Example sentences of "who [verb] [prep] the [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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1 | It may have disappointed many fearless patriots like John Wayne , who presided over the fragrantly entitled ‘ Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals ’ . |
2 | On behalf of this group I would like to present to the Council a petition containing in excess of two thousand signatures from people throughout the metropolitan district who object to the originally reported suggestion that Metropolitan Council are proposing to make byelaws requiring that all dogs should be kept on leads at all times in all public places . |
3 | It is a constant of any Minister 's experience — my hon. Friend referred to his experience as a Minister — that when a new scheme is introduced , there will always be somebody who did the same thing on his own initiative in the previous year and who feels that those who benefit from the newly introduced scheme are receiving an unfair advantage over the individual who took the real risk and did it himself . |
4 | Investors who register with the specially established share shops or the share information office are to be offered a discount of 10p on each of the second and third instalments on allocations of up to 1,000 shares , or a one-for-15 share bonus after three years on allocations of up to 1,500 shares . |
5 | Even more bitter were the attacks on the behaviour of the demi-mondaines who did not hesitate to parade ‘ the profits of their vice ’ in front of decent folk and whose example , so it was said , influenced young women of good society : ‘ Among young women who count amongst the best bred and the best brought up , there are those who do not hesitate to copy the manners and behaviour of girls of easy virtue . ’ |
6 | It also looks after United Distillers and Guinness Brewing Worldwide employees and makes sure that those who travel to the far flung parts of Guinness 's empire have the right inoculations and advice for their trips . |
7 | The European Council reaffirmed its determination to act quickly to help the people of the Soviet Union and in particular those who live in the heavily populated areas of Moscow and St. Petersburg . |
8 | ( in fact , far from being considered inappropriate , the word ‘ bin ’ is now thought highly suitable among people who work with the mentally handicapped to describe large hospitals , but the irony tends to elude the general public ) . |
9 | Yet many people who work with the mentally handicapped find it depressing , difficult and unfulfilling . |