Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In these respects Frith/Moll is represented in the tradition of the warrior woman and the folk figure of Long Meg of Westminster , both of whom distinguish true morality from false , the proper man from the braggart , and finally submit to the former ( Shepherd , Amazons , esp . |
| 2 | His restlessness permeated the entire house , and she felt guilty , certain that her presence was tying him to Gullholm , that if it were n't for her he would go home , or visit one or other of his sisters or his mother , all of whom made regular telephone calls . |
| 3 | They had six sons , one of whom died young and four of whom became Anglican clergymen , and seven daughters . |
| 4 | By drawing General Managers ' attention to the British Gas environment publications ; ensuring they have an adequate supply along with display holders [ similar to that outside the Public relations office ] and letting them know how and from whom to obtain additional information . |
| 5 | All our pension fund assets are managed by independent , professional fund managers , each of whom has specific instructions that no asset may be invested in or loaned to Tomkins , in any way , ’ Mr Duncan explains . |
| 6 | Just a quick word about this lot , each of whom has special characteristics . |
| 7 | The final stages of the negotiations coincided with the presence of Michael Clapham as Chairman of the Council , and Edwin Kerr as Chief Officer , both of whom played influential parts in the process . |
| 8 | But in this , which he achieved by bold leaps and chromaticisms of melody and harmony , he was far surpassed by Saracini and Belli ( neither of whom composed polyphonic madrigals ) whose shock effects are comparable with Gesualdo 's of the same period ( see p. 267 ) , as in this passage from Belli 's ‘ Ardo ma non ardi ’ from his Libro dell' arie a I e 2 V. per sonarsi con il chitarrone ( Florence , 1616 ) : or the opening of Saracini 's ‘ Tu parti ’ from his sixth book of Musiche ( Venice , 1624 ) . |
| 9 | Coalbrookdale acted like a magnet on artists , most of whom painted romantic images of the iron bridge in its wooded valley setting , and the bridge itself was soon being promoted as a tourist attraction . |
| 10 | However , such land is intended to be used by hikers and campers , many of whom show little respect for rare reptiles , in particular harmless water snakes , and even pangolins and pythons . |
| 11 | They have been able to oversee the family 's tennis progress , not least that of their other son Mashishka and daughter , Mashona , both of whom receive financial support from the USTA . |
| 12 | Kaifu also managed to resist pressure for the inclusion within the new Cabinet of LDP members who were tainted by the Recruit scandal , which meant the continued exclusion from office of faction leaders Michio Watanabe , Kiichi Miyazawa , and Shintaro Abe ( a former Prime Minister ) , each of whom wielded enormous influence within the party and was considered a potential Prime Minister . |
| 13 | We believe in a God who offers complete forgiveness where there has been failure , and new strength for the future day by day . |
| 14 | Looking at the evidence available , there seem to be four main principles which determine who offers personal care . |
| 15 | Overlooked and under-rated but definitely not Ras-boring — that 's the view of the Goldfish Bowl 's MAX GIBBS who offers photographic proof . |
| 16 | Ajan , secretary general of the International Weightlifting Federation ( IWF ) , was reacting to coach Vasily Alexeyev who branded Belarussian Kurlovich a drug cheat in a newspaper interview last week . |
| 17 | One young representative , Colin Mason , a computer systems manager from Streatham , who branded environmental controls as ‘ socialism by the back door ’ , was gently advised by the Secretary of State to read the Tory philospher Edmund Burke . |
| 18 | So those who espouse equal opportunity need to elaborate its purpose . |
| 19 | The public counts on those who disseminate factual information … to be certain that what they tell us is as accurate as research and the conscientious use of language can make it . |
| 20 | For fear that those who disseminate racist propaganda would turn to newer mediums of communication , it was decided to deal explicitly and comprehensively with all forms of communication such as films , tapes , records and video recordings , f not all of which would unambiguously have fallen within the proposed law . |
| 21 | The eventual confirmation of Thomas , who succeeded black justice Thurgood Marshall , meant that the nine-member Supreme Court would be without a single liberal member for the first time in its modern history . |
| 22 | This index was started by Herbarium staff , who scanned new journals and books coming in to the Library . |
| 23 | The stumbling block for the Forest boss is that Arsenal , who sold 21-year-old Cole to City for £500,000 in the summer , would collect 33 per cent of any fee . |
| 24 | Eventually she explained that she owed money to a stall-keeper who sold second-hand clothing : she had stupidly borrowed some from him to buy a dress . |
| 25 | Sweeney 's name pronounces him of the lineage of a man who sold human flesh for butchermeat , a ‘ demon barber ’ . |
| 26 | If this is the case , the ones most likely to buckle under the heat of the pressure will be those Christians who lack personal conviction . |
| 27 | In comparing the procedures for electing party leaders in Britain and the United States , Anthony King concluded that , ‘ recent developments in the American presidential nominating system have greatly increased the probability that men will be nominated who lack relevant experience and have no evident aptitude for one of the most demanding and powerful jobs on earth ’ . |
| 28 | Introduced to provide finance for promising entrepreneurs who lack sufficient track record or collateral , the loan guarantee scheme is being improved with the maximum loan available up from £100,000 to £250,000 . |
| 29 | In that year the Cohen Committee succinctly explained how this state of affairs had come about : ‘ [ t ] he illusory nature of the control theoretically exercised by the shareholders over directors has been accentuated by the dispersion of capital among an increasing number of small shareholders who pay little attention to their investments so long as satisfactory dividends are forthcoming , who lack sufficient time , money and experience to make full use of their rights as occasion arises and who are , in many cases , too numerous and too widely dispersed to be able to organise themselves ’ . |
| 30 | He knew that without Sweetheart 's loving protection he would be put in a Home with criminals and perverts and mad people who attacked small boys . |