Example sentences of "of person [Wh pn] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | Being easily provoked , she was the sort of person who automatically attracted ridicule . |
2 | He spoke of ‘ the type of person who always offers to wash up after a party ; the type of person who , winning a prize in a raffle , will give it back to be re-raffled ’ . |
3 | Pond snail in monteray pine David Morgan ( or Ned ) is one of the rate sorts of person who always appears to be happy and cheerful , making him the natural leader of the Devon branch of the British Woodcarvers Association . |
4 | Sheila was the kind of person who always gave so much to other people . |
5 | Yeah although it did n't , it did n't I w I was n't too concerned about it , I thought well you know I 'm resting er and er I 'm the sort of person who only needs about six hours , if I get six hours I 'm okay erm , you know , on a regular basis I 'm talking about . |
6 | ‘ Because we only have 5 to 6 full-time care assistants , I spend a lot of time in the first interview to make sure we get the sort of person who really understands our attitude , and what we expect of them . |
7 | In reply to accusations of self-interest on the eve of the Human Rights Now Tour Sting exploded : ’ I 'm the sort of person who really needs publicity , ha ha . |
8 | I just do n't want to be the kind of person who suddenly disappears and , in ten years , people say ‘ Hey , I wonder what happened to that guy ? ’ … when I 'm living in misery on a council estate or eating out of rubbish bins . ’ |
9 | Although competitive sports are fine , the type of exercise we are talking about here should not involve competition , particularly if you are the type of person who usually feels that winning is important . |
10 | In December 1638 the Earl of Holland , as Chief Justice of the southern forests , was informed of persons who unlawfully took the game in Rockingham Forest with ‘ dogs , nets , crossbows , guns and other engines ’ . |