Example sentences of "who was [v-ing] in [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a result , Mr Vafa , who was living in France at the time , says that allegations of violence made against him by his former wife and her family went unchallenged and resulted in the interdict preventing him from molesting and attacking his wife or members of her family . |
| 2 | It was warm in the kitchen and the fire cast a soft light on Carrie who was kneeling in front of the fire , folding the blanket she had been airing . |
| 3 | LOOSE ALICE , also known affectionately as Slack , shot out of the trap in a blur of speed and bore down on the man who was running in front of her squeezing a squeaky toy . |
| 4 | How could such an affliction strike down the Liverpool manager , a 38-year-old fitness fanatic , who was playing in midfield for Scotland and Liverpool only two years ago ? |
| 5 | At the door , Theda almost bumped into the landlord , who was standing in amazement at the acrimonious scene within the room . |
| 6 | A police officer who was standing in front of the police line reportedly shot , without warning and at close range , killing Gyalpo on the spot . |
| 7 | ‘ Gilly was one of his favourite students , ’ said a small woman with an American accent who was standing in front of the french windows . |
| 8 | Sophia commented on this to Ianthe who was sitting in front of her . |
| 9 | hon. Friend the Member for Hexham ( Mr. Amos ) immediately in front of me , I should have welcomed equally the presence of the attractive blonde lady who was sitting in front of me last week , but she obviously has other things to do this week . |
| 10 | Mr Delmo Vigna , who was lying in bed in his first-floor flat when the bomb went off , said : ‘ Just 20 minutes earlier , I had stuck my head out of the window to throw a bucket of water on the street to clean it . |