Example sentences of "of [det] who [modal v] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 The introduction of antibiotics saved the lives of many who would previously have died , but their use has produced new and complex problems .
2 I am sure I am only one of many who will sorely miss this happy-go-lucky golfer .
3 In practice the best reason for asking advice is to enlist the interest of those who might eventually be responsible for implementing the decision .
4 " I 'm perfectly willing to discuss the pathology of cholera with Dr Dunstaple , " said Dr McNab in a mild and gloomy manner , " but I doubt if there 's anything to be gained by doing so publicly and in front of those who may tomorrow become our patients . "
5 There is no good reason why that traditional understanding should now be abandoned , however inconvenient it may be to some of those who would otherwise like to shelter under the umbrella of the term " democracy " .
6 The so-called Helsinki warning , also dismissed as unreliable ( and apparently for better reason ) , had at least saved the lives of those who would otherwise have occupied the vacant seats on Flight 103 .
7 On the Government 's own figures , over 30% of those who would otherwise have received legal aid next year would lose it as a result of the proposed changes .
8 Age-specific rates are often calculated as averages over three years , partly to reduce instability of the statistics in older , almost empty , age classes , and partly to obviate problems due to especially bad weather at the end of a year causing early demise of those who would otherwise die the following year .
9 As a general rule , the lower the densities and the higher the standards of design , the higher the social class of those who will eventually occupy the houses that are built .
10 Those saying they would ‘ definitely ’ vote number 82 per cent of the total sample and probably account for most of those who will actually go to the polls during today .
11 One of those who must never never know was Tina 's mother .
12 For my part , I promise you I will continue at all times to have this possibility in mind , and to take every opportunity of bringing it to the minds of those who can best move in the matter .
13 His reputation became such that the School began to attract the attention of those who could well have afforded to send their children to boarding schools .
14 New technology may represent a cost saving on older forms of treatment but still represents a cost push in overall terms by extending the boundaries of those who could potentially benefit .
15 In 1631 John Weever observed : ‘ Katherine , Queen of England , lieth here , in a chest or coffin with a loose cover , to be seen and handled of any who will much desire it . ’
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