Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [pron] who [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You may know somebody who can make a dress for you , or help you make your own , ’ said Fenella Willis . |
| 2 | In the meantime it is better to have tough regulation than none at all , and the consumer must have someone who can intervene on his behalf more effectively than in the past . |
| 3 | ‘ I know less than nothing about you , and if you 're important , which you must be if you 're a , well , a tycoon , then I expect you entertain a lot — friends , business associates — which means that you 'll need someone who 'll be a credit to you — and I do n't know if I can ! |
| 4 | Perhaps I 'll meet someone who can tell me how to get back to the hotel . |
| 5 | Well I 'll tell you who might have something |
| 6 | I 'll tell you who would n't call me short ? |
| 7 | Because if you 're not , we 'll find somebody who will . |
| 8 | I 'd follow anyone who can do that . |
| 9 | I had been invited to 10 Downing Street for dinner a number of times and on one of those occasions Harold Wilson asked me if I could suggest someone who would go to Salisbury and meet Ian Smith in order to find out whether there was any basis for renewing negotiations . |
| 10 | So erm and another thing I was going to suggest erm I need help really erm for the meetings , I need somebody who will help , a social secretary say somebody who will help with the raffles and somebody who will organize meetings , what 's going on at meetings because it 's getting , the job is getting most difficult and I work part-time and it 's , it 's , I 'm not getting any younger and I 'm finding it a struggle to try and get everything fixed , the raffles and the what 's going on and everything organized , so if you , if you if you could see the way clear , perhaps we could create a social secretary or an assistant secretary where we could have somebody who can give a hand with the organization of the meetings |
| 11 | I wonder if you could tell me who could supply parts for the output differential to the second rear axle . |
| 12 | Since I do n't remember enough German to translate it , I copied it down until I could find someone who could . ’ |
| 13 | Publishing excerpts from material such as planning applications for the purpose of public information , comment or criticism is not an infringement of copyright ; alternatively , you could find someone who can make a reasonable but accurate sketch of the proposals . |
| 14 | Phoned Moira and told her I wanted it out as soon as possible ; if she would n't have it I would find someone who would . |
| 15 | But almost everyone will know someone who can help them get round the limit . |
| 16 | But , in policing the world , the big powers , above all America , ought to want someone who will stand firm in tough times : a partner , not a patsy . |
| 17 | I do n't see how they can tell us who should stay in our house . |