would need to be someone who is used to dealing with a lot of facts and figures , or have a load of programming utilities sitting in the background to keep track . |
| 11 | ( It might be someone who was n't even there , such as a Parent inside your head . ) |
| 12 | ‘ I told him you were someone who was too used to getting his own way , and probably still dumbstruck that you had n't got it . |
| 13 | Those who pursue explication can expect to be seen as suspicious , for they embody the marginality of the anthropologist , described by Lévi-Strauss ( 1973 : 67 ) as being someone who is ‘ psychologically speaking maimed , an amputee ’ . |
| 14 | The chairman , David Lawson , says , ‘ Our typical customer is someone who is not necessarily having much day-by-day culture intake . |
| 15 | It is someone who is not afraid of responsibility or commitment , |
| 16 | ‘ One of the things that attracted us to him is that he is someone who is willing to stand up and speak against something that he believes is wrong . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ It is someone who is dainty with his eating , ’ Matilda said . |
| 18 | That is someone who is not a dealer ( or finance house ) carrying on business in the motor trade . |
| 19 | An architect is someone who is trained to design buildings . |
| 20 | One 42-year-old market trader who did not want to be named , said : ‘ It is good to know that there is someone who is doing something about the problem . ’ |
| 21 | I do n't know how far people can be integrated , because to the businessman it appears that the businessman is dealing with the nitty gritty of life and the responsibilities of every day life and the university man is someone who is detached from them , maybe the ivory tower sort of pictures still holds true . |
| 22 | ‘ A star is someone who 's always acting in front of everybody . |
| 23 | ‘ An actor is someone who plays a role , tells a story , ’ he explains , ‘ and a star is someone who 's always acting in front of everybody . |
| 24 | Napoleon the Third is someone who 's er who sees it as one of his objectives to undo the Vienna settlement . |
| 25 | Cavor is someone who 's er |
| 26 | Cavor is someone who 's hostile er to the Vienna settlement . |
| 27 | ‘ What we want is someone who 's an idiot and who has appeal . |
| 28 | I can diagnose tonsillitis , there 's an ENT surgeon who is far better than me at that ; I can diagnose appendicitis , hearts , whatever you can think of , there 's someone who is much better than me at it and these people are all now available to the population . |
| 29 | ‘ Look — there 's someone who 's almost thinner than you , Jill , can you believe it ! ’ |
| 30 | But here 's someone who 's going to bed . |