Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] be [adj] [noun] who " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the preceding analysis is correct , then Gundovald 's support can be seen to depend on three different groups : there were members of Childebert 's court , seemingly anxious to keep their options open until the king was recognized as being of an age to rule ; there were men who had been followers of Guntram , but whose positions had been compromised ; and finally there were military leaders who had been in the service of Chilperic , but who had been too far from court at the time of his murder to ensure their survival under Chlothar II , whose own succession could scarcely be taken for granted . |
| 2 | Meanwhile it is male colleagues who have largely benefited from this anti-lesbianism . |
| 3 | Sometimes we have competitors who disappear , but quickly there are new competitors who rise up in their place . |
| 4 | Then she said in a small , flat voice , ‘ If you 've got problems , then there are professional people who can probably help you . |
| 5 | Once or twice he 's spotted guys who were news at the time . |
| 6 | Yet there are certain composers who fall flat on their face unless the adrenalin really start to flow . |
| 7 | Yet there were certain groups who saw either their own or the nation 's interests as being intimately bound up with an aggressive anti-French foreign policy . |
| 8 | After this the irregulars could no longer claim the benefits of an ambiguous position ; either they were adventurous sailors who were willing to settle down and live peaceful lives once the Spaniards stopped harassing them ( and Morgan showed the way by becoming Deputy Governor of Jamaica ) , or else they were straightforward pirates who were ready to plunder the ships of any nation including their own . |
| 9 | After this the irregulars could no longer claim the benefits of an ambiguous position ; either they were adventurous sailors who were willing to settle down and live peaceful lives once the Spaniards stopped harassing them ( and Morgan showed the way by becoming Deputy Governor of Jamaica ) , or else they were straightforward pirates who were ready to plunder the ships of any nation including their own . |
| 10 | Personal competence — employees are highly ‘ mature ’ , i.e. they are high achievers who take responsibility for results . |
| 11 | Occasionally they were compulsive attention-seekers who had little to tell and invented where truth fell short . |
| 12 | Until recently it was Chinese Americans who were the most feared of poker immigrants — above all Johnny Chan , back-to-back world champ in 1988-'89 , known as the ‘ Oriental Express ’ because he rakes in so many pots so fast . |