Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [pron] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Anne-marie de Waal Malefijt , from whom I borrow these examples , wickedly observes : ‘ If interpreters from similar cultural backgrounds can not agree upon the meanings of symbols , how different must be the symbolic meanings assigned by people with different cultural experience ! ’ |
| 2 | My touching faith in the Chancellor 's resolve and commitment to anti-inflation policy was ridiculed by those with whom I had this discussion , who were obviously much more deeply cynical than I am . |
| 3 | Those who find it objectionable that an aesthetic problem should be taken so seriously may be assured that art represents the highest task and the true metaphysical activity of this life : witness the illustrious pioneer on my path , to whom I dedicate this essay . |
| 4 | With all the hauteur of a Southern lady , the phrasing of her refusal was admirable : ‘ To hurt innocent people whom I knew many years ago in order to save myself is , to me , inhuman , indecent and dishonourable . |
| 5 | This was the experience of the chaplain from my old school , a man from whom I learnt many secrets of the natural world on hiking trips through the mountains and lakes , sea shores and high cliffs of the English Lake District . |
| 6 | The nineteen whom I interviewed included women with seven , five and four children , several under school age . |
| 7 | ‘ There 's no one in this world in whom I have greater trust . |
| 8 | Indeed I think that the the the present secretary of state for whom I have great respect and regard , I think he would be very well advised to think again , because I think that the temporary derision that he would meet in the House of Commons would be nothing as compared with the the er the wounding that he will sustain later if and when things go wrong with these proposals . |
| 9 | I shall give way to the hon. Gentleman , for whom I have some affection , or to any other Labour Member who can tell me what part of that mandate I have reneged on . |
| 10 | The Secretary of State is one of the few Ministers for whom I have any respect . |
| 11 | It is important to do justice to the situation , which necessarily involves a description of a very remarkable woman for whom I have considerable respect . |
| 12 | ‘ I am very pleased with my visit to Kano ’ , he wrote to its emir , ‘ and I am glad to have seen you again , for I regard you as my personal friend , in whom I place entire confidence and trust . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ It is my wish that my Clerk Mr. Prince who is well acquainted with my business and affairs and in whom I place great confidence should continue in the management and conduct of the same … to sell and dispose or exchange all or any of my works on Ornithology and specimens of Natural History in the manner I have been accustom to do … to continue or complete as far as practicable the publication of any work or works of mine on Ornithology and to do all other [ illegible ] by issuing a Prospectus advertising the same … to purchase all necessary materials articles and things fit and proper for the carrying on of my business … to borrow for a temporary period any money from my Bankers , Messrs Drummond and Company … and if there by any surplus available for the purpose to invest the same in purchase of Stock … to pay the rent and taxes … make up , adjust and settle all and every or any Accounts … [ and generally ] to do perform and execute all and every or any other acts deeds matters and things whatsoever are necessary to be done in all other my concerns engagements affairs and business whatsoever during my absence from England as fully and effectually to all intents and purposes as I myself might or could do if I were personally present and did the same . ’ |
| 14 | I 'm just … well , I meet someone like you with whom I feel instant affinity , to whom I 'm instantly attracted and … |
| 15 | May I extend the grateful thanks of Mr. and Mrs. Emery of Eye in my constituency , whom I visited this morning and who have just had their home insulated under the Government 's home energy efficiency scheme ? |
| 16 | Another lawyer involved in the murder case , to whom I spoke last year , described her as ‘ a woman obsessed by family names , titles , and money ’ . |
| 17 | Goaded beyond endurance by the reference to the headmaster 's wife , to whom she had that morning sent a boy with a high fever , only to have him sent back with iodine on his knuckles , Glenda Grower chimed in again in her rich , ringing voice : |
| 18 | The presentation took place in the showroom where she also received a Caithness Crystal glass vase given by her friends in the factory and warehouse with whom she had close links for many years . |
| 19 | She was just getting used to the chestnut when Alejandro moved her on to a dark brown mare who , when it was n't bucking , shied at the ball , and then on to another chestnut , whom she had great difficulty in holding . |
| 20 | Her husband , by whom she had two sons , was chaplain of All Souls and lecturer in modern history at several undergraduate colleges . |
| 21 | Then she married and divorced top conductor Andre Previn with whom she had three sons — and adopted Soon-Yi . |
| 22 | A ‘ social contact ’ here is any individual , not a residential member of the housewife 's family , with whom she experiences social interaction . |
| 23 | The Princess Royal already has two children , Peter , 15 , and Zara , 12 , from her marriage to Captain Mark Phillips , whom she divorced last year . |
| 24 | For the next 15 years she was to lead an undistinguished life of secluded domesticity until her marriage to a middle-aged magistrate , by whom she bore three children . |
| 25 | I found coming into Suffolk from Hertfordshire I had n't heard the , any East Anglian dialect before at all erm I did n't find it difficult , there were only two cases and I can remember thinking there were two people er , one of whom is still alive , er who I had great difficulty in understanding and I thought when I can follow both of them without any difficulty I shall know I really belong . |
| 26 | The assistant governor [ AG ] who I saw four days after I got into prison told me I 'd be going to Cookham Wood or Bullwood Hall in two to three weeks . |
| 27 | I bet you ca n't guess who I saw this afternoon . |
| 28 | ‘ It is especially high among transsexuals who have had the operation and have then regretted it later , ’ said Mr Rees , who himself spent five months in a psychiatric ward during his teens because of depression . |
| 29 | Until now the commanders had all reported upward to the Shah , who himself made all decisions . |
| 30 | To put those odds into perspective , however , it should be remembered that apart from having at his disposal the incredible equine resources of In-Keeping 's trainer , Martin Pipe — who himself broke all records for a jump trainer last season — events conspired very much in favour of the four-times champion jockey . |