Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [adv] [vb past] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | A story is told of a water bull who valiantly fought an Each-Uisge to the death in order to save the life of a servant girl who tended the needs of fairy cattle . |
| 2 | Lush J took a more accurate approach , it is submitted , in stressing that specific performance would not be granted " against mere mortgagees who only took an assignment by way of security " and that " It is impossible that specific performance of a contract can be decreed against a person with whom there is neither privity of contract nor privity of estate . " |
| 3 | The outcome was reported thus : ‘ a wealthy bullion dealer who patiently courted an out-of-work actress for five years without having sex was cleared yesterday of molesting her ’ . |
| 4 | The site continued as a foundry until the mid-1860s , and the following years saw Peter Constance , who already had an interest in the site , making various turned wooden components , such as handles and brushes . |
| 5 | It is clear from Clarkson 's History that in the early years of the anti-slave trade agitation local organisations were established through existing religious networks ( an example would be the Quaker Lloyds in Birmingham ) or contact by Clarkson or others with a small group of prominent individuals who already had an interest in the issue . |
| 6 | But it was also very favourable ground for Beaverbrook and Rothermere , who already had an organization in the field . |
| 7 | The only existing course , of 2 years ' duration , in the methodology of French teaching , was open only to those students who already had an A Level in the subject , and was seen as a holding operation . |
| 8 | In Cable v Dallaturca ( 1977 ) 121 SJ 795 , the defendant who deliberately withheld an expert 's report was given leave to call him at trial but was deprived of half the costs of the hearing . |
| 9 | His positive coaching methods pulled together the warring provincial factions and his gentle but firm weeding-out resulted in Evans — who yesterday took an accidental blow to the head in training but will play today — becoming captain . |
| 10 | Philip Crowe , principal of the Salisbury and Wells Theological College , who yesterday gave an impassioned plea for women 's ordination on Radio 4 's Thought For The Day , said : ‘ This is absolutely marvellous . |
| 11 | Charlton , who yesterday named an unchanged Republic side following their first training session in Vilnius , said : ‘ If it is the three players who I have watched four times give excellent performances for Lithuania , then I will be delighted . |
| 12 | Charlton , who yesterday named an unchanged Republic side following their first training session in Vilnius , said : ‘ If it is the three players who I have watched four times give excellent performances for Lithuania , then I will be delighted . |
| 13 | Peter Bourne reveals that on 16 October 1959 Camilo Cienfuegos ( who disappeared in a still unexplained air accident only ten days later ) was interviewed at the Havana Riviera Hotel by Alexander Alekseev , a KGB official who quickly developed an excellent rapport with Castro and played an extremely important role in the development of relations between Cuba and the Soviet Union . |
| 14 | The ponies , who always had an uncanny knowledge that they 'd reached their destination , were stamping and scraping the floor in the back . |
| 15 | Because of the happy ambiguity Constantine found that all but two bishops were willing and able to sign the creed and canons , including Eusebius of Caesarea who promptly published an open letter indicating in what sense he interpreted the creed and anathemas . |
| 16 | The ‘ type of lad ’ who once became an apprentice now goes on to take an engineering degree and is replaced at that qualification level by a different category of young person . |
| 17 | The DEEP 's , who once had an empire teeming with workers , were dying in their hundreds . |
| 18 | The pioneers of left-wing protest in Derry , however , were the republicans , who also experienced an influx of young radicals during the 1960s , following the turn to left-wing political agitation by the new leadership of the movement . |
| 19 | In the early 1970s the local firm that had been producing soap since 1943 was closed down by the action of its major shareholder , who also owned an import agency . |
| 20 | , William ( 1903–1971 ) , bookmaker , was born in Birmingham 16 July 1903 , the second son and fourth of the eleven children ( there were also a twin son and daughter who died at birth ) of William Hill , journeyman coach-painter , and his wife Lavinia Knight , the daughter of a farmer , who also kept an inn on the border of Warwickshire and Leicestershire . |
| 21 | This condemnation was renewed in 1284 by Archbishop John Peckham [ q.v. ] , a Franciscan friar and former master at Oxford who also excommunicated an English Dominican master , Richard Knapwell [ q.v. ] , in 1286 . |
| 22 | There was now a new worker in the network who also made an early relationship with families but who could present a broader choice of day care to parents . |
| 23 | The tries were scored by Stark , Millard , who had his best game of the tour , Townsend , who also had an outstanding match , and Stanger . |
| 24 | But he endured the frustration that humbled Ballesteros , who also had an eight at the 14th to card 82 for an 18-over-par 158 . |
| 25 | The sole Coventry man stated to have kept a journeyman was assessed at £5 , the master of two apprentices was worth £30 ; on the other hand , a third , who also had an apprentice , owned no property that could be valued . |
| 26 | The identification of the farm worker with his fellow villagers was reinforced by this , and even local farmers , who also had an interest in securing skilled labour and ensuring that the farm ran as smoothly as possible , contributed to the process by seeking out the best workers according to their reputation in the locality . |
| 27 | Wallace , who also had an address in Southampton , was the only one to plead guilty to the charge . |
| 28 | Randomisation was carried out in London by an independent statistician , who held the randomisation code and who also did an interim analysis of the mortality results from the Survival Study for the trial 's data-monitoring committee after a year of follow-up . |
| 29 | Our finding is similar to that of Simmonds et al who also showed an increase in chemiluminescence in ulcerative colitis . |
| 30 | The defeat of Redgrave , the reigning Olympic champion , who also won an Olympic gold medal in 1984 , and Pinsent , his partner now for two years , by Jonathan and Gregory Searle , was comprehensive . |