Example sentences of "someone who [verb] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd promised myself not even to think about Julie Burchill again , let alone mention her ( yeah , right on , Camille , we 're rootin' for ya ) , but I must say that I agree with her that the Best of Young British list would have improved by the addition of an American and someone who 'd written a non-fiction book about football . |
| 2 | Luke was like someone who 'd seen a vision of the Holy Grail — completely obsessed . ’ |
| 3 | Police hunting the killer of seven-year-old , Nikki Allen , in Sunderland , want to question a mystery woman caller who claimed to know someone who 'd committed a murder . |
| 4 | He asked her not to remember him as a bad man but as someone who had made a mistake . |
| 5 | But quite often grown-ups do n't know how to deal with someone who 's lost a partner |
| 6 | someone who 's done a streak from a sauna to outdoors in the South Pole , mm , that 's enough to turn your nibbles on |
| 7 | Yeah , I 'll probably think of someone who 's got a burner . |
| 8 | Being in a gallery as a secretary , I eventually met someone who wanted to start a gallery with me . |
| 9 | When you meet the likes of Mabel Brigge , you quickly recognise someone who has made a pact with Satan and acquired occult powers ! |
| 10 | It is easy enough to see how someone , especially someone who has suffered a childhood of poverty , can be led to a fear of emptiness , of not getting enough to eat , of starvation itself , and so in later life to stave off or compensate for such a fear . |
| 11 | Going to ‘ day care ’ may involve too early a start for someone who has become a night owl while living alone . |
| 12 | It is not that she 's a political animal , just someone who has seen a lot of beautiful places in the world ; feels very fortunate to be in such a privileged position because of her successful TV and recording career , and so wants to put a bit back into a world which has so far been very kind to her . ’ |
| 13 | To understand the importance of mobility , just think of someone who has broken a leg and has had to endure a plaster cast for several weeks . |
| 14 | To understand the importance of mobility , just think of someone who has broken a leg and has had to endure a plaster cast for several weeks . |
| 15 | Offenders who are mentally disordered suffer the stigma of being labelled as both ‘ mad ’ and ‘ bad ’ , although for centuries it has been recognized that some people have diminished responsibility for their actions as a result of mental abnormality and that punishment and retribution , usually demanded by society of someone who has committed a crime , should be dispensed with in favour of providing humane care and treatment . |
| 16 | Pick someone who wants to fight a seat to get experience . |