Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [adv] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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1 | Carl Prean and Alan Cooke , who were beaten only once as England soared to promotion in the European League , suffered a shock defeat in the first round of the men 's doubles at the European Championships in Stuttgart last night . |
2 | A new and distinctive chapter was opening in relationships between the masses , more numerous , more literate , and better organized than ever before , and middle-class organizations and agencies who were realizing more urgently than ever before that new initiatives were needed to bridge the great abyss of class . |
3 | Few of its members , remembering the success of Lloyd George in 1981 , expected to win against the personal appeal of Winston Churchill , who was regarded almost universally as the principal saviour of the country , not only in the crisis of 1940 but in the years of partnership with foreign allies . |
4 | The first was a short man who was walking along the street , and the second was a little girl who was running as fast as she could . |
5 | I collapsed in a heap as did George , one of the guards from the Pigsty , who was puffing as hard as me . |