Example sentences of "who [vb base] [adv prt] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not only the victims of mental or physical abuse who grow up with a faulty self-image . |
| 2 | There are those who grow up in a very rigid and often fiercely religious environment , crushed into a mould , dictated by unbending rules and regulations , where little demonstrative love is shown . |
| 3 | This database , however large or small , can then be used to select very quickly certain employees who match up against a particular job profile . |
| 4 | Parents who give in to a toddler 's temper will increase the likelihood of tantrums recurring and find themselves becoming more angry . |
| 5 | And there 's a fascinating article in this , the current edition , the January edition it is now , because they go so far in advance , of She magazine , which says that er , it 's a desperate plight sometimes , when you have people coming for Christmas who fall into several categories like lazy slobs , who do absolutely nothing , and misers , who turn up with a stale box of chocolates , and never take you out for a meal in return for your hospitality , and the amorous couples who er , embarrass you by er , er , noisily retiring to their bedroom , if I may put it that way , and then the guests who turn up in mid-row , and bicker systematically over the whole of the festive period . |
| 6 | Anyone who has read The Hound of the Baskervilles will know what fate is in store for those who wander off into a mire ! |
| 7 | FOR men who live out of a suitcase , Tuesday night must represent mid-week crisis . |
| 8 | Reluctant participators who start off with a limited range of interest and involvement in management are unlikely to find it easy to commit themselves to new and broader aims . |
| 9 | There is something intolerant and ungenerous about both the confessional and HCF models outlined above which fails to affirm the insights of those who start off from a different " confession " of whatever complexion this might be . |
| 10 | ‘ The days of signing £30,000 or £40,000 players who move on after a year are over . |
| 11 | In the UK , it is Wimpey Homes ’ market researchers or sales managers who come up with a list of alternative suggestions for each new development . |
| 12 | Secondly , as a matter of fact , it is accepted in many areas of the higher education curriculum that the basic conceptual understanding can not be fully accomplished at the undergraduate stage , in which case the ‘ frontiers of knowledge ’ can be shown only to students who follow on to a postgraduate programme . |
| 13 | The rest are occupied by morose couples , mostly women , pairs of widowed sisters or spinster daughters with ageing mothers , and two Golden Wedding survivors who gaze out of a window across the green expanse of Parkers Piece , having run out of conversation years ago . |