Example sentences of "[noun] who [be] [adv] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 A part-time soldier who was nearly killed when a grenade exploded just six feet from him celebrated his 50th birthday at home .
2 I have never regarded myself as a member of the " personality brigade " but as a television journalist who is equally experienced and valuable to a unit behind the cameras as in front of them .
3 The ideal person , if he can be found , is the young barrister in good practice who is rapidly rising and who may take you up with him .
4 Replacing cabinet secretaries who are popularly perceived as ineffective was ‘ part of the stocktaking that has to be done ’ , the press Secretary , Mr Adolfo Azcuna , said .
5 Replacing cabinet secretaries who are popularly perceived as ineffective was ‘ part of the stocktaking that has to be done ’ , the press Secretary , Mr Adolfo Azcuna , said .
6 Two teenagers who were badly injured when a horse bolted are to begin a legal fight for compensation .
7 Camille Alliali , former Minister of State and a member of the government since 1966 , a close confidante of the President who was sometimes tipped as his possible successor , also left the Cabinet , as did Public Works and Transport Minister Koffi Aoussou ; the latter 's responsibilities passed to Construction and Town Planning Minister Vammoussa Bamba .
8 But , by exploring the aspirations and motivations of groups of blacks who were highly charged and who brought extraordinary energy to their chosen tasks , I thought I might find some clues as to the kinds of things which move black kids : what makes them tick .
9 On this basis , no parents would consider abortion for ‘ Reason four ’ ( see Chapter five ) ; everything possible would be done to help the survival of the severely handicapped ; parents would in almost all cases wish to keep their child , and there would be no actual difference between bringing up a child who was mentally handicapped and one who was not , or one who was disabled or one who was not , unless the necessary support services were lacking .
10 Mansfield Town travel to fourth placed without fane Wayne Fairclough who 's still injured and Ian Stringfellow who 's recovering from flu .
11 In my early years here , I had a small group of friends from home who were also studying or nursing .
12 But it 's difficult , who should you look after — your solicitors who are trying to increase or break into criminal work or should you look after the client 's interests by giving him only solicitors who are already tried and tested .
13 ‘ As a driver who is generally considered as being more level-headed than most , I want to know whether there is any danger of me being banned for two months if I have an accident here at Phoenix .
14 It was originally used for prisoners waiting to be deported to Australia , and it also housed the infamous Crippen and Christie who were both hanged and buried there .
15 Differences in housing must be included in any account of inequality and there is evidence in Britain of a wide gap between the majority of the population who are well housed and the poor who occupy the worst accommodation .
16 Mr Tebbit has consistently made clear his opposition to large scale immigration but he has said he is in favour of ‘ attracting immigrants who are well educated and highly skilled … regardless of race ’ .
17 They did n't injure anyone that time — not physically , at any rate — but there must be mothers in Yorkshire who are still wondering if the babies were really sorted out correctly . ’
18 Insiders are those workers who are currently employed and who are in a position to exercise considerable muscle in the wage bargaining process owing to the major discontinuity between the skills possessed by insiders and the skills possessed by outsiders .
19 Instead of the audit , FRAG proposes that the accounts should contain a compilation report on their preparation , which would be furnished by an accountant who is suitably qualified but not necessarily independent of the company .
20 Elsewhere Genet writes of a 19-year-old , washing the clothes of his friend who is shortly to go and fight , declaring that he loves the revolution and all the fedayeen , but his friend especially : ‘ Yes .
21 On the Somerset Levels , inundated by heavy floods in 1872 and 1873 , a report described how ‘ Ague set in early in the spring and is now very prevalent … among the poorer families who are badly fed and clothed . ’
22 The novels of writers who are almost forgotten but who were popular in their day have also been particularly useful .
23 Women writers are less likely to identify with the existential plight of the lone male , but even so , a willingness to conform to the narrative conventions of realism is evident in the fiction of a number of writers who are now viewed as innovative .
24 And the next person who 's still talking when no you 're not .
25 An example of what I mean can be found in Strathclyde , where in every division of the police force there is a well-established female and child unit , staffed principally by female officers who are well trained and highly experienced in interviewing skills and techniques in cases involving sexual assault , child abuse and/or sexual abuse .
26 A woman who was repeatedly beaten and humiliated by her husband has gone to the Appeal Court to have her conviction for his murder overturned .
27 Civilised men , possessed of considerable intellect , as he was , could generally control their lust and even deny it when it was felt in response to a woman who was either despised or prevented from reciprocating for a variety of reasons , but they could not always control their emotions .
28 A milkman who was temporarily blinded when superglue was squirted into his eyes , has given up his job .
29 A milkman who was temporarily blinded when superglue was squirted into his eyes , has given up his job .
30 I only know there was a father who was both idolised and undoubtedly feared , a dogmatic and overbearing Catholic .
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