Example sentences of "[adj] who [vb base] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unlike many of the guerrilla leaders who are unknown except to the intrepid few who visit their frontline hideouts , Arkan rebels are in the public limelight like the best of Hollywood 's gangsters . |
| 2 | If you are one of the faithful few who keep your machine set up and working during the summer you can have a wonderful time trying out patterns and colour schemes in between knitting those delightful little summer tops . |
| 3 | Most people who notice it at parties are too polite to ask what it is and why I am wearing it , but to the few who do I say ( because I find it embarrassing to explain ) that it is concerned with the story of the sinking of the Bismarck ; and then relish the look of puzzlement on their faces . |
| 4 | In 2 Corinthians 10:12 he says , ‘ We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves . |
| 5 | ‘ I am disobeying orders in conveying it to you — but there are some who regard Your Grace as their lawful monarch , though it would cost them their lives to declare as much openly ! ’ |
| 6 | Well , there must be those who are genuinely squeezed by operating from high-cost locations ; some who are , and some who think they are , providing a higher-quality service ; some simply over-priced due to inefficiencies ; and a few possibly making hay while the sun shines but who are ignoring the storm clouds of the recession . |
| 7 | And there are those who will tell us that really it 's not one parable , it 's three parables and there 's some who think it 's , no it 's , really it 's , it 's it 's just the one parable with these three little sa , parts of it . |
| 8 | There are some who share their Sunday Mass each week but never speak to each other , don' t even know each other 's names . |
| 9 | Christian Democrats and Fascists , Greens and Republicans , Progressives and Conservatives , there are aplenty , as well , certainly , as some who call themselves Socialists and others who gave up the perfectly respectable name of Communist and now shelter under a variety of weasel descriptions , usually featuring words like ‘ democratic ’ and ‘ left ’ in unconvincing proximity . |
| 10 | There may be some who find it relaxing to make some test-tubes or cut out some filter-papers ; and apparatus to investigate previously unsuspected effects must be made from scratch , or assembled opportunistically from things designed for old purposes ; but ready availability of apparatus is an enormous bonus to the scientist , and the growth of science led to a flourishing trade . |
| 11 | 1 What arguments could you put forward for and against the use of the cane based on what you have read in this story ? 2 Who do you think is the most senior of the three teachers here ? |
| 12 | " It is the British who decide everything in this country " . |
| 13 | ‘ So it is , ’ he ends , ‘ that when men from low estate are once exalted , they generally are most forgetful of past favours … which is now become too fashionable , especially with such who cover their guilt with the mask of religion … |
| 14 | Such personalized luxury is still available only to the gargantuanly rich who have their own yachts and jets in which to make journeys . |
| 15 | We 've often met people like that who blow their trumpet er pretending they were somebody else |
| 16 | For example , it would be foolish to open a DIY hypermarket in a town where 90% of inhabitants were old-age pensioners and 75% of the population lived in rented accommodation ( older people in rented housing clearly do n't carry out as many home repairs or alterations as people , say , in their 30s and 40s who own their own homes ) . |
| 17 | The fewer who know I have arrived , the better . ’ |
| 18 | Because , I mean , if we ca n't do it through T N T overnight i , if tomorrow 's too late who do we use ? |
| 19 | FAXgrabber has another use which will be welcomed by all who use their PCs as fax machines — it should save an enormous amount of hard disk space . |
| 20 | This service has been a boon to all who use it , pensioners , disabled and able-bodied residents . |
| 21 | However , the negotiations fell through and Stockwith mill remains in its natural , tranquil setting to delight all who visit it . |
| 22 | Shy Emma has won the hearts of all who know her in County Hall through her brave fight against the disease . |
| 23 | In leaner years , the branch might have folded without the hard work put in by Sam Parker , and the award of this certificate will be applauded by all who know him . |
| 24 | He is held in the highest esteem by all who know him . |
| 25 | ‘ As a man he was kind , genial and respected by all who know him . |
| 26 | From the clinical perspective , services should be available to all who request them . |
| 27 | God offers a place in heaven to all who serve Him . |
| 28 | It was moved and unanimously agreed that all private Members be allowed five minutes in the general discussion , and three minutes afterwards to all who wish it . |
| 29 | Many thanks to all who support us in prayer and in all sorts of ways , we are grateful for your encouragement . |
| 30 | If it is said of a barrister that he has refused to appear for an unsavoury criminal , the ordinary reader may applaud , but his professional reputation is lowered amongst colleagues who understand the story to mean that he has betrayed his ethical duty to appear for all who seek his services . |