Example sentences of "[Wh pn] is [vb pp] [prep] [pos pn] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 There are no hard and fast rules for judging when a workshop qualifies for this accolade , any more than there are for conferring greatness on people and institutions in other forms of art ; but it is normally reserved for workshops which consistently produce outstanding items under the direction of a masterweaver , who is accepted by his peers as a pre-eminent exponent of his art .
2 So a boxer who is struck by his opponent can not sue him for battery .
3 All be it a tenant , whether or no a tenant farmer must have the privilege of deciding who is invited onto his farm .
4 Instead of being an act of service , making money and owning things can become purely selfish activities ; and it is in this sense that our Lord issues the warning that ‘ you can not serve both God and Mammon , and tells the story of the very prosperous farmer who is destroyed by his self-indulgence .
5 We could hardly wish for a more graphic portrayal of the son who is tied to his domineering , aggressive mother by ties of love , but who has to be a hero in the eyes of the world to prove his masculine worth .
6 We would like to make it clear that this delay was not caused by any default on the part of the defendant who is charged with their murder nor by his legal advisers .
7 The plaintiff might be an author who is prevented by his injuries from writing or completing a book or there might have been high unemployment in the area and large redundancies in the company that had employed the plaintiff .
8 Reporter David Banks , who is based in our Chester office , was runner-up in the News Reporter of the Year section .
9 The assumption has been that a communication worker who is imbued by his/her faith will inevitably wish to express it in a manner which is sensitive , sincere and creative .
10 Examples of this reciprocal effect lie in the man who is engrossed in his work to the detriment of his married life or the woman who is so wrapped up in her children that she has little time for her husband .
11 ‘ But we are not seeking to be a showcase or represent specifically German interests ’ , explains Pontus Hulten , who is assisted in his work by an international consultative committee .
12 Rex who is assisted by his wife Cath , matched the winner 's increased margin over concentrate and recorded a 1p per litre improvement in the margin over concentrate .
13 Ferraro , who is separated from her husband , was Falcone 's deputy in charge of penal affairs in Rome 's Justice Ministry for ten years .
14 Mr Souness , a father of three who is separated from his wife Danielle , has continued to train daily even though his playing career ended two years ago , running for 20 minutes and spending 40 minutes on exercises .
15 For example , the son who is chosen by his family to go and earn money in a town and city may achieve a certain status in the joint family — he has been chosen , after all , for his abilities and strength of mind — but he has to suffer months , even years , of separation from his wife and loss of all contact with those who love him .
16 Unlike most earlier films on the subject , such as the American ‘ Longtime Companions ’ , which were primarily pleas for compassion , a film can now show an AIDS victim who is denounced for his duplicity .
17 Usually it is the husband who is committed to his career and to increasing his earning capacity , and who is dependent upon his wife for most if not all of the child care and domestic responsibilities , organization , routine , style and comfort .
18 In her poem ‘ The Cruel Parent ’ , she describes the suffering of a young woman who is starved by her father .
19 This is John Fisher , who is remembered for his disputes in his latter years and finally his execution in London by order of Henry VIII .
20 Margaux Hemingway is the fashion model who is raped by her kid sister 's music teacher in a brutal sequence that emphasises his desire to humiliate her .
21 The Mechelen striker , who is owned by his club president and leased out to the Belgian team , was on his way home last night after less than a week on Tyneside .
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