Example sentences of "[noun sg] who [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Baron von Munchausen was an eighteenth-century Hanoverian soldier who greatly exaggerated his prowess in war — and his battle-scars . |
| 2 | Corporal Wix was the retired soldier who now worked for General Francis . |
| 3 | He has been a joy to produce as he is a very willing , ‘ happy ’ horse who thoroughly enjoys learning new things . |
| 4 | ‘ Basil has been a joy to produce as he is a very willing , happy horse who thoroughly enjoys learning new things . ’ |
| 5 | For a horse who usually takes everything in his stride Milton has an inexplicable and very strong aversion to syringes . |
| 6 | Walden , born in Berlin , a musician who also wrote some plays and poems , was the some time lover of the esteemed ( Jewish ) expressionist poet Else Lasker-Schüler . |
| 7 | Because on this occasion the fame seemed such a foregone conclusion , there was less talk than usual about its progress , which was a disappointment to those on our side who desperately wanted to be able to display modesty about their achievements . |
| 8 | George Graham was amazed , too , after seeing another high-octane Arsenal performance lack only the finishing touch against a weakened Coventry side who manfully tried to keep pace with the champions . |
| 9 | Ballymena worked hard but it still was n't enough against a low-key Portadown side who only clicked into gear at the finish . |
| 10 | In the second half , Picksley , Mycoe , Plange and McAlister added touchdowns against outclassed opposition who never looked like getting into the contest . |
| 11 | The bearded head gardener who is always tending the apple tree ; the wise old sea-captain who never rushes to judgment ; the character you 're not quite introduced to , but who is giving you a creepy feeling by Chapter Four … pack them off into storage , all of them . |
| 12 | Another outsider who probably arrived in the area under Gloucester 's aegis was Ralph Willoughby , a younger son of the Willoughbys of Wollaton ( Notts. ) , who acquired landed interests in East Anglia through marriage to the widow of Henry Castell of Raveningham ( Norf . ) . |
| 13 | Another outsider who probably arrived in the area under Gloucester 's aegis was Ralph Willoughby , a younger son of the Willoughbys of Wollaton ( Notts. ) , who acquired landed interests in East Anglia through marriage to the widow of Henry Castell of Raveningham ( Norf . ) . |
| 14 | This task is admirably carried out by Geoffrey Douglas Madge , the Australian pianist who now teaches at The Hague . |
| 15 | The position of the litigant who wrongly brings a case under Order 53 is different because Ord. 53 r. 9(5) may allow the case to continue as if it had been started by ordinary writ procedure . |
| 16 | The defendant who accidentally offends a passer-by or the neighbour has quite a heavy burden to discharge , having to show that he was not negligent in acting as he did . |
| 17 | In Cable v Dallaturca ( 1977 ) 121 SJ 795 , the defendant who deliberately withheld an expert 's report was given leave to call him at trial but was deprived of half the costs of the hearing . |
| 18 | Or , the Doctrine of the Sabbath ( 1649 ) ; the licence in this case granted by Joseph Caryl , a divine who frequently preached before the Long Parliament . |
| 19 | The venturer who successfully completes this abc journey will have experienced a logical but unexciting event . |
| 20 | The dunnos are n't just newspaper talk , either ; I 'm meeting a lot , as well as Week One defectors to Labour who now say they 'll vote Green . |
| 21 | But it was an older blood who really caught the eye . |
| 22 | Until post-war reconstruction began in the 1950s and early 1960s , most building projects were carried out in the traditional manner , with an architect designing the building and managing the contract , a quantity surveyor preparing bills of quantities , valuations and a final account , and a general contractor who actually constructed the building . |
| 23 | Another example is the contractor who negligently injures an employee of his customer while on that customer 's premises . |
| 24 | Peter was feeling irritable , partly because Joe 's putative success contrasted with his own failure to acquire a girlfriend , and partly because Jill was reputed to be hot stuff , a chick who positively demanded to go all the way . |
| 25 | Jill Hayward from Healthcare who recently sold a large order for Guide Dogs for the Blind has moved across to join the Office Cleaning division . |
| 26 | Secondly , the young stranger who also passed through Godstowe at the same time — was it just a coincidence , or was he connected with the murder victims ? ’ |
| 27 | The schedule designer must for every be putting himself or herself into the respondents ' shoes and trying to imagine what it would be like to be asked this question by a stranger who just turned up a few minutes ago out of the blue . |
| 28 | So much for a blatant attack , but what about the friendly stranger who suddenly comes too close for comfort in the car park outside the local pub ? |
| 29 | The parable is as follows : In an occupied country during wartime , a member of the resistance meets a stranger who deeply impresses him , and who assures him that he is on the side of the resistance . |
| 30 | Provoked by abrupt intimacy with a complete stranger who then turned out to be someone she was forced to spend time with , forced to establish a formal business relationship with … ? |