Example sentences of "[Wh pn] was [vb pp] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Waiting in the wings is a book by him about Ursula , entitled Style , which , according to Graham Greene , who was sent the manuscript , could be edited for publication . |
| 2 | ‘ That girl who was killed the other night , they 've been checking the area . ’ |
| 3 | For the last several years the transformation has been led by one particular member of that leadership , who was designated the ‘ project manager ’ of the entire change effort . |
| 4 | Allowing such appeals to proceed caused grave injustice to the successful party , who was denied the benefit of the judgment in his favour , pending the outcome of the appeal , and almost always incurred irrecoverable costs . |
| 5 | But the woman who was born the youngest of seven children in Tiger Bay in Cardiff has always lived life to the full . |
| 6 | Seeking to diversify , Mr Ra ( who was born the distinctly un-Egyptian Claude Nowell ) jumped into an industry ripe for a little niche marketing : the funeral business . |
| 7 | A riot in 1694 at Hatfield Chase in the Isle of Axholme is described by George Stovin , who was born the year after the events described : ‘ Whilst the corn was growing , several men , women and children of Belton and among others the said Popplewell 's wife encouraged by him — in a riotous manner pulled down and burnt and laid waste the thorns and destroyed the corn . ’ |
| 8 | The man who was owed the money planned to take her two sons as slaves . |
| 9 | It 's not been the best of years so far for Jimmy White , who was dubbed the bridesmaid of snooker after losing his fourth world championship final in May . |
| 10 | Ernest Valko , who was appointed the chair of the court , declared on Feb. 12 that all the judges had accepted a recommendation not to be active politically . |
| 11 | This trip included a newly qualified doctor , who was given the trip as a birthday present , a curator from the V & A , a City solicitor , a pianist and a colonel in the UDR . |
| 12 | Sancho , ruling in Castile , at once began to extend his territories , assisted by Rodrigo , who was given the title of Ensign , a position which automatically gave him command of the army . |
| 13 | It moved to the then co-ordinator of security and intelligence in the Cabinet Office , Sir Antony Duff , who was given the right of direct access to Mrs Thatcher and encouraged to override the JIC 's supporting machinery and voice his concerns at the highest level when a potential emergency was sensed . |
| 14 | Even the Arabs in the Ministry of Health office in the hospital had n't really been briefed , and the poor man who was given the job of meeting our needs nearly had a heart attack when I showed him a copy of the list I had sent out to his head office weeks ago . |
| 15 | KILLED : Leslie , who was given the car as a gift |
| 16 | For instance the regional treasurer , who was given the Friem and Claybury brief while still a deputy , had ‘ a personal commitment , having visited the hospitals and realised the urgency of getting people out of these awful places ’ . |
| 17 | The effect of these grants was to place most of south Wales under Despenser 's influence ; only the Earl of Arundel , who was given the lordship of Chirk , could rival him in the Marches . |
| 18 | Consigned for sale by Alexander Klee , grandson of Paul Klee who was given the painting by Kandinsky in exchange for one of his own , it is a sketch for ‘ Composition VII ’ of 1913 , now in the State Tretyakov Gallery , Moscow , and widely considered the artist 's most innovative painting of that year . |
| 19 | Most important was the inclusion of U Tin Tut , no longer in the ICS , who was given the vital Finance ministry . |
| 20 | He replaced Sam Skinner who was given the largely ceremonial post of chairman of the Republican National Committee . |
| 21 | Lord Lyons , who was given the Paris embassy in 1867 , has been called " the first major British diplomat who owed his appointment to professional rather than political considerations " . |
| 22 | Another award-winning garden by the Pershore College of Horticulture based on the mythological King , Midas , who was given the power to turn everything he touched to gold ; though this treasure is n't worth much — it 's concrete sprayed with gold paint . |
| 23 | made a Lady , or made I mean she was given that title , or actually I 'm dead against the fact it was her husband who was given the title , erm but to abstract away from that at the moment , somebody who 's been in public service all their lives and who 's devoted much of their life to the cause of the people , I mean I realize that an awful lot of people would think that Margaret Thatcher has n't done that , but let's say that , for the sake of the argument , that at least that 's what she intended for the time being |
| 24 | The man I have in mind is Oscar Romero , who was assassinated the year Robert Runcie was enthroned as Archbishop — 1980 . |
| 25 | Brigadier Lorne Campbell of Airds , who was awarded the Victoria Cross in Tunisia in 1943 while a lieutenant-colonel in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders , died in May 1991 aged 88 . |
| 26 | One previous winner , 14 year-old Alistair Cherry , who was awarded the Fender/Buddy Holly scholarship last year , can be seen on a BBC 2 documentary ‘ The Lowdown ’ , which will be transmitted on August 3 . |
| 27 | Aung San Sun Kyi — Burmese democracy movement leader who was awarded the Nobel Prize while under house arrest |
| 28 | To the public , especially the British public , fed by its rabid tabloid press , it seemed an absurd technicality ; further , given the power of Ferrari within the sporting authorities , there was a widespread belief that there was a plot against Master James and to hand the championship to Lauda , who was awarded the race while Hunt was disqualified . |
| 29 | Mr Edwards , 50 , who was awarded the Queen 's Gallantry Medal for helping to save the life of World Champion Niki Lauda in 1976 , previously ran the Jaguar sponsorship programme for six years . |
| 30 | The Chelsea camp , though clearly distressed by Elliott 's plight , refused to point the finger at Saunders — who was awarded the free-kick by referee John Key . |