Example sentences of "who have been [adj] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The incident has horrified South African tourist officials who have been anxious to play down the murders of Julie and Elizabeth , both 30 . |
| 2 | There are many instances of victims of Nazi aggression who have been able to do just this — to forgive despite terrible hurt . |
| 3 | It is now widely accepted that the Chairmanship of the Bar is virtually a full time job , and the profession has been fortunate indeed in the people who have been prepared to take on that responsibility and make that commitment . |
| 4 | But what we can not accept is that those who have been prepared to co-operate thus far with the P.C.A. , now knowing as a result of this court 's widely publicised recent judgment of the grave suspicions presently surrounding the police officers concerned , would truly prefer to remain anonymous and watch these officers prosper in their libel action , than that their statements should be disclosed to C.N.L. with a view to their being proofed and , if necessary , called as witnesses in defence . |
| 5 | Men and women whether single or married who have been unable to work regularly because they have had to stay at home to care for children and/o-r a disabled or elderly person may be able to safeguard their pension by claiming Home Responsibilities Protection . |
| 6 | Party leaders are concerned at the growing gap between Communists active in parliament in Warsaw , and those in the provinces who have been slow to catch on to the change . |
| 7 | Will he now reconsider his advice that local initiative will solve all these problems , given that he has undermined local initiative in the example quoted earlier about people who have been willing to put up £17 million of locally raised money for a project which was undermined by the Welsh Office ? |
| 8 | The ‘ social divisions ’ theme has been taken up in another way by some recent feminist writers who have been concerned to show not merely that many welfare provisions discriminate against women , but also that female services within the family and neighbourhood form crucial separate welfare systems , enhanced in importance when other systems fail or are withdrawn . |