Example sentences of "[indef pn] [pron] has [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When you meet the likes of Mabel Brigge , you quickly recognise someone who has made a pact with Satan and acquired occult powers ! |
| 2 | This might be an understandable reaction in someone who has endured an afternoon of flag and whistle , but it misses the point of why the law was framed . |
| 3 | In addition , being termed ‘ skilled ’ often simply means that the worker is carrying out a job traditionally performed by someone who has undertaken an apprenticeship and is therefore a craft worker by training . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Going to ‘ day care ’ may involve too early a start for someone who has become a night owl while living alone . |
| 6 | 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 . ’ |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Someone who has received an object in exchange is like a buyer ; and so is someone who has received it in payment or retained it after settlement of a law suit or obtained it on the basis of a promise otherwise than as a gift . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Someone who has had an AIDS related illness may well be able to maintain a reasonably normal life , particularly if their immune system is still moderately good . |
| 12 | EVERYONE who has played a part in the remarkable reduction in the number of deaths due to drink-driving deserves to be congratulated . |
| 13 | In some ways the new Act is something which has provoked a lot of discussion . |
| 14 | Although the market-place might exhibit the characteristics of one which has undergone a process of deregulation , there is , as it were , a counter trend towards new regulatory measures aimed at protecting investors and securing the safety and soundness of financial institutions . |
| 15 | No one who has gone through medical school would deny the influence of role models , and no one who has pursued a career in medicine , particularly hospital medicine , would discount the part played by patronage . |
| 16 | As one who has shared a platform with Chris Baines and been in audiences when his oratory and enthusiasm for the natural world have captivated those present , I am reluctantly prompted to write to correct his distorted and unfair portrayal of the fee-basis and motivation of landscape architects ( The Baines Report , November ) . |
| 17 | For one he has created an office , for another a library and for a third a single piece of furniture . |
| 18 | pointed up the risk that the panel may have to respond to shareholders demands to make the company spend money on more external work : ‘ While most shareholders will act responsibly , anybody who has attended an AGM knows there will always be someone with a bee in his or her bonnet . ’ |
| 19 | ANYONE WHO HAS LOST a finger in an accident will be painfully aware that the human species is incapable of regrowing lost appendages . |
| 20 | Anyone who has visited a newspaper office in the last five years with expectations from cinematic memories of Citizen Kane or who has struggled back from the newsagent on a Sunday morning with a sample of what is laughably offered as a ‘ leisurely read ’ will know that much has changed . |
| 21 | Anyone who has visited a number of medieval castles will know how admirable their sites often are : how they command distant views , or river crossings , or are placed in situations of great natural strength . |
| 22 | Anyone who has met a crosssection of ‘ new Britons ’ can identify people worthy of respect . |
| 23 | Anyone who has kept a dog or cat will know how accurate this rhythm can be . |
| 24 | As anyone who has survived an accident will tell you , the apparent security of cars is deceptive . |
| 25 | I do n't think I know anyone who has made a fortune from their knitting machine , but then they are not likely to tell me if they have a yacht in the Mediterranean and a villa in the south of France , are they ? |
| 26 | A solicitor may not accept instructions in a matter in which to his knowledge another solicitor has been retained without the consent of that other solicitor , nor should a solicitor instructed in a particular matter communicate directly with anyone who has retained a solicitor on the other side , though a direct approach may be justified if there has been difficulty in making contact with that solicitor . |
| 27 | These tummy exercises are particularly suitable for anyone who has had a baby or a hysterectomy . |
| 28 | Sharp teeth can cause terrible ulcers and anyone who has had a mouth ulcer himself will know what agony they can be . |
| 29 | I have tremendous admiration for anyone who has spent a lifetime in the mining industry , especially at the coalface . |
| 30 | Anyone who has encountered a skunk will know that before it fires its stinking spray it issues clear warnings of its intentions . |