Example sentences of "to be [noun] who " in BNC.
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| 1 | They tend to be loners who dream big dreams , but they are conscientious , hard working , clever and get up early — is this you ? ! |
| 2 | These tend to be prisoners who are a problem for the discipline staff , either because they are excessively violent or because they are suicidal . |
| 3 | I think that 's true what Yona says you know it it is Cos you know I the sort of the political people of the town tend to be councillors who are er men mainly and set in their ways and think that because they 've got the label councillor behind you know b front of their name that they 're they are for life you know it 's And they 're sort of respectable inverted commas members of the community and you know and I mean I hope that out of out of all this I mean it 's it 's a shame it has to happen in such a desperate situation you know because I mean none of us can really feel glad that Because to be on strike is I mean each day is is hard I 'm sure for well I mean I can only say because to be close to people on strike it 's quite a unique thing really for me and i you become so involved and close to people and you realize how hard it is for them . |
| 4 | My problems are precisely the same as my father 's , but the climate 's different now : in those days , people who had large houses were thought to be plutocrats who ran society , the Establishment if you like . |
| 5 | Henry 's defection to the charms of the nursing profession had finally made up Rosemary 's mind for her , and from now on it was going to be Hank-from-Texas who occupied all her thoughts . |
| 6 | He says there are obviously going to be officers who query the reason for it , but they do n't have all the facts as they magistrates do . |
| 7 | But no , it has to be Matt who saves me . |
| 8 | It was said to be Philip who chose to send his sons to Gordonstoun , regardless of the effects the school 's strict regime might have on them — a regime that might , along with their father 's exacting standards , have contributed to their inability to sustain loving relationships . |
| 9 | By this I mean that the commands to do or to abstain proceed from persons who no matter whether this is logical or reasonable or justifiable by any objective criterion — are believed to be persons who have the moral right to issue them : so that , correlatively , those to whom the commands are addressed feel a moral duty to obey them . |
| 10 | There was a truce between Rose and Gabriel , but none between Shirley and Gabriel because Gaby had discovered it to be Shirley who had leaked her secret to Rose . |
| 11 | Our first assumption , that non-respondents would tend to be teachers who had not been involved in a review , proved to be unfounded . |
| 12 | When I was about 14 , I remember my sister and I pledging quite seriously to grow up and defy convention ; to be women who still wore jeans and long hair at 30 . |
| 13 | These later attenders tended to be women who were younger , single , working class . |
| 14 | is that it tends to be women who do more of it . |
| 15 | Detailed investigations reveal these to be adults who attempt to shape , control and judge the behaviour and attitudes of their children according to unbending standards of conduct , usually absolute standards , often determined by theological considerations . |
| 16 | Otherwise children , without those , grow up physically , psychologically damaged and the purpose of Save The Children Fund is to work to give children the chance of a better childhood and the chance to grow up to be adults who wo n't repeat the sins of their forefathers . |
| 17 | In the event it was not going to be Auguste who gave this information but Naseby 's own sergeant , who burst in with the news that the Cowes harbour master had telephoned to announce the arrival of the yacht Osborne with the Prince of Wales aboard . |
| 18 | It is not possible , therefore , for there to be beings who behave just as we do but lack mental states such as pain . |
| 19 | If there is no father , or father-substitute , in a family , it is likely to be boys who have the greatest difficulty in finding a secure identity . |
| 20 | The producers who supervise Radio 1 sessions tend to be musicians who are used to coaxing good performances out of young bands in a limited period of time . |
| 21 | The stones at the Merry Maidens stone circle in Cornwall are said to be musicians who accelerated their pace until they became petrified with exhaustion . |
| 22 | It was a dirty trick to put it into to poor Mary Lou 's desk said Jean , she ca n't help being scared of things I suppose , she almost jumped out of her skin when she saw it , I should of thought any joker in our form would of been decent enough to popped it into say Alicia 's desk , not if it happened to be Alicia who popped it in said a sly voice , you do so love playing tricks do n't you Alicia ? |
| 23 | Finding accommodation in London is difficult in any circumstances , and this couple happen to be Australians who do n't intend to stay permanently , but are anxious to see their daughter through her physiotherapy training here , and take her back with them afterwards . |
| 24 | Purely classical ballets are still popular , so there have to be choreographers who understand and mould the technique . |
| 25 | As a fitting tribute to all his years of work towards this moment , it was to be Yeadon who finally tied the East and West Kingsdale lines together . |
| 26 | Maybe it is true that the differences between women and men are genetically determined as suggested by Arnold Jago ( Letters NI 191 ) — and it does seem to be men who cause all the wars , poverty , oppression and are now causing the destruction of the planet — so perhaps Mr Jago would agree that there is no hope but to get rid of the lot of them . |
| 27 | See before nationalization , it used to be men who rose form the ranks that got the jobs , you know , men that knew the job . |
| 28 | They are self selecting , and what we 've got to puncture is not the erm idea that the best goes forward , which is what you 're suggesting , erm but the idea of this self-selecting bit , it 's quite true that it tends to be men who put themselves forward for selection and election , and women do n't . |
| 29 | It is inevitably the case that these tend to be people who are not rich enough to engage in high-powered tax planning , or who , for lack of knowledge or advice , fail to take the necessary precautionary action . |
| 30 | But it would have to be people who have an overall musical sensibility about it . |