Example sentences of "who [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first series of riots began in Lagos on May 4 when commuters protested against a 500 per cent fare increase imposed by taxi and minibus drivers who were trying to cope with an acute fuel shortage [ see p. 38853 ] and with spiralling inflation . |
| 2 | Most certainly these were the sections of the working class who were beginning to benefit from the trend towards paid holidays , which was eventually formalized , after the Amulree Report , and the Holidays with Pay Act of 1938 . |
| 3 | The specifications were sent to seven suppliers who were invited to bid for the installation of a new system . |
| 4 | Of those Whigs who were elected to serve in the new Parliament of 1690 , by April 1691 , according to Harley , about 125 were in opposition , and some 85 supported the Court . |
| 5 | Other Somervillians who were selected to play for the University are Judith Buttigeig ( cricket ) , Mary Haslop ( fencing ) Jane Greenall ( football ) , Rose George and Ruth Roboski ( hockey ) , Katherine Walters ( netball ) and Anna Turner ( lacrosse ) . |
| 6 | Minor aircraft snags encountered were of no concern as these would be rectified by the previously-noted maintenance crews under the command of S/L Hughes who were scheduled to sail with the vessel . |
| 7 | The film made local celebrities of several people who were chosen to feature in the film . |
| 8 | " We 'd easily get the half-five bus , " Timothy said , offering his gums again , blocking their passage and the passage of two elderly women who were endeavouring to pass into the foyer . |
| 9 | Was there at some time then , a briefing for the officers who were going to go into the flat ? |
| 10 | The other 132 were senior state employees responsible for the management of public funds , who were required to remain in the country until a routine administrative review was performed by government auditors . |
| 11 | Although Muslims in some areas paid cizye , the burden of this tax bore most heavily on the Christians , who were required to pay for every male of twelve years of age on a sliding scale , according to his assessed wealth . |
| 12 | The aptly named Extraordinary Dancers who were booked to appear in the highly sophisticated Folies-Bergère and then went on to tour the world |
| 13 | This document made it clear that the responsibility for determining coordinators ' roles rested with the heads , who were encouraged to choose from the 1985 specification provided by the Authority . |
| 14 | Her husband averred that doubtless the orchestra and the pipers would arrange things to their own satisfaction , and further opined that the Duchess should leave the ball 's arrangements to those who were paid to worry about the details , but the Duchess was insistent on voicing her concerns this afternoon . |
| 15 | Most of us are familiar with the stories of Pavlov 's dogs who were conditioned to salivate at the sound of a bell . |
| 16 | A meeting was arranged with the gypsies , who were allowed to stay until the 24th July , and it was agreed they would give substantial donations to the parish for damage caused to the trees and grass on the field . |
| 17 | It is possible too that the black couples who were allowed to adopt in the period of the study were ‘ white parents in black skins ’ . |
| 18 | But as the romance , continued to drag on , there were signs the story was wearing thin , especially for Jason , who was beginning to tire of the facade . |
| 19 | Jo heard Selwyn enunciating the words ‘ deep , deep shit , ’ from behind the double doors as she came downstairs and hurried towards the dining room to avoid her father , who was bound to complain about the embroidered blouse and her old white overalls . |
| 20 | Another influence — arguably of even greater influence — burst upon him at this time , in the form of Irving Layton , the enfant terrible of Canadian poetry then a local school-teacher , who was invited to participate in a poetry workshop on the campus , and did so with great élan . |
| 21 | Sentence was delayed on the mother , Celia Palmer , aged l8 , who was remanded to stay in the hostel where she has been living during the trial while social and probation reports are prepared . |
| 22 | The average one-third ownership reflected the great pressure there was on the family farmer when a member of the family came home , or on a part-time farmer who was trying to expand with a view to becoming full-time . |
| 23 | A bloke who was trying to get at the tomato purée gave him rather an odd look , but Quigley was not bothered . |
| 24 | ‘ There was a brief scuffle between a bouncer and a drunk who was trying to get into the club . |
| 25 | A pilot who was taught to fly by the RAF has spent much of the past eighteen months in his garden shed making his own aeroplane . |
| 26 | Besides the Shaplands ' daughter , Emily , who was recruited to work in the art department , local schoolchildren were employed as extras and crowds of spectators gathered to watch from a nearby meadow . |
| 27 | Dr Dunstaple , in any case , had settled the matter by clearing everyone out of the tiger house except for the unfortunate dispenser , who was ordered to adhere to the Dunstaple treatment until death , if necessary , and to lock the door against everyone else . |
| 28 | I have looked around the faces before games in the past wondering who was going to go to the wire with a home crowd after your blood , never mind the opposition . |
| 29 | The question was whether an employee who was going to suffer from a disability , and was then guilty of misconduct , would have been dismissed if he had been a man . |
| 30 | Nobody knew who was going to win at the end . |