Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [vb -s] [to-vb] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An officer who neglects to take a statutory sample which hindsight shows was necessary will find that his omission is more visible to senior staff than his taking a formal sample which is subsequently used in a prosecution by the authority . |
| 2 | This may involve special categories of trader , such as the market maker , who is under an obligation ( by the exchange rules ) to quote a price in a given contract whenever asked ; the designated broker , who agrees to promote a particular contract without giving a binding commitment to deal ; and the " local " , who trades his personal account on the exchange floor . |
| 3 | An investor who needs to hold a particular asset in his portfolio for trading purposes may wish to exchange some of its expected return for a reduced variance in its return . |
| 4 | It 's a handy program for anyone who needs to send a large variety of business letters and who does n't want to faff about thinking of the right thing to say . |
| 5 | This presents more difficulties for the researcher , who has to do a great deal of interpretation in order to make inferences from what people actually do to their motivations for doing it . |
| 6 | A lot falls onto the shoulders of bass-player Cliff , who has to provide the rhythmic muscle as well as carrying the melodies while Tim 's guitar playing wavers from the understated to the basic and only adds to the droning quality of the songs . |
| 7 | A lot falls onto the shoulders of bass-player Cliff , who has to provide the rhythmic muscle as well as carrying the melodies while Tim 's guitar playing wavers from the understated to the basic and only adds to the droning quality of the songs . |
| 8 | But , if you are one of those people who has to read a great deal — in connection with your job or because you are studying — then you will soon begin to appreciate the benefits of being able to read more quickly . |
| 9 | The buyer receives a further 100 from the seller who has to pay an equivalent amount as variation margin . |
| 10 | Anyone who wants to see a Labour government in action should look at Derbyshire . |
| 11 | There 's no reason why a fellow who wants to spend a pleasant afternoon playing a decent game of rugby should have his life ruined . |
| 12 | Anyone who wants to do a good turn and have an entertaining evening is asked to contact & name . |
| 13 | Eliot remarked in another regard , ‘ No association is free for the man who wants to do a good job , ’ for the ‘ religious ’ man not least , and for a Cohen most of all . |
| 14 | Anyone who wants to gain the maximum benefit from Alexander lessons should be committed to a course of individual sessions with a qualified teacher . |
| 15 | A young man from Gloucestershire who wants to become a professional juggler has been given the royal seal of approval . |
| 16 | The new rules place a statutory duty on anyone who wants to alter the genetic structure of living creatures in the laboratory — or to use such organisms after they have been genetically engineered — to notify the executive well in advance so that it can assess independently the safety of the proposed activity . |
| 17 | Of course no bright young thing who wants to make a quick buck would consider going into the ministry . |
| 18 | My dealings with the café owner have left me with the impression that he has got to breaking point with the number of canoeists being attracted to the Fairy Glen and has singled out a canoeist who happens to drive a red Escort van and has used this as an excuse for stopping other canoeists when the real reason goes much deeper and in my opinion is linked to financial gain . |
| 19 | Don , who plans to buy a new car , added : ‘ I heard the news on my late wife 's birthday . |
| 20 | James Bond ( Sean Connery ) takes on Auric Goldfinger , a master criminal who plans to plunder the American gold reserves in Fort Knox . |
| 21 | It involves a 20 per cent reduction in the personal allowance of a lone parent who refuses to name the absent parent , unless she has ‘ good cause ’ not to do so , for example because of violence , incest or rape . |
| 22 | But later in life Augustine declared : ‘ He therefore who refuses to obey the imperial laws , when made against the truth of God acquires a great reward , he who refuses to obey when they are made for the support of the divine truth exposes himself to most grievous punishment . ’ |
| 23 | But I do not see why its language should not be taken advantage of by an assignee of the lease who desires to sue the original lessor on his covenants in the lease . " |
| 24 | ‘ We will make it a nice picnic , ’ she said , in the spirit of the penitent who intends to do the wicked thing she had first thought of but will also do something pleasant to make it slightly less reprehensible . |
| 25 | ‘ For one who intends to stay a long time with us , Englishman , you know little of us . |
| 26 | Mr Pilkington , who reckons to complete a giant puzzle in about 45 minutes , beamed as he announced : ‘ I have had the pleasure of beating him twice . ’ |
| 27 | It is easy to argue , invoking self-righteous precedents , that the lady who hurries to assist the injured animal or pedestrian in the street or who feeds the beggar on her doorstep , but who fails to get excited about suffering in general and shows a disinclination to contribute to Oxfam , is really not a good Samaritan ; that she is morally short-sighted in letting ‘ distance ’ be a factor , and that she should be equally concerned for suffering whenever and wherever . |
| 28 | AB : I agree with you that when listening to , say , Haydn 's Symphonies Nos. 101 and 103 as conducted , for example , by Frans Brüggen , I feel grateful to hear finally what the music wanted to express , not just because of the orchestra , but also because of Mr. Brüggen , who seems to combine a profound knowledge of old instruments with the gift of characterisation , of modifying a tempo , of making transitions — let's say a whiff of Furtwängler 's virtues . |
| 29 | Tim Corrigan , the Barman , is another somewhat colourless personality who appears to have no strong views on anything other than racing form , of which he is a devoted follower . |
| 30 | Starting his first League game since his surprise £2 million summer move from Highbury , he helped Leeds to their first win in seven games — clinched through goals from Chris Fairclough , Lee Chapman and Gary McAllister , who hopes to sign a new contract this week , — by dominating the middle of the park . |