Example sentences of "[pron] [Wh pn] is [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It must be remembered that you do not just want someone whose opinion is going to carry weight but someone who is also going to provide persuasive evidence both in their report and at trial . |
| 2 | For a working constitution in a democracy implies reference to certain norms and standards which lie beyond and outside the document itself , and which can not easily be inferred from it by someone who is not steeped in the history and culture of the country concerned . |
| 3 | ‘ Having a good cry ’ , especially while being held by someone who is not trying to talk you out of it , is good , provided doing so does not seriously breach further injunctions about being ‘ feeble ’ and ‘ out of control ’ . |
| 4 | 3.18 The consideration that loss of amenities may be more serious for someone already disabled than for someone who is not does not only apply to the elderly . |
| 5 | A seasoned assessor will soon spot someone who is not taking an active and full part in the activity and it will be regarded as no better than trying to force your way on to the centre stage . |
| 6 | He also makes the point that as someone who is not earning and who is unable to sell his house , his circumstances are not unlike those of many other people . |
| 7 | I 'm taking here about pure , blind betting of someone who is not attempting to exercise any skill but is just looking at the odds offered by the bookies , and pointing out — and I 'll have a table to demonstrate this in the talk I give at the Open Day — the way in which the rate of return on bets made in this way decreases steadily the longer the odds are offered . |
| 8 | You may be one of those people who is easily swayed by a superficially attractive candidate with a strong personality , or you may be someone who is most influenced by the person you last spoke to . |
| 9 | Their handicap is like any other permanent disability , such as someone who is physically handicapped through the loss of a limb . |
| 10 | It takes little thought to see that someone who is physically crippled and confined to a wheelchair may still lead a very full life if his mental and higher faculties are in good order whereas a physically fit but totally demented person has little left to give and little capacity to receive except for physical care and a little love . |
| 11 | Indeed , Jones took time out in October 1988 to visit Europe , speaking at a meeting on muon catalysed fusion and having a brief vacation with his wife , hardly the behaviour expected of someone who is frenziedly responding to the sudden emergence on the scene of competition . |
| 12 | Dhansak , Masala , Kashmiri and Korma are all too rich for someone who is seriously trying to keep the weight down . |
| 13 | You are looking for someone who is ideally suited to the vacancy and who will be happy to stay . |
| 14 | This kind of work can be achieved with someone who is mentally impaired by using skills that build trust , and trying to understand the meaning of the experience in the light of the person 's past history . |
| 15 | The person who is feeling stable , confident and optimistic is far less likely to mind being alone than someone who is still reeling from a major bereavement or break-up . |
| 16 | Someone who is poorly integrated — say because she is living and working away from friends and kin — will have lower scores , because her ‘ vernacular ’ is not being reinforced . |
| 17 | The German term for a GHOST which is actually the ‘ double ’ or identical likeness of someone who is about to die . |
| 18 | And that , to me , is such a logical , straightforward position to take when you 're dealing with someone who is basically pissing all over you — on a whole range of issues from world trade , to agricultural policy , to monetary union , to the social charter . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ There are so many more cross-border deals today , and if you can speak German or French or Japanese and you go for a job against somebody who is equally qualified but only speaks English , you will get hired . ’ |
| 20 | With greater understanding of its causes , however , scientists hope at least to provide accurate long-term prediction , so that everyone who is directly affected — virtually everyone in the southern hemisphere — can be prepared . |
| 21 | It was me who had my neck broken and me who is still suffering . |
| 22 | But they do n't tell you who is actually doing the delivering so you 're buying blind |
| 23 | Much of this music has no other recording — and none of it on the harp , and King plays it with rare strength , sensitivity and the conviction of one who is also inventing it as the same time — and is delighted by his own trouvailles . |
| 24 | However , a mother who is in contact with her baby immediately after delivery is much more likely to be able to do this than one who is not given her baby until a few hours after the birth . |
| 25 | I 've yet to meet one who is n't engrossed in comparing his talent with other guitarists or who is n't frustrated or embarrassed by the fiscal constraints on the equipment he uses . |
| 26 | And they perhaps fail to understand just how crushing it is to make beds and casseroles for one who is secretly making whoopee . |
| 27 | Goodness is defined as that which pleases God , so the Christian with a clear conscience is the one who is totally absorbed with pleasing him . |
| 28 | He did not look up as Harry approached , but went on working with the zeal and single-mindedness of one who is totally absorbed . |
| 29 | His was the air of one who is unjustly put upon , who is dreaded and feared , yet who is the only friend of the poor and the best doctor for the mortally wounded . |
| 30 | Forget the two behind you ; your target is the one who is about to start lashing out . |