Example sentences of "who [vb past] [v-ing] at the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It can also revive memories of childhood tantrums and distress , locking oneself in the lavatory or bathroom and shutting out the adults who came battering at the door .
2 A professional cavalier , who enjoyed excelling at the game of soldiering , who gave his orders with the perfect authority of a corps whose drills have been tempered by a score of successful wars , a hundred victories , a million unsung deaths .
3 Karen , who started skating at the age of six , has received grants from the borough council 's Community Chest .
4 I know it sounds crackers but we preferred it , " said one of the pit brow lasses who started working at the pit when she was fourteen and finished when the women 's work was abolished after nationalisation .
5 Suddenly everyone had gone except for one man , the show 's principal backer , who sat crying at the table .
6 Never once had the French king offered a seat to Lady Francesca , who stood gazing at the monarch , an awed , frightened expression on her beautiful face .
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