Example sentences of "[adj] [Wh pn] [verb] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet the war goes on and more arrivals — veterans of the Khmer Rouge , the South Vietnamese army , the Salvadorean death squads — come to replace the lucky few who make enough money to escape the war of Los Angeles . |
| 2 | She knew him when he came ; though he trod quietly his step was unmistakably light and long and confident , and he was one of the few who came that way by night alone , yet not furtively . |
| 3 | While some prodigies struggle without the right challenges and others burn out on reaching university , there are a few who face another obstacle — parental jealousy . |
| 4 | The fifth , René Lévesque , likewise recognized for his visionary leadership , was the premier of Quebec between 1976 and 1985 who brought that province to the brink of separation from the rest of Canada . |
| 5 | All adult women won the vote in 1928 , after partially winning it for women over 30 who possessed some property in 1918 . |
| 6 | Currie ( 1987 ) has noted that there are some who maintain that policy is turning full circle back into a fully discretionary mode . |
| 7 | Some who follow this line of thinking argue that if there is a form of learning wrapped up in ‘ higher learning ’ , it is learning how to learn . |
| 8 | For example , among those carers living with a dementia sufferer , there were some who gave little care because the sufferer did not need much , because they went out to work , or because they themselves were frail ; and at the other extreme were people who ‘ did everything ’ for a sufferer , and rarely left the house without him or her . |
| 9 | George Will , a political commentator of rarefied taste , is another who thinks that sport should be taken seriously . |
| 10 | You swore to destroy my father and take his castle when he refused your offer for Alice — ‘ t was evil , but no worse than many another who coveted another man 's property . |
| 11 | He uses the metaphor of the commercial viability of two watchmakers , one of whom puts watches together out of finished sub-assemblies which can not fall apart , and another who assembles each watch from its basic parts and risks the whole thing falling to pieces if dropped . |
| 12 | On the one hand we 're really concerned about increase in violent crime er and we 've got to ask ourselves ‘ where did those people who are now in their late teens and twenties and thirties who commit those sort of crimes , where did they , where did it all begin from ? ’ |
| 13 | Constable Alan Jeffreys , who works in the Community Involvement Department , said : ‘ He has met as many people in as many cities as possible who have some involvement in public safety . |
| 14 | WE are trying to contact as many pregnant women as possible who have this condition to see if they will help by taking part . |
| 15 | It is , however , the first category , officers , who form what is known as the local government service : it is these who have most contact with councillors and who perform primary policy advisory and managerial roles . |
| 16 | I was the only one of the three who had any confidence in Burmese , and so was able to be bilingual in teaching and in giving notes . |
| 17 | In fact , Kitty was the only one of the three who had enough time off during the day to help out on the barrow , but as she never got up until the sun rose and slipped away long before it had set , she still was n't what Granpa would have called an asset . |
| 18 | For the elderly who have some form of infirmity , the normal daily routine of keeping the body clean and disposing of its waste products can be exhausting , hazardous , and , in some cases even painful when the back must be bent and the limbs slowly manipulated into the appropriate positions to get in and out of the bath , and down and up from the lavatory seat . |
| 19 | ‘ There is something innately obscene about the identification of cruel and sadistic violence with entertainment , and all who condone this situation carry responsibility for the death of this child . ’ |
| 20 | It is a compulsive stop for cars and coaches , the large parking places on the roadside often being taxed to capacity , but despite the inevitable crowds , Eilean Donan should be on the itinerary of all who pass this way . |
| 21 | To all who attended this day we thank you for your good humour and co-operation under difficult circumstances . |
| 22 | But believe me , we will silence any and all who put this Dominion at risk . ’ |
| 23 | This has profound implications for the regimes of institutions which care for old people , or indeed others needing a high level of physical care , as well as for all who provide such care in the community . |
| 24 | All who have that responsibility need to be aware of their own musical and liturgical preferences . |
| 25 | Since statements are seen in part as a form of protection for the child , we must seek to ensure that all who need this protection have it . |
| 26 | I hope that all who read this book will join me in wishing the Royal Veterinary College a successful and rewarding third century . |
| 27 | His last message read : ‘ There are many who believe this disease is God 's vengeance . |
| 28 | If there are also many who give that vote to the FOP , it is because they back " their own " party with reservations . |
| 29 | It meant , when it was given , that whoever had this house , could want nothing else . |
| 30 | We invite all those who support this appeal to take part . |