Example sentences of "[Wh det] he [conj] [pron] is [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An innkeeper has a power of sale in relation to the goods over which he or she is exercising his or her right of lien . |
| 2 | More specifically , Enkvist 's paper presents the formal organisation of texts as the outcome of a dynamic decision-making process , in which the writer assigns different values to a variety of different , and often conflicting , parameters ( such as end-weight , metre , rhyme , etc. ) , on the basis of the particular configuration of goals , situational constraints and discoursal conventions in which he or she is operating . |
| 3 | If each novel a writer produces is meant to indicate the direction in which he or she is progressing , it does not provide the clear signpost that The Child In Time did . |
| 4 | For any one such machine , the environment within which he or she is competing includes not only the natural environment in the form of air , light , water and food , but also other survival machines . |
| 5 | The sociologist 's approach is shaped by the general aims of sociology and by the particular perspective within which he or she is working . |
| 6 | Private property as a notion conflates the direct relationship between the individual and those objects with which he or she is associated in self-construction with those over which he or she has legal rights . |
| 7 | This guiding principle of participant observation — that the observer should be part of the setting which he or she is studying — was followed as closely as possible in the other communities . |
| 8 | It 's the duty of every athlete to be aware of what he or she is taking . ’ |
| 9 | I myself think that the writer 's relation to things as they are changes according to what he or she is writing . |
| 10 | The skilled negotiator is far more likely to say things that reveal what he or she is thinking , intending and feeling than the less skilled , who reckon that to expose such things is naïve . |
| 11 | The researcher has to have some idea of what he or she is looking for , even though the outcome may be unpredictable . |
| 12 | The growth of mail-order suppliers ( particularly for central heating ) and of do-it-yourself ‘ superstores ’ has made buying a less daunting task — no longer need the amateur feel embarrassed about not knowing exactly what he or she is looking for . |
| 13 | Or , does the scientist know first , what he or she is looking for , in order then , to select the information he or she needs . |
| 14 | Ask yourself ( a ) whether the writer tells you what he or she is trying to do ; ( b ) whether they succeed in doing it ; and ( c ) whether they convince you it was worth doing ! |
| 15 | Can you put your hand on your heart and say that you have made it plain what he or she is allowed to do ( hopefully not unnecessarily restrictive ) and what he or she should not do ? |
| 16 | The donor of a power of attorney who appoints as his attorney a person incapable of understanding the import of a simple transfer can hardly be allowed , if the donee signs a transfer without any understanding of what he or she is doing , to repudiate the transfer on the ground of a lack of understanding on the part of the donee . |
| 17 | But the promise of the student 's higher education is realized when the student is able to raise him or herself out of that state of ‘ delight ’ ( to borrow again from Marjorie Reeves ) and to reflect on what he or she is doing and thinking . |
| 18 | When the manager of any organization knows the worth of what he or she is doing it is easier to explain its purposes to other people and to seek their co-operation . |
| 19 | At the same time , the atheist is perfectly entitled to claim that whether or not there is some special difficulty involved in defining ‘ God ’ , anyone who uses the word must be clear about what he or she is saying . |
| 20 | Unlike most criminal cases involving adults , the charge hinges on the child 's understanding of what he or she is alleged to have done . |
| 21 | Couple this with a quality assessment system which is riddled with jargon and technical description and the caterer has a hard time deciding what he or she is going to buy and from which company . |
| 22 | Obviously , the researcher will have some pre-defined ideas of what he or she is going to look at , but usually the experience of working with an organisation or group will suggest new possibilities , new questions to be asked and pursued . |
| 23 | This is why it is important to accustom the child to being rewarded for good behaviour — punishment is knowing what he or she is missing . |