Example sentences of "who had [verb] [pron] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was reminded of the statements of the stableman who had joined him for a drink at the Bull , situated at the end of Cross Street , and of the café owner where he had stopped for a fried breakfast . |
| 2 | In 1987 the role of Lord Mayor was taken by Richard Horner , a local butcher , who had done it for a few years . |
| 3 | Did she agonizingly miss the faithless Finn who had deserted her for a cross-eyed creature ? |
| 4 | The grandmother who had held him for a family photograph ; the mother Eda , the father Meir , the brothers Chaim , Avram , Aizik and Josef ; the sisters Selma and Esther . |
| 5 | Most memorable was Tory , haughtily holding her very intelligent head in the air , but missing her husband , who had left her for a ‘ woman officer ’ . |
| 6 | Swan felt very much at a disadvantage , especially when Amaranth told him that she had promised to go to The Times/Sunday Times party with Charles , who had left them for a moment to have a quick word with Peter Riddell of The Times . |