Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [vb -s] a [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their leaders — who keep in touch with their friends in the Senate — are Tim Penny , of Minnesota , and Dave McCurdy , of Oklahoma , both members of the centrist Democratic Leadership Council ( which is chaired by Mr Breaux ) together with Charles Stenholm , who represents a great chunk of west Texas . |
| 2 | When assessing the needs of a disabled person ( including an elderly person with disabilities ) who receives a substantial amount of care regularly from someone not employed by the local authority , the authority is required to : ‘ have regard to the ability of that person to continue to provide help on a regular basis ’ . |
| 3 | First out of the hat was John Riley of Fribourg , Switzerland , who receives a signed copy of Melvyn 's meisterwork , A Time To Dance . |
| 4 | the extremely dependent elderly person with mental and physical frailty who receives a considerable degree of informal support . |
| 5 | But this time it went wrong and Ms Kennedy , who plays a republican activist in the drama , had to receive treatment for an eye injury . |
| 6 | Similes may be dangerous , but it can be suggested that the man who produces a well-made brick makes a better contribution to housing than does the man who builds a large mansion on insecure foundations . |
| 7 | Each inventoried object is the direct responsibility of a named curator , the collecting officer , who signs a formal declaration of responsibility for each object when it is acquired . |
| 8 | There is far less of the mystification which can be attributed to the account of the troubles in Guerrillas : what we get is the mysterious politics of forest and township as observed by an outsider , by an African Asian who understands a good deal of what is going on . |
| 9 | Editor Richard Felton , who writes a large proportion of the magazine himself , flew out to report on Shell Brazil 's initiative to fund sport and dance programmes for the street kids . |
| 10 | The Club on the other hand has been stripped of the non-essentials — who needs a luxury interior in a training environment ? |
| 11 | Earlier yesterday Mr Denktash , who heads a breakaway state in the north recognised only by Ankara , invited Mr Clerides to meet him in Cyprus and said holding talks in New York would be futile . |
| 12 | The county 's chief constable , who heads a national committee on crime , says he has n't the resources to cope . |
| 13 | Other guidebook news includes the next Tremadog guide which is being masterminded by Leigh McGinley , who has a proven pedigree at the game , having written the guide before last ( 1983 ) . |
| 14 | Nevertheless he is one of the few batsmen available to South Africa who has a proven record of being able to put big hundreds together and this is a prime requirement for Test match cricket . |
| 15 | Robin Leigh-Pemberton , who has a full-time job as Governor of the Bank of England in addition to being Lord Lieutenant of Kent , sits on an estate of 2,400 acres . |
| 16 | The price of 36s. has thus some claim to be called the true equilibrium price : because if it were fixed on at the beginning , and adhered to throughout , it would exactly equate demand and supply ( i.e. the amount which buyers were willing to purchase at that price would be just equal to that for which sellers were willing to take that price ) ; and because every dealer who has a perfect knowledge of the circumstances of the market expects that price to be established . |
| 17 | A pro knows within a few yards how far he can hit the ball with each club — unlike the club golfer who has a wide variation from day to day , and even from hole to hole . |
| 18 | ‘ Subject to the provisions of this section , if at any time an institution becomes insolvent and at that time — ( a ) it is an authorised institution … the board shall as soon as practicable pay out of the fund to each depositor who has a protected deposit with that institution an amount equal to three-quarters of his protected deposit . |
| 19 | Elstob , 23 , then punched , kicked and bit Mr Taylor , who has a mental age of between five and eight , leaving him with his nostril almost severed . |
| 20 | The plight of Ian X , a 23-year-old Ayrshire man who has a mental age of six , surfaced when he appeared in court after getting into trouble for the first time with the police , and was sent to Barlinnie in the absence of any hospital or social work establishment willing to take him into care . |
| 21 | Where there is no trust beneficiary who has a beneficial interest in possession in the property , of course , some other way of fixing the rate has to be found ; and in the case of Gartside v IRC ( 1968 ) AC 553 the House of Lords has held that where there was a discretionary trust with a power to accumulate income , the interest of the group of beneficiaries did not constitute an ‘ interest in possession ’ for the purposes of estate duty . |
| 22 | In principle , most people are in favour of more teamwork and better co-ordination , but in practise it often proves difficult , perhaps because it is at odds with the image of the autonomous professional who has a private relationship with his or her client . |
| 23 | After all , it 's not everyone who has a private view of paintings worth £100,000 — a lot of money in those pre-war , pre-inflation days — but which have never been on public view . |
| 24 | In his mind 's eye he sees a girl who has brains ( although he knows that some very dim actresses can read with all the appearance of intelligence , and the converse ) who has a slight resistance to the Hollywoodification of Claudia 's life . |
| 25 | In addition , for any reader who has a small workshop with a minimum of machinery here is an area of work where you need not feel at a disadvantage . |
| 26 | Faldo , who has a feud-ridden history with some members of the AGW , could be forgiven for thinking that this is yet another example of a lack of sympathy with his cause . |
| 27 | When the mild-mannered and bespectacled Sumner , who has a nice line in polo-neck jumpers , enters the local pub , they look upon him with suspicion , just like a stranger entering a saloon bar in a Western . |
| 28 | Similarly , the person who has a great love of music might find blindness less of a handicap in obtaining pleasure than would the person who had a passion for football . |
| 29 | Even if you are drawn against an élite performer who has a great deal of experience , the fact that you may be younger , hungrier , fitter could be to your advantage . |
| 30 | The hon. Member for Rugby and Kenilworth ( Mr. Pawsey ) , who has a great interest in education , spoke for a long time , as did other hon. Members on both sides of the House . |