Example sentences of "[noun pl] who [vb past] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The directors understand they have a credibility problem with the supporters who called for the sacking of the board at the end of last week 's drawn home game with Partick Thistle . |
| 2 | Enthusiasts , such as the Nobel prizewinners who vouched for the SSC 's promise in Washington on April 13th , would point out that the SSC is not meant to boost the superconductor industry — it is meant to find new physics . |
| 3 | It was the visitors who pressed for the meeting . |
| 4 | He was one of 100 youngsters who auditioned for the role of a boy who remains on stage all through , being told the story in flashback . |
| 5 | Most burghers who voted for the right did so to express uncertainty and fear about the looming costs of unification . |
| 6 | Yong 's father was appalled at the idea , but was finally persuaded to invest in fifty tons of raw salt , to be used in the curing of the venison which abounded in the Eastern islands , as well as several hundred plastic chairs , and a quantity of spare diving equipment for the pearl-shellers who worked for the Aru branch of the Tan family . |
| 7 | A rally in Moscow on the evening of March 17 attracted about 70,000 demonstrators who called for the restoration of the Soviet Union . |
| 8 | The loyalist leaders who pressed for the release of the arrested officers were handicapped by a coolness just then among the public at the name Rathcoole . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | He said that loss adjusters who acted for the council 's insurers after November 's fire , would be attending a meeting to discuss the claim as soon as the sketches are ready . |
| 11 | Of the 121 members who voted for the opposition amendment the very great majority — indeed , a majority of the total Labour Party in the House were Labour members . |
| 12 | The demonstrators want Britain to apologize for the executions of nine men who fought for the island 's independence in the fifties . |
| 13 | Over lunch , Dobson regaled Branson with a tale of how Private Eye had suppressed a story about adulterous liaisons at a national newspaper — precisely the kind of story in which the Eye habitually delighted — because of the interests of some Eye contributors who worked for the paper . |
| 14 | Most of the guys who worked for the company were gay — and Cherry Vanilla was the female press officer — she was outrageous . |
| 15 | Most of the MPs on the Select Committee on Transport are Tories who voted for the bill , now nearly through the House of Commons . |