Example sentences of "[noun prp] who [vb past] been [verb] for " in BNC.
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1 | Eve had n't known that Birdie Mac who ran the sweet shop had a man from Ballylee who had been calling for fifteen years , but she would n't leave her old mother and the man from Ballylee would n't come to Knockglen . |
2 | De Franco was appointed president of the Central Bank of Nicaragua replacing Raúl A. Lacayo Solórzano who had been criticized for his credit policies . |
3 | Dai Qing , a journalist on the intellectual newspaper Guangming Ribao who had been imprisoned for 10 months after the 1989 crackdown , and Hou Xiaotian , wife of the imprisoned dissident Wang Juntao , were detained by police for four and two days respectively after being contacted by US embassy officials to arrange a meeting during the visit . |
4 | A practical outcome from this incident was a new pair of deck shoes for Marty who had been campaigning for a replacement from Stores Branch for some time . |
5 | The shooting ended a promising future for Nicola who had been recommended for an audition with the Royal Ballet . |
6 | Then John 's second son , Robert , married the stunningly beautiful Elizabeth Tomkins who had been dancing for seven years . |