Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [vb past] [prep] [art] [noun sg] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The householders who lived above the valley bottoms were not happy about paying two sets of rates , needless to say , especially when the towns on the tops of the hills found themselves subsidizing drainage benefits for lowland farmers . |
| 2 | The men who lived at the graphite pits in 1898 — 9 were the same persons who would be likely to get up in the middle of the night to help take stolen cattle five kilometres to the next relay team , thereby earning a little money and easing the tedium of village life . |
| 3 | Many Americans who lived through the war years and remembered quite vividly the virtual hatred and perceived Japanese treachery fuelled during the war probably stiffened at the presented Japanese viewpoint but it remains , for the most part , historically accurate . |
| 4 | However , those who passed through the entrance gates where Hades stood might never return to the mortal world . |
| 5 | Those who lent to the turnpike trusts were even more localised than those who bought canal stock . |
| 6 | I would also like to thank everyone who helped at the summer festivals : they are a valuable way to promote our branch as well as raising funds . |
| 7 | US District Court Judge William Hoeveler , who presided over the arraignment proceedings , entered a not-guilty plea on the prisoner 's behalf on the 12-count indictment which charged Noriega with having used his position as Commander of the Panamanian Defence Forces to provide protection for drug traffickers and to allow a cocaine-manufacturing laboratory to be established in Panama . |
| 8 | Local villagers are prepared to sacrifice their lives rather than move to the inadequate , drought-prone resettlement areas ; many who moved to the resettlement areas in past years are now returning to their threatened villages . |
| 9 | But can you see the people who came to the stepping stones and could n't go across and had to go back the way they 'd already come would n't go back with a very their ego would n't have b been boosted very high . |
| 10 | Baden-Powell was particularly fond of this extravagant , but nevertheless deeply felt historical posture , and he saw the shadow of Rome hanging over the huge crowds attending the football stadiums which he likened to the ‘ unmanly ’ attitude of the young Romans who loafed around the circus entertainments — ‘ they paid men to play their games for them , so that they could look on without the fag of playing , just as we are doing in football now ’ — as he charged into battle against this betrayal of the British traditions of ‘ fair play ’ and sportsmanship : |
| 11 | But the thousands of people who trudged to the polling stations to cast their vote for this party must have known what the terror tailpiece to the democratic process would have been . |
| 12 | However , as someone who identified with the student movements of the late 1960s , he was saddened to discover that present economic conditions meant ‘ normal ’ younger students were less willing , or able , to stand up for ‘ issues ’ . |
| 13 | The coal heavers who unloaded London 's seaborne coal were obliged to hire their shovels and other supplies from the undertakers who contracted with the coal vessels and were their direct hirers . |
| 14 | Trevor Hicks , whose two daughters were among those who died , and Peter Jackson , the Liverpool solicitor who acted for the Football Supporters ' Association at the Hillsborough Inquiry , both condemn the FA for acting in haste . |
| 15 | They , and I , would like to thank all RBS volunteers who joined in the clean-up operations . ’ |
| 16 | It was as if they were the only two people on earth ; oblivious to the crowds who poured from the factory entrances as the day shift ended and who milled around them , they had eyes only for each other . |
| 17 | Joseph 's ‘ old wife ’ , Heyoom Yoyish ( Bear Crossing ) and daughter had fled during the opening battle , and were among some 230 Nez Perce who escaped from the Bear Paws to Sitting Bull 's camp in Canada . |
| 18 | ALEXANDER MOGILNY , the Soviet forward who defected during the world championships in Stockholm , is among the Soviet contingent appearing in the NHL , which begins its 1989-90 season today , for the first time in the League 's 73-year history . |
| 19 | Policy must of course be converted into practice ; in both these schools overall spending policy and staffing priorities were significant expressions of commitment by the heads , and this can only have strengthened the resolve of those members of staff who served on the library committees and immersed themselves in the day-to-day business of winning a place in the project . |
| 20 | The IRA regarded civilians who worked for the security forces as " legitimate targets " , but the attacks on civilian workers prompted several joint protest demonstrations by Catholic and Protestant workers . |
| 21 | This could occasionally , in Green 's case , be augmented by smoke from the many charcoal burners who worked in the lakeland woods . |
| 22 | Carrie 's only problem was the other woman who worked in the dining rooms . |
| 23 | For example , some of the most condemnatory reports came from a Miss Lily Boys , County Organiser of the Women 's Voluntary Service in Lincolnshire , who assisted with the reception arrangements there . |
| 24 | Many of the films were silent , but the people who went to the evening performances could enjoy a musical accompaniment played on the piano by the local music teacher , who was blind . |
| 25 | Although the pupils chosen , 79 from the grammar schools and 81 from the non-selective , had broadly similar attainments when they were aged ten , those who went to the grammar schools scored slightly higher than those who went to comprehensives . |
| 26 | It is much more likely that they shared the wish of Arthur Greenwood who looked to the after-care workers to : |
| 27 | Viscount Montgomery and Manfred Rommel honoured those who died in the desert battles led by their fathers . |
| 28 | The Princess of Wales later laid a wreath at the Welsh Guards memorial in London to honour members of the regiment who died in the world wars and other conflicts . |
| 29 | Several hon. Members who spoke after the opening speakers — I shall not name them for fear of causing inter-party embarrassment — said that it was an urgent matter , and I applaud them . |
| 30 | The GT4 test was taken by almost every pupil who participated in the project trials . |