Example sentences of "who was [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | One young man , who was attending a large machine which was railed off as a safety precaution , warned Humphrey of the dangers of moving machinery . |
| 32 | A physical science student showed a nice awareness of the science/arts hierarchy when , talking about her brother who was doing a Fine Art degree , she said |
| 33 | By coincidence it was also Epstein who brought Modigliani together with a woman writer who was to have a profound effect upon his life — Beatrice Hastings . |
| 34 | Connor whistled to Barker , who was investigating a nearby lamp-post , and walked on . |
| 35 | He looked across the table at Meryl , who was giving a good impression of hanging on to every word Lee said . |
| 36 | Nicholson , who was spending a good deal of his time in the new BBS offices , which he hoped would be the starting point of his own aspirations towards directing , chipped in with the observation that his biker pictures had all grossed respectable money and made very handsome profits from a low outlay . |
| 37 | ‘ Oh aye , ’ said one of the aunts , who was scrutinising a dicky-looking mussel , as if it were a suspicious traveller and she an immigration officer . |
| 38 | She did not notice the raggedly dressed , exhausted-looking woman who was carrying a heavy basket across the road towards her , until she heard the bitterly articulated : |
| 39 | An old wino had stopped a young man in his late teens who was carrying a huge sack of groceries . |
| 40 | The most striking example of an ( unsuccessful ) attempt at bribery was described by an officer who was offered a free choice of goods from a manufacturer 's showroom if he would pour away a formal sample he had just taken ( see s. iii , ch. 6 ) . |
| 41 | Henceforth , as a result of the Prince 's action at Strasbourg , this cosy doctrine was threatened by a recrudescence of popular Bonapartism in which the key figure was not the dead Napoleon but the living Louis-Napoleon , who was offering a political alternative to the existing system . |
| 42 | He met Georges Bettembourg there in 1979 , they became friends and Sustad was invited to go to Shivling in 1981 with Bettembourg and a strong team that included Doug Scott who was to become a great friend and partner , and Don Whillans , who , despite being in his 50s , by then still contributed to the expedition . |
| 43 | It was around this time that he met George Underwood who was to become a lifelong friend . |
| 44 | I messed at first with Harry Phillimore , who was to become a lifelong friend . |
| 45 | William Coote , who was to play a major role in social purity up to the 1920s , went through a typical adolescent conversion experience in the 1860s and 1870s . |
| 46 | In a letter in the Gentleman 's Magazine of 1790 , ‘ Philippos ’ , identified by Pugh as Granville Penn , who was to play a central role in the foundation of the London Veterinary College , wrote that he ‘ had often lamented the failure of the plan which the late ingenious M Bourgelat had formed for establishing a veterinary school in England ’ . |
| 47 | But in September 1985 he joined forces with a man who was to play a large part in changing all that . |
| 48 | After The Tyger 's Whelp put in at the harbour at Liamuiga , also known as Everhope , the winter after the Battle of Sloop 's Bight , the letter from the King in England to Kit was delivered to him on the verandah of the Great House at Belmont , by the captain , one Rowland Grasscocke , who was plying a regular trade between England , the West Coast of Africa and the Hesperidean chain . |
| 49 | If a person who was occupied a considerable time in a search gave an additional fee to the parish clerk , saying , ‘ I wish to make you some compensation for your time , ’ that would be a voluntary payment . |
| 50 | If a person who was occupied a considerable time in a search gave an additional fee to the parish clerk , saying , ‘ I wish to make you some compensation for your time , ’ that would be a voluntary payment . |
| 51 | At Dr Rudolf Bode 's Training College he met a fellow-student who was to make a lasting impact on his life both personally and professionally — Senta Medau 's warm personality , beautiful movement , choreographic flair and ability to teach in four languages made her ideal partner and wife . |
| 52 | But the world was moving on , and national agendas were changing both in the United States and in Britain , a fact soon to be underlined by a British prime minister who was to make a conscious effort to grade Western Europe above the United States in Britain 's list of national priorities . |
| 53 | She next rang the solicitor with whom she had called in Kilkcaldy and who was having a New Year party at the time . |
| 54 | Karen was looking after Ann McDonald from Scotland who was having a terrific time despite suffering from spina bifida and hydroencephalus ( water on the brain ) . |
| 55 | that 's just they 're the people I 'm going to interview okay then you 've got example yesterday at approximately nine twenty Bacon 's technical college at went up in a barrage of smoke taking one life which is believed to be that of the caretaker who was having a last minute check before leaving the building in the evening . |
| 56 | Hemmings took a catch to dismiss Logie , who was beginning to look dangerous , and then the wickets slithered away — including Harper run out by a fine throw from Hemmings , who was having a wonderful time . |