Example sentences of "who [vb past] [prep] [noun] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These new techniques brought about an increase in the things which people needed to control for production , especially land , herds , tools , and even the slaves who became of importance at this stage . |
| 2 | A Polish couple who lived in Cambuslang at that time regularly frequented the Shop in search of children 's clothes . |
| 3 | Out of the gentlemen who came into farming at that time [ before mechanization ] only about one in twenty could make it go : the others had to have a skilled man to manage the farm for 'em . |
| 4 | ‘ Being a soldier appealed to me , ’ said Mr MacConachie , who came to England at 16 and joined the Army . |
| 5 | He may perhaps be identifiable with the ‘ Brown ’ who deputized as organist at New College on two occasions during 1493 ; otherwise his identity remains resolutely obscure . |
| 6 | Everyone who worked with Laura at this time agrees that , as a fashion editor , she had a sure instinct about forecasting trends , a canny feel for coordinating colour and fabric that was invariably right , and knowledge of which of the latest details could be adapted to the ‘ Laura Ashley ’ look . |
| 7 | The MP who went to sea at 14 did not know about the motion and said he appreciated the gesture . |
| 8 | He told the story of a loner , a drifter , a maverick boy who went from banner-waving at public meetings to protest at experiments on animals , all the way to incendiaries and assault and finally an attempted car bomb . |