Example sentences of "who [vb -s] [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | French criminal ( who also calls himself Blandois and Lagnier ) who prides himself on always living and being treated like a gentleman . |
| 2 | Wright , who prides himself on being a fierce competitor , was not impressed by the manager 's outburst — but answered the criticism in the best way possible , by scoring Arsenal 's first goal and then keeping them going as Derby fought their way back into the game . |
| 3 | ‘ And little Mr Zulueta who thinks himself God 's gift . |
| 4 | If we accept , with Aristotle , that a citizen by true definition is someone who involves himself or herself in public or community affairs , then that person is ‘ active ’ . |
| 5 | like the old woman who crosses herself as the hearse moves on . |
| 6 | ‘ The horror murders of the inhabitants of a quiet suburban estate within the Savannah PZ have been attributed by Ms Redd Harvest of the Turner-Harvest-Ramirez Agency to the serial murderer who signs himself ‘ The Tasmanian Devil . ’ |
| 7 | The enlargement of Molla Gurani 's ( p. 50 ) includes the last two lines — the signature , in fact — of a seven-line serh by Molla Yegan , who signs himself " Muhammad [ bin ? ] |
| 8 | ‘ Are we to understand , ’ I cross-examined , ‘ that this is an establishment owned by someone who deems himself a Squire ; or , on the other hand , that this is a location sought out by Squires such as yourself when they desire to quaff ? ’ |
| 9 | who lives himself through you . |
| 10 | Michael Caine stars as cat burglar Henry Clarke , a master jewel thief who has himself committed to a sanatorium for alcoholics to gain the confidence of a multi-millionaire . |
| 11 | His replacement is 42-year-old Richard Heley ( above ) , who has himself come home to roost . |
| 12 | The justification for such a rule is not at all obvious , particularly when in the typical case the plaintiff will have handed his goods over to a rogue on some flimsy excuse while the defendant has acquired the goods not only in good faith but from some reputable dealer who has himself been deceived . |
| 13 | If the gritty Hugh is away opening for his country , then no doubt there is a stronger case for testing out the leadership qualities of Maynard , who has himself been the subject of some speculation concerning the furniture vans . |
| 14 | Alan Llwyd , who has himself won both the chair and crown of the National Eisteddfod twice in three years , worked on the screen adaptation of research he carried out for a blockbusting book on Hedd Wyn 's life . |
| 15 | Thanks to the gruff benevolence of Sir William , Wrench 's play is mounted at the end with Rose in the lead , in it reunited with her true love , Arthur ( Ben Miles ) , who has himself become a rogue , vagabond and gipsy , in those late Victorian days a separate caste altogether . |
| 16 | Local historian Count Nikolai Tolstoy , who has himself given evidence in the war crimes trial of John Demianuk , says he 's in favour of prosecutions . |
| 17 | It could also turn the spotlight unfavourably on the assertive Mrs Clinton , who has herself become a ‘ campaign issue ’ . |
| 18 | ‘ Market maker ’ is defined as including any person on a recognised exchange , whether an individual , partner , or company , who holds himself out to make a continuous succession of prices and is recognised as doing so by that exchange . |
| 19 | This restates the previous position at common law , that a person who holds himself out as being prepared to carry out a service is expected to exercise a level of skill that could be expected of a reasonably competent member of the relevant trade . |
| 20 | I despised myself anyway , haunted by things as superficial as a way of moving , a combination of colour and shape , an asymmetrical smile , the chance attributes of someone who holds herself so cheap she 'll squander herself on a man as truly valueless as Florian Jones , and ignore both his marriage and his other affairs . |
| 21 | ‘ A man who exposes himself when he is intoxicated , has not the art of getting drunk . ’ |
| 22 | In terms of laws governing dress , the nude bather on a public beach , the ‘ streaker ’ at a sporting event and the ‘ flasher ’ who exposes himself to an unsuspecting individual are subject to official punishments of varying severity . |
| 23 | For a man who places himself resolutely against the suppression o questions Lord Todd 's juggling act with logic seem odd . |
| 24 | This case supports the view expressed in Baker v Hopkins that a person who places himself in danger may owe a duty of care to a rescuer . |
| 25 | There is no saying what Maggie Wyllie sees in the insufferably humourless prig , who deludes himself that he is completely self-sufficient , but he represents a challenge to her feminine guile . |
| 26 | But rugby maverick , 34-year-old Tim Wilby , now guesting with his eighth club and who describes himself in rugby 's who 's who as a ‘ socialite ’ , lends his distinctive skills and experience to the pack . |
| 27 | Wilkie , who describes himself modestly as a working journalist , then tracked down the poet 's widow . |
| 28 | J. C. Schetky who describes himself as marine painter in ordinary to Her Majesty has little good to say about Islay in " Sketches of notes of a Cruise in Scotch Waters on board His Grace the Duke of Rutland 's Yacht Resolution in the Summer of 1848 . " |
| 29 | J. C. Schetky who describes himself as marine painter in ordinary to Her Majesty has little good to say about Islay in " Sketches of notes of a Cruise in Scotch Waters on board His Grace the Duke of Rutland 's Yacht Resolution in the Summer of 1848 . " |
| 30 | The academic who describes himself at cocktail parties with the words ‘ I am a physicist ’ or ‘ I am a historian ’ is saying something about his self-perception ( essentially a researcher , not a teacher ) ; but is also saying that he subscribes to the disciplinary code imposed on its practitioners . |