Example sentences of "[indef pn] [pron] has [vb pp] [art] [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 | But what of the expectation of life of someone who has reached the age of forty ? |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | I do so as a grateful tribute to someone who has liberated the study of non-verbal communication from the dead hand of ethological reductionism . |
| 7 | Going to ‘ day care ’ may involve too early a start for someone who has become a night owl while living alone . |
| 8 | 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 . ’ |
| 9 | There must be someone who has seen the kings and will tell me which way to go . ’ |
| 10 | As someone who has championed the cause of renewable energy since the mid-1970s , I give a warm personal welcome to my hon. Friend 's statement , which I believe to be in exactly the right direction . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Paulina 's exhilaration in dominating her husband , as well as Roberto , with the gun , suggests the glee of someone who has broken the bonds of mutual gratitude and resentment . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | But I find it totally incomprehensible that someone who has held the office of Chancellor with high standing for over six years should want to resign over a personality with such suddenness and haste . ’ |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | By the way , there 's someone who has taken the d'Urberville name near The Chase . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | A relatively safe way of doing this is to go through a local agency or someone who has passed the test to become a member of the Magic Circle . |
| 20 | NOBODY who has seen the news on television of late can have remained unmoved by the harrowing pictures of the starvation that is afflicting parts of Africa , especially Ethiopia . |
| 21 | ‘ I would say that nobody who has criticised the proposal to sell has come up with an alternative as to how these things are going to be funded , ’ Dr Macmillan said . |
| 22 | Everyone who has examined the issue with any professional respectability thinks that the Secretary of State is simply off his head . |
| 23 | Everyone who has seen the Vauxhall commercials featuring Layla will be familiar with the playing of Clem Clempson . |
| 24 | EVERYONE who has played a part in the remarkable reduction in the number of deaths due to drink-driving deserves to be congratulated . |
| 25 | Everyone who has taken the trouble to contact them and to work with them speaks of their high qualities and commitment . |
| 26 | Everyone who has left the village makes the effort to come back for May weekend . |
| 27 | In some ways the new Act is something which has provoked a lot of discussion . |
| 28 | But knowledge is something which has achieved the certainty of being known and proved , and therefore need never be doubted . |
| 29 | A bottom drain is something which has stood the test of time too . |
| 30 | 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 . |