Example sentences of "which [pers pn] [vb past] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | I went from that to a Gibson EB3 , then to a Rickenbacker 4001 , which I had for a long time . |
2 | I had erm an eight ba er eight band wireless which I bought for a hundred and twenty quid when I was working . |
3 | They had all the grain of which they needed for a good breakfast to finish |
4 | The book was never written and his only publications were two pamphlets , A Guide to the Electors of Great Britain , upon the Accession of a new King ( 1820 ) and Letters of Lord John Russell , upon the original formation of the House of Commons ( 1826 ) in which he declared for a thorough reform of the close boroughs he had always represented . |
5 | But last Thursday he made a spectacular return with a speech to party militants in Montlouis , on the outskirts of Tours , in which he called for a political ‘ big bang ’ in order to bring about the emergence of a new centre left party as part of a recomposition of the whole of the French political scene . |
6 | Last Thursday , however , he made a spectacular return with a speech to party militants in Montlouis , on the outskirts of Tours , in which he called for a political ‘ big bang ’ in order to bring about the emergence of a new centre-left party as part of a recomposition of the whole of the French political scene . |
7 | When Ken thereupon resigned , however , William appealed to him to remain , which he did for a further year . |
8 | Lord Newport asked Richard to teach in his place , which he did for a few months . |