Example sentences of "to whom [pers pn] [modal v] [vb infin] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | We do not have great writers any more , men to whom we can turn for enlightenment and discussion of the most engaging problems . |
2 | we are trying to identify the appropriate person in their organisation to whom we should write concerning a business opportunity which may be of interest to them . |
3 | For instance , bereaved adults experience higher than expected levels of illness in the year following the death of their spouse , and among those most at risk of lasting psychiatric problems are people without a network of friends or relatives to whom they may turn for consolation ( Parkes and Brown , 1972 ) . |
4 | The problem for the Scots this time , whatever their varying political and religious persuasions , was that there was no-one to whom they could turn as a counter-weight . |
5 | Where our Investigation Department operations involved shipping and small craft we were the specialists to whom they could turn for practical assistance . |
6 | He had never had anyone to whom he could talk about Mr Skinner . |
7 | Most of all , she was the only person he knew to whom he could talk without embarrassment , and it was a help that cycling side by side he did n't have to look at her as he tried to explain . |
8 | Somewhere there would be a tutor waiting to see him — some easy-going , amiable man , not old , but a few years older than himself , with whom he could drink sherry on slightly deferential terms , and to whom he could apply for permission to hold parties , keep a car , and ride to hounds . |
9 | Constance was the only adult to whom she would dream of divulging Sam 's plot , since whether Constance approved or not , she would not be difficult about it : clearly , she did not approve , either because the act would be an invasion of property and privacy or because it would land them all in trouble . |
10 | Ideally the support of the bereaved should be a team effort , and the choice of captain of that team should be left to the widow herself , for she will need one special person to whom she can turn with confidence in any circumstance . |
11 | If you do intend to follow your own programme see whether you can find a ‘ mentor ’ or other suitable person to whom you can go for encouragement and guidance when you need to , rather than attempting to battle it out on your own . |
12 | There are many people to whom you can turn for help . |
13 | Even if you have never owned a dog before , training is not difficult , and there are plenty of people to whom you can turn for advice . |