Example sentences of "[noun sg] who has [verb] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 The comparative weight of the evidence is , however , peculiarly the function of the trial judge who has heard the witnesses .
2 In the parliament of 1371 two Austin friars argued that in a national emergency the prince who has endowed the churches may resume their property for the good of the realm ; about this time Langland was enlarging in Piers Plowman upon Holy Poverty , as were so many friars in their sermons ; before the end of the reign Wyclif , spokesman for Gaunt , especially against his wealthy political enemy , Bishop Wykeham of Winchester , was denying the right of priests to hold any property .
3 This view is held by Mr Leahy ; it is expressed most forcibly by Jeffrey Sachs , a Harvard economist who has advised the Russians and long argued for more aid .
4 An archaeologist who has transformed the way people think about his area of study ; a communicator who can make an enthralling TV programme ; a lover of contemporary art who has persuaded the Fellows of his Cambridge college at least to tolerate biannual sculpture shows ( one of which involved digging up the hallowed lawns ) ; and now , since his peerage which gives him the forum of Britain 's Upper House , a politician , with strong views on how to preserve the world 's history as encapsulated in its archaeology : Colin Renfrew at fifty-five has an enviable career and range of interests .
5 Section 5 prevents this practice completely , by providing that avoidance of liability for defective goods caused by negligence of the person involved in their manufacture or distribution can not be excluded by a term or notice in a " guarantee " of goods ordinarily supplied for private use or consumption as against a person who has found the goods to be defective while he was using them , or while they were in his possession , otherwise than exclusively for the purposes of a business .
6 It can not be an informed decision unless the person who has provided the specimens of breath knows that there are two possible specimens which can be substituted for them and has been given the opportunity of making representations as to which of the two types of specimen it should be .
7 In my judgment , that duty is not discharged by the constable unless he tells the person who has provided the samples of breath of both types of specimen referred to in section [ 7(4) ] .
8 NULLIPARA — A term used mostly in medical literature , referring to a woman who has had no confinements .
9 Other similar combinations will occur to the student who has absorbed the principles of balance .
10 His most successful series , called ‘ the British Character ’ ( later published in book form in 1938 with an introduction by E. M. Delafield , q.v. ) , included a number of his most memorable drawings , with such titles as ‘ Weakness for Old Seams ’ , ‘ Strong Tendency to Become Doggy ’ and ‘ Love of Travelling Alone ’ ( a bowler-hatted man who has covered the seats of his railway compartment with umbrella , briefcase , etc . ) .
11 I have not met the one in possession of my estate , and maybe never will , but I like to think of him as a kindly , white-haired old gentleman with a twinkle in his eye and a bag of humbugs for passing children , a man who has seen the troubles of the world but who remains untainted .
12 If it is the owner of the ship who has shipped the goods one can not force the master of the vessel , who is on board the vessel for the purpose of sailing to its destination , to enter into a charter party because the ship belongs to the merchant shipper .
13 If you are a nurse who has saved the lives of five people you get a British Empire medal .
14 Almost every conjurer who has taken a parti pris in this field has found himself accused of possessing psychic powers .
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