Example sentences of "from a [noun] [noun] who " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 's not exactly Pavlova , but what do you expect from a country girl who runs a dancing class ? |
| 2 | With a little help from a walk-on spirit who does n't even emerge from the shadows to take a bow at the final curtain ! |
| 3 | Graham Sharpe of William Hill said : ‘ Whips know from a head count who is going to win . ’ |
| 4 | The court heard evidence from a Nicholas Moody who said the next day Mrs Handy told him the machine had stopped working . |
| 5 | This inquiry was from a third-year pupil who had seen Prestel demonstrated in the information skills course where there is an emphasis on career information and the pupils use the large collection of Career materials in the library . |
| 6 | I bought it for £25 plus £3.10 for the tax and insurance from a taxi driver who had abandoned it at Middlesbrough station with a blown head gasket . |
| 7 | The vegetables — cabbage , sprouts , potatoes and carrots — come mainly from a Norfolk farmer who co-ordinates the local farming community 's donations . |
| 8 | Trading standards officers investigated the couple after complaints from a computer engineer who bought their products at a sale in Lyneham . |
| 9 | Trading standards officers investigated the couple after complaints from a computer engineer who bought their products at a sale in Lyneham . |
| 10 | The goal was doubly harmful for the way it temporarily drained confidence from a Scotland team who had started the game far from traumatised by the size of the task that confronted them . |
| 11 | Last year there was also a talk on Nutrition , and this year we shall be hearing about ‘ Hellerwork ’ from a Medau Teachers who is also a Hellerwork practitioner . |
| 12 | Back in Australia , I have a bent wishbone from a Shadow F1 car — a priceless present from a mechanic friend who worked for the grand prix team during the '70s . |
| 13 | Earlier there was evidence from a train driver who said he had seen human remains lying by the track at Walton . |
| 14 | ( The classification was of course made independently of the climate scores , by a researcher from a business school who had developed a method to rate the innovativeness of a company 's strategies and products . ) |
| 15 | We have recently received a claim from a class member who had an accident in a class and as the teacher was in no way responsible that claim had to be refused . |
| 16 | In the autumn of 1986 , SAVE received an SOS from a Hastings resident who had read reports that the church was facing possible demolition . |
| 17 | Nevertheless , no amount of sterile packs and antiseptic agents will protect a patient from a staff member who has contaminated hands . |
| 18 | The school found some support for their interpretation of Mrs Peel 's behaviour from a community nurse who tried to work with the family : ‘ She thinks there 's evidence of sexual abuse ; soiling , language and sexually overt behaviour . ’ |
| 19 | Peter Samuel of Kingfisher cited two different routes : a recommendation of a consultancy from a referral source , i.e. an executive who has come into contact with the headhunter on a previous assignment ; and by direct experience of a particular search firm from the user point of view from a Kingfisher executive who had employed that firm on a previous occasion , before he worked for Kingfisher . |
| 20 | ‘ I just think there is an enormous number of people out there who would benefit most from a fitness centre who through either shyness or disability wo n't go near them . ’ |
| 21 | The trouble was that Arnold said he had had a letter from a Mr Anderson who wanted to caddie for him as well . |
| 22 | On Christmas Eve 1817 a special meeting of the directors was held to consider a claim from a Mr. Simmonds who had suffered damage to himself , as well as a broken window and injury to his goods , from the horse-and-cart belonging to the House . |
| 23 | It is rather as if a burglar , when sued for the recovery of the stolen property or its value , sought contribution from a security guard who , by falling asleep while on duty , had made the burglary possible . |
| 24 | The campaign was backed by party 's Harrogate conference — despite a plea from a woman delegate who called prostitution ‘ vile , dirty and ugly . ’ |
| 25 | We spent two months in Cairo , living in the western suburb of Shafeyeen in an apartment rented from a French teacher who was away on home leave in Normandy . |