Example sentences of "who [was/were] [verb] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Would you like me to check the mail — or attend to the women who were to go for a bush walk ? ’ |
| 2 | Sergei Shakhrai , former presidential legal advisor , warned in Komsomolskaya pravda of Aug. 8 that the SC had fallen into the control of conservatives who were hoping for a return to the administrative-command system . |
| 3 | Reckless reported a large series of 154 diabetics who were examined for the presence of macrovascular complications with relation to actual lipoprotein levels ( Reckless et al , 1978 ) . |
| 4 | I joined one band because they were playing at the Marquee , and at that gig I was spotted by Girlschool , who were looking for a guitarist . |
| 5 | The big city was a powerful draw to youngsters who were looking for the chance to better themselves . |
| 6 | East Hampshire district and Hampshire County Councils were aware of this family , who were waiting for a house to become available . |
| 7 | After the ceremony the bridal couple rushed to the photographer 's studio to have their portrait taken , before joining their guests who were waiting for the wedding meal . |
| 8 | ‘ The four who were suspended for a year in 1984 after the demos during the Miners ’ Strike . |
| 9 | It was not poor people who were to blame for the dampness but poor housing that was making the people poor . |
| 10 | Suddenly it was the Chinese , not the foreigners , who were pressing for a deal . |
| 11 | The two men who were fighting for the title met privately . |
| 12 | He does not court publicity having witnessed other ministers who were tipped for the top and never made it . |
| 13 | Then as we commissioned our team for what is at the time of writing known as the King 's Arms church we experienced a pouring out of the gifts of the Spirit on those elders and leaders who were praying for the team : it seemed everyone had a word of instruction , a revelation , a tongue or an interpretation for the strengthening of the church . |
| 14 | It includes Eddie Browning , who was jailed for the murder of Marie Wilkes , and Michael Shirley who 's on hunger strike protesting his innocence … |
| 15 | The court had heard that Chalmers , who was training for the ministry with the Rev Ian Paisley 's Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster , had lured the boy into a church in South Belfast and abused him . |
| 16 | But I bumped into Chris who 'd been doing some session work with Steve ( Buzzcocks ) Diggle , who was looking for a guitar player to do a few gigs , and Chris kind of trapped me into that . |
| 17 | At that time , Russell Mills , an artist who was looking for a dwelling that would be large enough also to provide studio space , realised that the building might subdivide suitably to meet , at low cost , the similar needs of fellow artists and designers . |
| 18 | She would have no trouble in finding a tenant for the cottage ; already Simon Clifford , a neighbour , had approached her on behalf of an acquaintance of his who was looking for a place in the area . |
| 19 | He went along with a friend who was auditioning for the lead and landed the part himself , playing a thug hanged for murder . |
| 20 | He went along with a friend who was auditioning for the lead and landed the part himself , playing a thug hanged for murder . |
| 21 | Poor Christy , who was hoping for a reconciliation , was left sobbing on her father 's shoulder . |
| 22 | If the condition of the rural clergy was as bad as the book claimed , who was to speak for the government in the provinces ? |
| 23 | Sir Patrick Hastings , who was briefed for the defence of Mosley and the others , had little difficulty in demolishing the prosecution case . |
| 24 | Nicholson 's exercises , devised by Strasberg and taught by Landau — who was nominated for an Oscar in the 1990 awards — were rather less shocking . |
| 25 | Mr Lavender , an insurance agent who was studying for a master 's degree , was found slumped on the ground in Battersea High Street , South London , by a group of youngsters . |
| 26 | A university spokesman said last night he could not comment on speculation that Mr Powell , who was studying for a BSc in applied biology , had been anxious about sitting his first year exams . |
| 27 | The following year Graham Greene , having struggled to write a script from Galsworthy 's Twenty-One Days — about a murderer who killed himself and an innocent man who was hanged for the suicide 's crime — within BBFC rules that forbade the representation of either suicide or a failure of British justice , joined with J. B. Priestley , Bernard Shaw and H. G. Wells in speaking out against the censorship system . |
| 28 | Arsenal experienced some fierce tackles , but the most crucial came from one of their own men , Tommy Black , who was booked for a foul — in the penalty area . |
| 29 | But Ward was stretchered off with a broken leg after a challenge by Mark Atkins , who was booked for the tackle . |
| 30 | It was unclear last night who was to blame for the deluge — the 28-year-old prince himself or a forgetful aide . |