Example sentences of "[noun pl] who [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE long-mocked idea of reparations to compensate black Americans for the slavery experienced by their ancestors is now before the US Congress , and its supporters say the $1.25 billion package to compensate Japanese-Americans who were interned during the second world war has created a legal precedent . |
| 2 | Dr Pamela Horn has estimated that about a fifth of the Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire lacemakers who were recorded in the 1851 census were under the age of fifteen . |
| 3 | ‘ Well , ’ I answered , glad to have his attention , ‘ those two messengers who were killed by the Maillotins . |
| 4 | When the fear eased , she had banged on the locked wooden door , but there had been no response , apart from the laughter of the guards who were stationed on the other side . |
| 5 | After a hesitant start , the other leftwing and progressive parties who were defeated in the first round have joined Mr Da Silva 's campaign , along with the Socialist and Communist parties , which already supported him in the Popular Front coalition . |
| 6 | Men from the British cruisers London and Curlew protected the foreigners who were concentrated in the neutral zone of the Hotels Reid 's , Atlantic and Savoy . |
| 7 | For more than 30 years Brooklands was the home of hundreds of races , the scene of many record attempts , and the testing ground for manufacturers who were restricted to the 20mph speed limit on Britain 's roads at the time . |
| 8 | The last word must go to Uniteds magnificent supporters who have supported the club so vociferously , ALMOST drowning out the 500 Leeds supporters who were allowed into the ‘ Theatre of Dreams ’ last September . |
| 9 | In fact , blacks used the Titanic disaster as a symbolic setting for the confrontation between the privileged whites and the poverty-stricken blacks who were excluded from the vessel ( Levine , 1977 , p.427 ) . |
| 10 | He trained on until dark , when it was just he , Isay and the three Myrcan instructors who were left on the practice field . |
| 11 | All of you couch potatoes who were inspired by the Olympics to take more exercise in future , what about having a bash at the New York Marathon and raising funds for charity as well ? |
| 12 | Born 56 years ago into a moderately well-to-do family in the village of Konyi in southern Hungary , Mr Pozsgay had no personal motivation to espouse revolution , unlike many of his contemporaries who were driven to the party by abject poverty . |
| 13 | I myself have a sister with two sons who were martyred in the war … |
| 14 | He tells me the story of two US servicemen who were stationed during the war near the Welsh town where he grew up . |
| 15 | Pilots who were selected for the early courses were from very varied backgrounds . |
| 16 | The same applies to the so called accident to two Hungarians who were drowned in the Danube . |
| 17 | Fire fighters from across the country have been paying tribute to airmen who were killed in the second world war . |
| 18 | Over 100 of those killed were paramilitary gendarmes who were stationed in the area to counter Kurdish guerrilla activity . |
| 19 | This left 14 applicants who were assisted during the reporting period . |
| 20 | The officials who were entrusted with the task of putting him to death behaved with as much humanity as possible . |
| 21 | One could never tell , with these town-dwelling millionaires who were smitten with the desire to be landed gentry . |
| 22 | The kitchen was a chaotic babble of activity , with Colban issuing orders in all directions and striving to keep an eye on those attendants who were entrusted with the care of vital sauces and gravies . |
| 23 | More useful is my enumeration of persons who were listed in the Hue and Cry , a biweekly bulletin published by the police . |
| 24 | If the Britons who were defeated by the Goths were the followers of Riothamus , they provide a date of 469 . |
| 25 | The latter was accused of treason on account of a letter he had sent to Euric , advising him not to make peace with the Greek emperor , that is Anthemius , but rather to attack the Britons who were stationed on the Loire , and to divide Gaul with the Burgundians . |
| 26 | The FSU was founded in 1947 , and was based on the experience of the Pacifist Service Units , which had helped families who were overwhelmed by the destruction , separation , chaos and strain of the war years to cope and re-establish themselves . |
| 27 | The market prospects for bauxite are improving and the industry is being redeveloped with the help of the former multinational company owners who were displaced by the first Manley government . |
| 28 | Bagehot exaggerated when he described the middle classes as " the despotic power in England " but there is no doubt that the balance of power tilted away from the large landowners that dominated the House of Lords and towards the industrialists who were represented in the House of Commons . |
| 29 | Prizes were also handed out which included head covers , gloves and golf balls , courtesy of Townhead Carpets who were thanked by the Captain for their generous contribution and support of the club . |
| 30 | The Government have reneged on all their commitments to the civil servants who were transferred into the private sector . |