Example sentences of "is [pron] who [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ A good teacher is someone who 'll take a good joke but will make us work to get the work done . |
| 2 | A friend is someone who 'll be there for you . |
| 3 | In other words , she is someone who might have difficulty with spelling as she grows , but could be helped now to become a competent speller . |
| 4 | If the wife is unable to take a nap in the afternoon when the children are napping , then possibly there is someone who could look after them for a few hours at least one day a week for her to regain her strength . |
| 5 | ‘ Of course there is someone who could confirm the truth of that file , ’ she said . |
| 6 | Generally , it is best to send out a strong opener , that is someone who can be relied upon to go all out for a victory . |
| 7 | For this you will have to rely on friends , neighbours , or relatives , or ring the Volunteer Co-ordinator at your local Council of Voluntary Service and ask him or her whether there is someone who can shop and clean for you while you are ill . |
| 8 | A witness is someone who can and is ready to speak from personal experience of what Christ has done in his or her life . |
| 9 | To the company as to the stage-coach manager a person is someone who can pay the fare . |
| 10 | ‘ It is a rewarding job and a good guide is someone who can make the topic fun but at the same time get their facts right . |
| 11 | Jeremy Taylor is someone who can afford to put his principles into practice . |
| 12 | For many , having the facilities of a Citizens ' Advice Bureau in the village means there is someone who will listen to their problems and offer confidential and expert advice . |
| 13 | What you are looking for is someone who will speak their language for you , listen and help you practise , and correct you . |
| 14 | When I visit drama schools now — and I firmly believe the professional actor is someone who should remain in touch with students — it 's a matter of trying to help future actors to gain a clearer focus on the profession they are joining . |
| 15 | for me to have er I I tell you what I do get concerned about Lynda is somebody who ca n't spell their first name . |
| 16 | He now realised that he needed to redefine his criteria for book selection to include material of broader interest than merely that which would fit in with his teaching : You buy your library books with a different set of criteria than the sort you use when you are trying to choose a textbook , and I had to restrain myself and think : " Well , I would n't like this , but maybe there is somebody who would . |
| 17 | In Masterson v. Holden it was held that the conduct was insulting because the magistrates might properly have taken the view that such objectionable conduct in a public street may well be regarded as insulting in that it suggests to a witness that he or she is somebody who would find such conduct in public acceptable himself or herself . |
| 18 | It is you who can make the difference at the office by distributing a little kindness instead of putting all your energy into your expectations of others . |
| 19 | " It is you who will be killed , " replied Holly . |
| 20 | It is you who must concern yourself with the … the ethical problems involved . |
| 21 | If you are to suffer from amphibian poisoning , it is you who must do the biting . |
| 22 | There is one who would know you , is there not ? |
| 23 | A representative person is one who will act in a given situation in much the same way as those he represents would act in that same situation . |
| 24 | A real Christian is one who can give his pet parrot to the town gossip Billy Graham |
| 25 | ‘ We were sent to kill him ; but he is one who can pass between the worlds as simply as waking . |
| 26 | The successful reader is one who can transcend her social background to make a sympathetic adjustment to a writer whose norms and values may be those of a different age . |
| 27 | Oisin said , very courteously , ‘ Since our own Chroniclers and our Poets and Story Tellers were unable to follow us into exile , it is we who should be grateful to you for creating an account of what is happening . ’ |
| 28 | Although primarily part of the government 's plans for reducing dependence on the National Health Service , the main beneficiaries will be the Woopies since it is they who can afford private health insurance in the first place . |
| 29 | This latter group of people will inevitably form the great majority , and it is mainly they who will provide the justification for the establishment of a clergy for the ‘ Alternative Religion ’ , and it is they who will prefer to put their faith in carefully chosen leaders , possibly elected from among the others , and on whom they can call for guidance . |
| 30 | It is they who will ensure that the stream will inevitably be incorporated in the goodness which is the Created God . |