Example sentences of "who [was/were] [adj] [conj] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | There have always been some old people who were influential and highly regarded , in contrast to the many others who were treated with ridicule , antagonism , or at best patronized as dependents . |
2 | In an adjournment debate in the Commons earlier this month , Mr Hood claimed that Mr Muncie 's ‘ luck ran out ’ for his favourite method of investigation — deciding who was guilty and then gathering evidence to prove it . |
3 | Sometimes it was Ruth 's job to look after them both , though not often , since Edward had his own governess , Miss Fitch , who was omnipresent and jealously guarded her position . |
4 | He dealt extremely gently with Chamberlain , who was present and still respected , reserving the edge of his debating power entirely for Lloyd George , who was absent and distrusted : |
5 | In the two months prior to writing this chapter , my counselling has involved one thirteen-year-old babysitter for a coven who was drugged and sexually abused for two years before eventually plucking up the courage to tell her parents . |
6 | At meetings of Bank Assistants throughout the country , in the past weeks , I have not met anyone who was other than bitterly disillusioned at the outcome of our visit to the Labour Court . |
7 | For Simone , who was dependent and entirely besotted , Modigliani proved an impossible lover . |