Example sentences of "who [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Vic Brown in John Schlesinger 's A Kind of Loving ( 1962 ) settles for telly-watching inanity within marriage , while Billy Liar in the same director 's 1963 film turns away from the girl who offers him the chance to fulfil his ambitions in London . |
| 2 | Each of the sisters who offers an appropriate form of service to the group enables the balance to be held at rest . |
| 3 | This is another reason why a well-advised employer who offers you an ex gratia payment when your job comes to an end is likely to insist that you are effectively prevented in law from making any further claim against him ( see Chapter 19 ) . |
| 4 | There can be the desperate feeling that life has passed them by , and they stand on a precipice , wondering whether to jump into the arms of the first person who offers , or risk endless loneliness. , |
| 5 | A woman who offers her body commonly for any lewd act for reward is a common prostitute . |
| 6 | Competitive tendering is a system whereby contracts are awarded to the supplier who offers the best deal . |
| 7 | The kitchen salesman who offers you a ridiculously large discount is probably not doing you any favours . |
| 8 | We believe in a God who offers complete forgiveness where there has been failure , and new strength for the future day by day . |
| 9 | Overlooked and under-rated but definitely not Ras-boring — that 's the view of the Goldfish Bowl 's MAX GIBBS who offers photographic proof . |
| 10 | Geldof , who offers a mix of interviews , showbiz and fashion , hailed it ‘ a success ’ — even though his name was spelt ‘ Geldorf ’ on a trailer . |
| 11 | Another American film of that year , A Workingman 's Dream , has a very weary hero who fails to find a job at a factory ; he falls asleep and dreams of a Professor Wonderful who offers him instant wealth and a new set of clothes , but he is told that these new gains will disappear if he breaks certain simple instructions ; on three occasions he accidentally carries out simple actions which break the instructions and his wealth disappears ; he wakes up to see an ambulance taking a worker from the factory — there is a vacancy and this time his application is successful . |
| 12 | This view of the incorporation of natural science into the school curriculum is taken by David Layton , who offers us a valuable account of this process of ‘ accommodation ’ in the late nineteenth century , complementary to his earlier study of the demise of ‘ the science of common things ’ . |
| 13 | Looking at the evidence available , there seem to be four main principles which determine who offers personal care . |
| 14 | So , while these discs are very enjoyable , my allegiance among recent Nutcrackers remains with Ashkenazy on Decca , who offers an equally enticing version of Glazunov 's Seasons , a far more enterprising coupling than yet another Sleeping Beauty suite . |
| 15 | Any person who offers skills to the organisation should be given careful consideration ? |
| 16 | There is a contrast between the sceptic who offers an argument which has this as its conclusion and two other sorts of sceptic . |
| 17 | There is the simple , early but in some areas persistent situation of the independent producer who offers his own work for direct sale . |
| 18 | William Zimmerman , who offers a detailed and convincing analysis of Soviet perspectives at this time ( Zimmerman : 1969 ) , states that by far the most important aspect of the changed situation for Soviet commentators was that ’ the United States had lost its privileged position of strategic invulnerability ’ . |
| 19 | But if all else is equal , it 's probably worth using a trader who offers an arbitration or bonding scheme . |
| 20 | Occupational psychologist Dr Judy Blendis , who offers management development training to companies through Professional Psychological Services ( tel : 081-886 0397 ) advises that you try a change in strategy . |
| 21 | A woman who offers hospitality to guests is more honourable than one who has to take in lodgers for a fee . |
| 22 | ‘ Only a man who offers his word as a guarantee could be so naïve . |
| 23 | Who offers this award ? |
| 24 | ‘ And the devil take the man who offers more . ’ |
| 25 | You could , of course , reply , " Nonsense , there are no such things as magic spades " ( and I 've been tempted often enough ) ; but that would n't be very supportive , and there 's a good chance that the child who offers the spade is doing so in good faith . |
| 26 | However , in the women 's listing it is Otilia Badescu from Romania in 14th position who offers only a token European challenge to the Eastern supremacy with Deng Yaping from China in top place . |
| 27 | A man with a mission who offers change |
| 28 | The person who graduates from television 's school , then , is someone who has little imagination and few skills in logical analysis and critical discussion ; they have a marked preference for images rather than reality ; and a deep and increasing commitment to just one activity : watching television . |
| 29 | We decided to show it to a booking agent who books cabaret , so I spoke to Harry Dawson who did a lot of , cabaret work and we auditioned it for him . |
| 30 | Shirley , who books his races , keeps his times , files his cuttings , went to Melbourne for six weeks to her sister 's , and he was lost without her . |