Example sentences of "who had [verb] [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Piers Morrison was a dangerous stranger , one who made no effort to treat her with respect , far less subservience , and who had kissed her on the spur of the moment , then instantly regretted it because he basically did n't like her . |
| 2 | For a few brief moments she 'd actually managed to persuade herself that there was some kind of special rapport between herself and the man who had kissed her in the semi-darkness with such tender passion . |
| 3 | If only it had been he instead of Giles who had kissed her in the moonlight . |
| 4 | In that sensible frame of mind she had hurried downstairs to join her daughter — who had beaten her to the breakfast table again ! — and her host in the sunny conservatory . |
| 5 | There was something in her voice that reminded Tug that she was the one who had beaten him round the face . |
| 6 | This was the street along which she had run , a skinny and excited ten-year-old , to boast to her father that she was the only girl who had made it to the next round of the chess competition . |
| 7 | He sat on the top of the large expanse of teak desk and stared coldly at the men who had made it to the top of one of the biggest corporations in the world , employing nearly one million people . |
| 8 | And it seemed to her that she was at least two people , for the person who had plunged them into the forest and brought them to this spot was not the same as the person who sat here waiting for Allen to say what he was doing , and for the Friar to return . |
| 9 | However , after a couple of dances had elapsed , Clara thought she spotted the civilized young man who had assisted her on the Channel crossing ; once she had spotted him she turned rigidly away , so deep was her horror of imitating Janice 's conduct , but she lost nothing by it , for within a couple of minutes he presented himself , courteously , at her elbow . |
| 10 | Following the work that I had done at the MU on the Circuit Board Fault Diagnostic Aid in connection with my MSc project , 2 members of the staff had gained experience of expert systems : the Chief Technician and a civilian who had assisted me during the project . |
| 11 | Sitting on the ground in front of it were the two constables who had delayed him at the dovecot during the arms search . |
| 12 | If he had added the name of Viola Angotti to the list of those who had hit him in the stomach Ezzie 's face would have screwed up with laughter . |
| 13 | Suddenly before the altar a ‘ light shining from heaven , in the manner of a sunbeam ’ appeared , which was seen as a sign of divine approval of Stanford 's opposition to Edward II and the Pope , who had deposed him from the bishopric of Durham . |
| 14 | He was an old man like the guard who had stopped us in the road the night before . |
| 15 | It was in 1984 , when Kylie was still only 16 , that her next big break came and it was again Alan Hardy , the man who had cast her in The Sullivans three years before , who was involved . |
| 16 | It was Iris , throwing doubts on Rick 's guilt , who had cast her in the role of the devil 's advocate . |
| 17 | The 67-year-old was attacked in Ludlow , Shropshire , by a man who had followed her through the town centre . |
| 18 | A BUNGLING shoplifter tried to flog a pair of Marks and Spencer shorts — to the store detective who had followed him into the street after seeing him nick them . |
| 19 | The servant , who had followed them into the room , put her arms round her and comforted her . |
| 20 | A young man in an immaculate dark blue suit took over from the young woman who had met them at the elevator and led them into a vast room , furnished with antiques . |
| 21 | They ate in silence , Corbett conscious of the old man staring at them now joined by the leader who had met them in the forest . |
| 22 | Tess realized that the farmer was the same Trantridge man who had recognized her in the market town , and had been knocked down by Angel . |
| 23 | She turned to watch him leave , experiencing a second shock as she recognised the man who was driving the car that arrived to collect him as one of the pair who had waylaid her in the car park . |
| 24 | Even with the whitewash skeleton painted on to him , Benny had no difficulty recognizing the serpentine man who had kidnapped her from the museum . |
| 25 | So had Nicol perceptibly brightened , though rather with the hope of getting his revenge on the devils who had tumbled him from the wagon , and threatened his companions with steel and arrows . |
| 26 | ‘ Indeed you would n't find better anywhere , ’ said Mrs Bennet who had joined them in the cellar with her daughter . |
| 27 | She gave a little shiver as a goose ran over her grave , and stroked Cas and Poll , who had joined her on the swing-seat . |
| 28 | Makarenko also dealt summarily with the Poltava educational authorities who had appointed him in the first place . |
| 29 | Gilbert Scott had said that it was ‘ on the whole , my finest church ’ , but Colonel Akroyd , who had built it as the centrepiece of his remarkable village of Akroyd , had never sufficiently endowed it . |
| 30 | Looking around for his wingman , who had lost him in the manoeuvre and headed for base , he saw another Messerschmitt about to attack him , so repeated the same trick . |