Example sentences of "who [vb -s] [to-vb] a [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 | 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 . |
| 7 | Anyone who wants to see a Labour government in action should look at Derbyshire . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Anyone who wants to do a good turn and have an entertaining evening is asked to contact & name . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | A young man from Gloucestershire who wants to become a professional juggler has been given the royal seal of approval . |
| 12 | Of course no bright young thing who wants to make a quick buck would consider going into the ministry . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Don , who plans to buy a new car , added : ‘ I heard the news on my late wife 's birthday . |
| 15 | ‘ For one who intends to stay a long time with us , Englishman , you know little of us . |
| 16 | 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 . ’ |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | The two central characters are both academic teachers of English : Morris Zapp is one of the biggest guns in the Plotinus faculty , who elects to take a visiting professorship at Rummidge in order to escape from his marital problems ; his place is taken by Phillip Swallow , a naïve , amiable , unambitious Rummidge lecturer . |
| 20 | Linguists and prescriptivists find this kind of thing irritating ( Goddess help anyone who tries to start a herstory course at Harvard ! ) . |
| 21 | Any student who wishes to submit a medical certificate shall arrange with his doctor for the certificate to be forwarded directly to the course director or senior course tutor for the course on which he is enrolled . |
| 22 | A purchaser who wishes to acquire a private company will need to consider the following . |
| 23 | The social representation theorist , who wishes to build a social psychology from a universal anthropology , might look universally for examples of the contrary themes of common sense , tracing , for example , the argumentative dialectic between justice and mercy across historical , geographical and economic space . |
| 24 | Someone who wishes to challenge a governmental decision , be it a decision of a central government department , local authority or other public body , may proceed in a number of ways . |
| 25 | Surely those politicians , members of royalty , athletes or anyone who wishes to make a clarifying statement should have sufficient intelligence to appreciate that the media-kings of speculation can not only guess what the content of the future announcement will be , but can make it so much more interesting by speculating on the response , plus the reaction to the response by the person who probably intended to say the opposite to what the ‘ experts ’ had been speculating would be said for the past 48 hours . |
| 26 | The transaction may also take the form of a reverse takeover or a rights issue underwritten by a third party who expects to acquire a controlling interest pursuant to the underwriting . |
| 27 | They will want to know about a childminder who fails to provide a safe environment or where children appear to be neglected or ill cared for . |