Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [vb base] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To his list we could add attorneys and even local receivers of taxes , six of whom appear in a list of country bankers drawn up in 1784 . |
| 2 | Report from Mr N McLeod re the vandalism perpetrated by local youngsters who congregate at a memorial seat outside the Primary School Annexe . |
| 3 | For example , under the Land Compensation Act 1973 property owners are entitled to compensation for depreciation in the value of their land caused by such things as noise , vibration , smells , and fumes , resulting from public works , The underlying reasoning is that since the public is presumed to benefit greatly from the building of a motorway ( for example ) , private citizens who suffer as a result of its construction should not have to bear their loss for the sake of that wider public interest . |
| 4 | What is theoretically and politically interesting and puzzling is not that it has been defended by the powerful and the better-off sections of the community but that it has been so widely accepted by those who suffer as a result of its continuance . |
| 5 | The problem drinker in our society can be defined as any person who experiences social , psychological or physical problems as a consequence of his or her own repeated drinking , and services should not only be aimed at the individuals themselves but also at family members who suffer as a result of someone else 's drinking . |
| 6 | Let us pray for all who suffer as a result of war : |
| 7 | To ignore this would ‘ demonstrate a lack of regard for the people who suffer as a result ’ , he said |
| 8 | The nurses have to deal with patients who suffer from a range of conditions , including incontinence . |
| 9 | Francisco-based firm , aims to supply the product to the 10 000 or so American children who suffer from a deficiency of the hormone , which is vital for normal growth . |
| 10 | For those of us who live with a friendly cat it is hard to understand people who suffer from a terror of encountering felines at close quarters . |
| 11 | In my view , those who concentrate on a search for species-wide universals in behaviour or morphological traits are likely to be disappointed . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's the females who hunt in a pack . |
| 13 | Although a perfect antidote to those who yearn for a return of those days . |
| 14 | So there is little difficulty in believing those researchers who conclude from a study of the detailed structure of both adult and larva that the flatworms are descended from simpler organisms like corals and jellyfish . |
| 15 | strength : at the back , substitute Johnsen with Bratseth and that is norway 's starting line-up ( who let in a total of 2 goals in 4 matches vs England and Holland ) . |
| 16 | Dora Bryan stars in this hilarious , smash hit , musical comedy , which follows the fortunes of a group of retired Vaudeville performers who reside in a run down long-term hotel . |
| 17 | Other costs include the payment of sickness or invalidity benefits to those suffering from diseases caused by smoking and the payment of widow 's pension and other family social security benefits to the dependant 's of those who die as a result of their smoking . |
| 18 | That 's a very big question , and in fact we 're trying now to with the co-operation of the British Counsel , who act as a recruiting agent for our purposes , erm to conduct a survey , a sort of customer survey , of the kind of acceptance our problem has had . |
| 19 | It is ‘ the men ’ who act as a body , and the actual organizer is recognized only as the symbolic embodiment of ‘ the men ’ , and is in no way superior or qualitatively different from ‘ the men ’ ‘ |
| 20 | Does the plight of battered wives who kill after a spate of ill-treatment warrant special treatment by the law ? |
| 21 | Small , belligerent , Robic was one of those cyclists who look like a boxer and his slight build gave him an advantage in the mountains . |
| 22 | ‘ Children who have to steal to eat ; who have been abandoned by their parents , if they ever knew them ; children who huddle in a doorway at night , because they have nowhere to sleep . ’ |
| 23 | Subaru pick-up owners who jump into a Legacy will feel right at home , for the family 's noise signature is unmistakeable . |
| 24 | But contrast the reaction to football fans who run through a town creating damage as they go with the reaction to university students during rag week creating similar damage . |
| 25 | THOSE of our readers who drop into a branch of W. H. Smith 's to pick up their copy of New Scientist may not have realised what hotbeds of intellectual ferment these unassuming stores can be . |
| 26 | If one treats the sensation-mongers who stand outside a prison during an execution with the contempt they deserve , it is , I think , fair to say that the conviction and execution of Joyce have caused more disquiet than satisfaction in the minds of the public . |
| 27 | Hence the two highly ‘ cultured ’ individuals who meet at a party and find they have nothing in common to talk about . |
| 28 | His new book , Vox , is the story of two strangers who meet on a telephone chat line . |
| 29 | There are a lot of people who know of a colleague who appeared to be the last person to go under — ‘ Jim always seemed such a jolly , easygoing chap ’ — until his absence one day was followed by news of his nervous breakdown , or heart attack , or suicide . |
| 30 | Almost 30 pages of art for only £4.25 and as with Eastern Promise , copyright free for all those who knit for a profit . |