Example sentences of "who makes a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Any private seller who makes a factual statement about the goods he is selling , verbally or in writing , can be held to account if what he says is inaccurate . ’ |
| 2 | I tell you who makes a nice mince pie , er Muriel |
| 3 | ‘ She has a husband who makes a good living . |
| 4 | The floor of the north-facing harbour is a mass of mooring chains and , according to the Imray pilot , there 's at least one inhabitant with a glass-bottomed boat who makes a good living from visitors ' misfortunes . |
| 5 | For every writer who makes a profitable connection with the public at large , there are thousands of three-chord tricksters in flats and back bedrooms . |
| 6 | A dismissed employee who makes a successful claim is eligible for a tax-free cash sum by way of compensation up to £4560 on a basic award and up to £8000 on a compensatory award . |
| 7 | The longest period for which an order book can be issued to an asylum seeker who makes a successful application for income support is 20 weeks . |
| 8 | First Edition JAKARTA ( Reuter ) — Pope John Paul , who makes a controversial visit to the disputed territory of East Timor this week , told Indonesia 's government that human rights and self-determination must be respected . |
| 9 | Writing is made to seem a small betrayal , as it may have been in the life of Prentice 's Uncle Rory , who makes a prize-winning living as the author of travel books about ‘ unlikely destinations ’ and who is absent from the grandmother 's funeral where the story begins ( with a predictable bang ) . |
| 10 | It is stories like these which help to protect Easton 's policemen and women from the loss of morale which Manning claims is an inevitable result of the contradiction between the image the police have of themselves and their work and the low-key nature of practical policing ( Manning 1977 : 349 ; also see Holdaway 1983 , 1988 , who makes a similar point ) . |
| 11 | Put simply , the Record of Achievement could become a Record of Failure , at least for the child who makes a slow start to achievement within the prescribed National Curriculum . |
| 12 | The vicar calls for silence for the ‘ Lord Mayor ’ , who makes a short speech declaring he has been elected for a year and a day . |
| 13 | THE seller who makes a false statement in connection with the supply of goods can find himself liable in one or more of a number of ways . |
| 14 | My view is that the religious believer who makes a credal statement such as ‘ I believe in God ’ is affirming something similar to the believer in ghosts . |
| 15 | The role is a responsible one ; an interviewer who makes a bad mistake could cost the company a lot of money . |
| 16 | A salesman who makes a large number of sales every day would probably prefer a weekly target to give him a continued sense of achievement . |