Example sentences of "[Wh pn] has [been] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ ( 1 ) The ex turpi causa defence ultimately rests on a principle of public policy that the courts will not assist a plaintiff who has been guilty of illegal ( or immoral ) conduct of which the courts should take notice .
2 On the other hand , if she is someone who has been used to dominating those around her , you should quietly refuse to be included in her ‘ managing ’ tactics .
3 A girl who has been shy or awkward can become quite self-possessed as she cares for her new baby .
4 At the end of the book the two ‘ heroes ’ are dead but Bentley , who has been obliged to watch the hanging of Jesse Broad on the day of his fifteenth birthday , is left to come to terms with his life and his position .
5 Sponsorship forms will then be sent which should be signed by a sponsor who has been present in the Royal Enclosure for at least eight years .
6 They will require a sponsor who has been present in the Royal Enclosure for eight years .
7 Before turning to the detail of the debate , my hon. Friend the Minister of State for Health , who has been present for most of the debate , has asked me to apologise to the House on her behalf for the fact that she could not stay throughout .
8 Equally regrettably , they suggest that she who ( presumably ) approved them is not so much a Pharisee as a Philistine : one , moreover , who has been impressed by too many drives down The Bishop 's Avenue , where Hampstead 's temples to new money are built , en route to the Finchley constituency .
9 ‘ Mr Hobden , this is Robert Sheldrake , who has been good enough to come with me , so you 'll have the benefit of two opinions . ’
10 I promptly eased it back onto the lap and desperately tried to imitate someone who has been asleep for hours , with his arm wrapped fiercely round his dog .
11 Mr Clifford , for anyone who has been asleep through the entire summer , is to jilted mistresses what Zimmer frames are to decrepit old ones .
12 The policewoman who has been comforting James 's parents said his mother Denise was still ‘ shellshocked ’ by the loss .
13 Building licences are difficult to get and the developer who has been fortunate enough to obtain one is often willing to pay a much inflated price for a piece of land upon which to build .
14 … a person who has been fortunate to have been connected with Guiding for the past 18 years .
15 Chief Buthelezi , one of the few black leaders inside South Africa who has been consistent in opposing sanctions , will address a fringe meeting at the Conservative conference in Blackpool next Tuesday .
16 The impact , according to Henning Albrechsten , president of Telecottages International who has been involved in their development since the outset , was immediate .
17 Pilot whales are endearing creatures , as anyone who has been involved in their rescue will testify .
18 Classically , when a person has a prognosis of terminal illness the next of kin will be given the information by a member of the hospital team who has been involved in the treatment of the ill person .
19 Anybody who has been involved in community organising will have experience of situations where the ( actual or perceived ) formality of the meeting has restricted participation by people who may be active and vociferous before and/or after the meeting .
20 It implies anyone who has been involved in the creation , production , or delivery of this Program .
21 The centre was formed in 1984 by the Jesuit order under the leadership of its current Director , Fr Joe Naidu , who has been involved in WACC activities in India for several years .
22 Everything about this book is pleasing , and everyone who has been involved with its creation deserves the greatest praise .
23 Bill Knowles , the general manager of the Ipswich Co-op — who has been involved in talks with the NCP — said he was confident the scheme would go ahead but the timing had to be right .
24 D = teacher who has been involved in the design of the unit .
25 Anyone who has been involved in deciding career choices with their children , finding suitable accommodation for elderly relatives or reporting a traffic accident in their own country will appreciate this .
26 He points out : ’ A court faced with a young offender who has been involved in the taking of vehicles , even though it may be his third or possibly fourth appearance , can not simply pass a deterrent sentence on the basis of the prevalence of such offending in the locality Section 1(4A) ( b ) of the 1982 Act deals with protecting the public from serious harm from the offender .
27 Mrs Peeke , who has been involved with the centre for the last ten years , claims many of the area 's old , sick and disabled needed the old system to elect committee members .
28 ‘ La Malfa 's resignation just shows that anyone who has been involved in government for so long can be involved ( in corruption ) , however pure he may claim to be , ’ he said .
29 Allan Victor Jones , 51 , of Bangor , who has been chief fire officer of Gwynedd since 1989 is awarded the Queen 's Fire Service Medal .
30 Mary Shirley , a new teacher in the Kent area , is another trail-blazer who has been stirring interest with her special classes for the elderly and their carers .
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