Example sentences of "who [is] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , for the final time we 're heading way out west with the man who 's given a whole new meaning to the term ‘ cowboy ’ — John Millar of the Daily Record . |
| 2 | A councillor who 's facing a legal bill of a third of a million pounds after a failed libel case has lodged an appeal against having to pay . |
| 3 | ‘ Anyone who 's buying a second-hand car , the first thing he wants to know is how many miles it 's done . |
| 4 | I know a very distinguished gentleman at Windsor who 's reaching a certain age where he wants to put the Aston Martin in his will in case there may be a family war over its inheritance . |
| 5 | Lester Piggott ( eventually ) who 's ridden a few studs in his time as has |
| 6 | A four year old girl who 's undergone a revolutionary heart transplant operation has spent her first day at school . |
| 7 | Alice , you 're talking to a woman who 's seen a skipfest on the Raven of October . |
| 8 | But the best chances were at the other end , and John Durnin who 's enjoying a new lease of life on the south coast should have set the ball rolling before half-time . |
| 9 | who 's making a squeaking noise oh this stupid thing . |
| 10 | The sportswear giants broke off their deal with the world sprint champion who 's awaiting a four-year ban for drug abuse . |
| 11 | Star spotters on the other hand were only to happy to see Sir DAvid who 's filming a new TV series aptly enough on plants . |
| 12 | But one MP , who 's taken a special interest in the problem says the sentence is n't tough enough . |
| 13 | Sergei Koslov who 's leading a four-man Soviet delegation to Britain is accusing Mr Scargill of betrayal . |
| 14 | Linda Townley , who 's fought a three-year battle with a national newspaper , made a plea for legal aid to be extended to those with no money to sue for libel . |
| 15 | The School teaches an MSc in ‘ Scottish Fiction 1814–1940 ’ , and several of its staff members are actively researching Scottish literature of the field , including Professor R.D.S. Jack who is conducting a major revaluation of J.M.Barrie . |
| 16 | But Mr Ashdown , who is demanding a full-scale coalition , has so far rejected anything that Labour has offered , threatening to vote against a Queen 's Speech that does not include a commitment to electoral reform ; and Mr Kinnock has said that he has made no overtures — not even played the ‘ opening chords ’ — which would lead to a post-election pact . |
| 17 | Meanwhile 60 years ago , Richard Hollins Murray left this warning for anyone who is considering a similar project . |
| 18 | If he can actually make an effort to write in and persecute gays and ‘ ethnics ’ , then it is he who is spreading a terrible disease and ‘ twisting young kids ’ minds ’ . |
| 19 | The beardless aboriginal , who is wearing a black polka-dot dress , collapses on the pavement . |
| 20 | ‘ I 've got a research grant , ’ he explains to the man sitting next to him , who is wearing a dark grey lightweight non-iron suit , with a pale pink shirt and polka dotted silk tie , as they at last climb out through the heat haze , and undo their seat belts . |
| 21 | In reality , full scripts are seldom ready in finished form by this date , especially on serials where the pressures on the Script Editor , who is handling a whole team of writers , are extreme . |
| 22 | You can always tell someone who is using a digital watch . |
| 23 | The exhibition is directed by Yves Bottineau , professor at Paris X-Nanterre , former curator of Versailles and author of L'art de cour dans l'Espagne de Philippe V , 1700–1746 , who is organising a three-day conference on the same subject 7–9 June . |
| 24 | Mobile minister the Rev Bill Harper , who is to conduct a special service for Maude , is to take her a letter from the Queen Mother and a signed photograph from Dr George Carey . |
| 25 | Sitting pretty : Eddie George , who is to take a five-year pay freeze as new governor of the Bank of England |
| 26 | 3 Each member who is given a Compulsory Sale Notice shall sell all of his shares referred to in the Compulsory Sale Notice at the highest price for the same class per Selling Share to be sold to the Proposed Purchaser on Completion by the Seller . |
| 27 | ‘ All I want is an even spread , after all we are disrupting community life for these people , ’ said Coun Smailes , who is writing a formal letter of complaint to the BBC . |
| 28 | to his brother who is hoisting a double baby-buggy |
| 29 | The prisoner , who is serving a five year sentence for burglary was being moved from Dartmoor to Bullingdon Prison in Oxfordshire . |
| 30 | WE welcomed another French student to last month , who is studying a two-year course on International Trade at the Hugues Capet College in Senlis , France . |