Example sentences of "who [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was smitten not especially by Sandra 's looks , but by her whole demeanour , and those who were around at the time must have thought he had understated his feelings when he said later , ‘ It was a no-big-deal act for me . |
| 2 | Mrs Hardy , of Tower Hill , Chipperfield , was found crawling through undergrowth in the woods yesterday morning by two women who were out for a walk . |
| 3 | Those Muslims who were out on the streets looked bad-tempered : they had not eaten or drunk since before dawn , and were in no mood for smiles or pleasantries . |
| 4 | They were among thousands of supporters in colourful and fancy dress — ranging from leeks and nuns to the more traditional Welsh red and white — who were out on the town on the eve of today 's match between Scotland and Wales at Murrayfield . |
| 5 | The boys lined up in the corridor by the glass office and looked in to see who was up against the rod . |
| 6 | ‘ My spirits , too , ’ agreed the old lady , throwing a wry glance at Theda , who was over by the windows . |
| 7 | I waved to the toddling girl who was over by the window again , banging a fist on the pane and watching the rain drizzle down . |
| 8 | Well there 's no logic to that there because the the lack of cover and er whatever applies the minute the last person leaves , and that erm it lies that the the concern is that if somebody who was in on the building , in the building on their own has an accident , |
| 9 | He decided to feature John , who was out of a job at the time . |
| 10 | Then she went to look for Alice who was out of the bathroom and sitting on the edge of their bed , brushing her hair . |
| 11 | From 1832 he replaced William Holmes [ q.v. ] , who was out of the House of Commons from 1832 to 1837 , as the Conservative party 's chief electoral expert . |
| 12 | So who was down at the bus on her own ? |
| 13 | On the way home she made a detour to pick wild flowers for her mother , who was down at the harbour gutting pilchards and would be late back . |