Example sentences of "who [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You could , of course , reply , " Nonsense , there are no such things as magic spades " ( and I 've been tempted often enough ) ; but that would n't be very supportive , and there 's a good chance that the child who offers the spade is doing so in good faith . |
| 2 | Mr Portillo came under strong pressure from Gordon Brown , the shadow chancellor , who branded the Budget a betrayal of the people of Britain . |
| 3 | There are those who feel , for instance , that a revolution did take place but not one which achieved positive effects ; or others who dispute the existence of an English revolution but who do not adhere to a neo-conservative interpretation of English history . |
| 4 | So perhaps it is no wonder that we are not the only ones who perceive the system as unjust , and that it finds itself with a crisis of legitimacy on its hands . |
| 5 | This relationship has been a concern , however , of those who perceive the growth of central government financing as a threat to the independence of local government . |
| 6 | The person who wins the race in Paris is not just stronger than his rivals . |
| 7 | Here 's Pearce Webb knocked back towards Pearce who wins the header cleared by Hill . |
| 8 | And there is , whatever one might think , a very great difference between the driver who wins the championship once and those who go on to win it twice or three times . |
| 9 | ‘ It does n't matter who wins the election , it is going to happen . |
| 10 | No matter who wins the toss , and on this occasion it was Cambridge , the visitors invariably bat first and virtually as long as they choose . |
| 11 | Blake said : ‘ Tacking the way through the lighter winds will decide who wins the leg . ’ |
| 12 | Blake said : ‘ Tacking the way through the lighter winds will decide who wins the leg . ’ |
| 13 | So who wins the fight for the remote ? |
| 14 | Just one entrant submitted the above , Mrs J Memmott of Worksop , who wins the Ashleigh Collection from Parker Knoll , comprising a three-seater sofa , two-seater sofa , chair , storage stool and a three-seater sofabed in her choice of fabric . |
| 15 | The organisation will decide who wins the right to stage the 1996 event at its annual general meeting in June . |
| 16 | The man who spoils the temple of God by encouraging disunity will be destroyed by God ( 3:17 ) . |
| 17 | He is also a symbolic figure who represents the unity of the nation and sits in the chair once occupied by folk heroes and demi gods such as Washington , Jefferson and Lincoln . |
| 18 | You about the company erm whether it was Joe Bloggs or Rod sitting here who represents the company , and and yourself . |
| 19 | In 1990 there were two women among them , Mrs Susan Williams , a keen race-goer who represents the Queen in South Glamorgan , and Lavinia , Duchess of Norfolk , in West Sussex . |
| 20 | In each of the provinces there is a Lieutenant-Governor who represents the Governor-General , and an elected legislature and executive council , led by a Premier . |
| 21 | Mr Rodgers stressed he and Fred Rodgers , who represents the Oldpark area , were staunch supporters of the RUC , but believed policing should be ‘ even-handed ’ . |
| 22 | As the Minister who represents the area containing Wandsworth prison , may I suggest to the Minister that if the exchanges of the past few minutes were conveyed to BBC television 's ’ Yes Minister ’ they might indeed help to revive the Government 's fortunes ? |
| 23 | In A Song to David , which must have been written in the asylum , as it was publicised soon after his release , David , who represents the poet and is thus a symbol for Smart himself , leads the hymn of Adoration in which all Creation joins , every creature making his individual and characteristic contribution . |
| 24 | The destruction of Chesney Wold may be traced back , in more senses than one , to the family ghost , for it is haunted by one who represents the cause of commonwealth and people , as opposed to monarchy and the pride of privilege . |
| 25 | He was a warm hearted man , who realised the trauma experienced by the men on their first jump . |
| 26 | The dynamic due , who wiped the floor with 35 other couples , first teamed up in 1981 and have twice represented Canada in competitions . |
| 27 | Yet the workers who tend the machine and keep open its food supplies must also eat . |
| 28 | Who 's Who in the kitchen also includes the five washing up ladies who tend the machine and conveyor belt full of dishes on a rota system and Peace Studies student Bong Soo from Korea who is in charge of the pots and pans at lunchtimes . |
| 29 | Quite why this should have occurred nobody could explain , but Nigerian audiences had developed a particular liking for Jamaican ‘ toasters ’ — disc-jockeys who usurped the role of singers by half scatting , half shouting over backing tracks in a style half mystical , half political , but wholly saleable . |
| 30 | The success of the campaign is almost entirely due to the input of volunteers , with a core committee of organisers who co-ordinate the programme , planning it throughout the year . |