Example sentences of "the man who [was/were] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The new regiment earned its army nickname through the term of endearment used throughout the intimate conversation by the man who was said to be Mr Gilbey . |
| 2 | Stefan Kiszko , the man who was cleared of the murder of eleven-year-old Lesley Molseed has told how he was set upon by inmates when he first arrived in jail . |
| 3 | The chances of the man who was seen as a contender for the presidency until a few days ago , the former leader , Mr Alexander Dubcek , winning the post are now seen as receding . |
| 4 | As Eva went into the hostels she realised the Salvation Army was not there to turn people into converts , but that their work must be an extension of Christ 's love : " Jesus Christ did n't say to the man who was filled with many devils — the schizophrenic — " If you follow me I 'll cure you . |
| 5 | Police said later that the man who was helping with inquiries had been detained as he was released from Armley jail , Leeds . |
| 6 | Police said later that the man who was helping with inquiries had been detained as he was released from Armley jail , Leeds , after serving a sentence . |
| 7 | The Policy and Resources Committee decided to wait until the end of an appeal by Richard Shield , the man who was sacked for recruiting Tommy Sheppard . |
| 8 | LOOSE ALICE , also known affectionately as Slack , shot out of the trap in a blur of speed and bore down on the man who was running in front of her squeezing a squeaky toy . |
| 9 | Time after time he had pressed the claims of a workingman candidate on a constituency " , but they had properly chosen the man who was considered to be most suitable for the constituency . |
| 10 | The man who was asking for us ? ’ |
| 11 | The man who was walking towards them stepped into the light of a streetlamp . |
| 12 | He saw that two men were now holding me , pushing me down and punching me and he recognized the man who was walking up the stairs . |
| 13 | The king did not lack military resources , but they were useless if the men who were placed in command of them defected to the enemy . |
| 14 | In addition to this the men who were passing through the camp after the first year often had a different view of the war from those who had been there since before the fall of France . |
| 15 | The MP who introduced the bill said many of the men who were shot for cowardice were in fact suffering from shell shock . |
| 16 | The assumption became that the men who were assigned to Masai District were ‘ picked men ’ , exemplars of the finest ideals of the Colonial Service . |
| 17 | Nor , even if full-time , did they typically do the same type or level of paid work as that performed by the men who were included in the employers ' pension schemes . |
| 18 | Ariel wept and nearly stumbled , for her own leg was sore too , but she kept on going , determined to take Sycorax away from the men who were camping in their compound , drawing water from the stream , building fire on their hearthstones , and beginning to roast a spitted shoat to eat . |
| 19 | She was n't speaking to the men who were sitting with her ; she sat completely still , with a pale glass of something — ; Vichy water ? — untouched in front of her . |