Example sentences of "person [Wh pn] [is] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a Court of Appeal decision , reported in the same volume as the case from which the passage above is taken , Lord Denning thought that there was a breach of the peace ‘ whenever a person who is lawfully carrying out his work is unlawfully and physically prevented by another from doing it ’ . |
| 2 | There is a breach of the peace whenever a person who is lawfully carrying out his work is unlawfully and physically prevented by another from doing it . ’ |
| 3 | In addition to dependence on people , a person who is physically handicapped will almost certainly be dependent on aids and equipment ; for example , a specially equipped bathroom to minimise the risk of falling while bathing and going to the toilet , and special safety gadgets in the kitchen to ensure that cooking can be accomplished without the risk of being cut or burned . |
| 4 | The person who is well versed in notating music will know that it is a time-consuming and laborious operation . |
| 5 | An exempt market-maker is a person who is either registered as a market-maker with the London Stock Exchange , or is accepted by the Panel as a market-maker , in relation to the relevant securities . |
| 6 | This is more problematic , since threats generally refer to some future contingency rather than the present , and the section requires belief that violence ‘ will be used ’ The Court of Appeal certified that a point of law of general public importance was involved in the question whether an offence under section 5 can be committed by a person who is already breaching the peace by the acts complained of . |
| 7 | A person who is partially sighted may not be able to see whether you are smiling or looking bored . |
| 8 | The affidavit can also be sworn by some person such as a director , company secretary or similar company officer , or a solicitor , who has been concerned in the matters giving rise to the petition , or by some responsible person who is duly authorised to make the affidavit and has the requisite knowledge . |
| 9 | A person who is mentally handicapped is just as much a member of society as anyone else and , like anyone who possesses a disability or impairment , is entitled not only to the same rights and services as society as a whole , but also to special needs and facilities which Britain , as a relatively affluent nation , should be able to provide for the care of disadvantaged people . |
| 10 | Paradoxically there is a conversion phenomenon in which a person who is violently polarised on one side may , very suddenly , switch to the other side . |
| 11 | It is this sort of person who is always allowed the best seat on coaches , is given cigarettes , whose suggestions concerning strategies in conflict situations are always most heeded , and who is generally held in the highest esteem . |
| 12 | A person who is wrongly accused will know that he has not done that of which he is suspected , example , and may be indignant at being the object of suspicion . |
| 13 | Before considering making an application to the local council for a rent or rate rebate , an elderly person who is hard pressed financially should consider first whether her income is so low that she might do better to make an application for a supplementary pension , which brings with it other benefits ( previously described ) . |
| 14 | People asked to imagine they are riding a bicycle have brain waves similar to those generated by a person who is actually riding a bicycle . |
| 15 | Erm really what er I wanted to do was erm to sort out the , the person who is actually going to the Chrism mass . |
| 16 | Hence , where a particular company , individual or government is not observing Community law , the person who is adversely affected by this failure may commence an action to enforce his or her rights under Community law ; this may have profound effects . |
| 17 | The index is invaluable to the person who is merely seeking out information on a limited topic . |
| 18 | Contrast the word homosexual , where the prefix comes from the Greek homos , meaning ‘ the same ’ : a homosexual is a person who is sexually attracted within his or her own sex . |
| 19 | It is unacceptable to think of the person who is maybe dying wanting something that is not delivered . |
| 20 | A named person who is suitably qualified will have full responsibility for the agency . |
| 21 | You ca n't imagine what it 's like not to know what it is to meet an attractive person who 's also attracted to you , can you ? |
| 22 | You 're the first person who 's ever spoken to me so kindly — but it 's too late . ’ |
| 23 | He just wants to go home or having a job and the despatcher needs to be established with the person who 's actually gon na use it . |
| 24 | And the next person who 's still talking when no you 're not . |