Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [adv] [vb past] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 31 | In deference to the opposition within the party , the abandonment of the referendum was kept secret until Law had been able to consult with Borden , who of course insisted that tariffs without food taxes would be no value to Canada , but who also refused to make a public intervention in British politics . |
| 32 | Surely those politicians , members of royalty , athletes or anyone who wishes to make a clarifying statement should have sufficient intelligence to appreciate that the media-kings of speculation can not only guess what the content of the future announcement will be , but can make it so much more interesting by speculating on the response , plus the reaction to the response by the person who probably intended to say the opposite to what the ‘ experts ’ had been speculating would be said for the past 48 hours . |
| 33 | The next visitor was made more alarming by bringing with her two daughters , perhaps a little younger than Alexandra , who both seemed to have no trouble at all in managing their skirts and hats and gloves . |
| 34 | Some people who later tried to replicate the Fleischmann and Pons experiment — before full details were circulated thought that the specific form of electrolyte was not important and guessed its form incorrectly . |
| 35 | Suddenly , they were attacked by a dybbuk in the form of a hitherto placid woodsman who now wanted to eat the band of travellers . |
| 36 | SCRAM found itself caught in the middle between those who felt nonviolent protest was the only way and those who really wanted to see the whole place go up in smoke . |
| 37 | The 1970s and 1980s saw large increases in turnover and in the average size of transaction , which meant greater risks for the jobbers who often wanted to know the direction of the deal before quoting a price . |
| 38 | The choice of Blondel , who here had to sing a full octave higher than he normally did , was undoubtedly intended to make the poor village Hymen sound utterly ridiculous as soon as he opened his mouth . |
| 39 | There were some women who simply had to take the unfortunate literally to their breast . |
| 40 | A fan who was totally uncommitted to the culture , who simply wanted to watch the match , would probably choose not to go into the London Road End at all but rather to one of the quieter side terraces . |
| 41 | He had scarcely settled to work when his stepmother came in followed by a sad-eyed little King Charles spaniel who immediately began exploring the corners of the room . |
| 42 | There was no one else there save for a hidden organist who presently began to thunder an untuneful hymn . |
| 43 | Most of the men who earlier had transformed the small areas of carpet beside the emergency exits into makeshift mosques now sported neckties — the most blatant symbol of Westernism . |
| 44 | Mr Kerr had stepped in and overpowered the accused , who then had pulled a knife and stabbed him repeatedly . |
| 45 | Coastal erosion , the advance of the sands , had interested him insofar as it had destroyed the estate of a landowner who then chose to relinquish the property rather than pay the requisite taxes . |
| 46 | Next second she gave a scream of rage as she was hooked by an eleven-year-old cousin , who then proceeded to whip the ball away down field . |
| 47 | Once the messenger reached his destination he delivered the mandate to the judges who then proceeded to summon the parties to appear on a stated day at a stated place . |
| 48 | You motivate the players for one of those and then let them enjoy themselves , ’ stated the man who then elected to put the apparent hopelessness of Scotland 's position into focus . |
| 49 | George Sanders was out of the running now , having been hauled in as an enemy spy , but I 'd be interested in knowing who precisely had tipped the Feds off to his brokerage for state secrets in the suburbs . |
| 50 | Sir John Ross ( 1777–1856 ) , arctic explorer and popular hero , who twice endeavoured to navigate the north-west passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific , SB 49 . |
| 51 | The Merseyside club , who twice equalised to level the scores at 3–3 at full time , made it an indoor and outdoor double and will take part in both European competitions next season . |
| 52 | However , in his time in Egypt , and before that in India , he had met many men of real devotion who yet had done the most terrible things , often in the name of the religion they served . |
| 53 | Each entry was scrutinised over the following eight weeks both by the dampness group and a panel of academic experts — who unknowingly had chosen the same winners . |
| 54 | ‘ The Secretary-General had a word with the hospital 's administrator who reluctantly agreed to make an exception in the Colonel 's case and waive the normal visiting hours . |
| 55 | Who actually managed to get a menu ? |
| 56 | I do n't know cos we thought you 'd be the only one who actually managed to get a copy when nobody else could lay their fice for the af from two o'clock in the afternoon yeah F finalised |
| 57 | ( Stuart Maconie , 6/4/91 who actually did award the Single Of The Week plaudit ) |
| 58 | He was making couples , choosing partners , arranging meetings in a café where they could all talk , all those men who never had had the chance to meet . |
| 59 | The large percentage of now elderly women who never married reflects an important cohort effect which was introduced earlier ; the impact of the First World War . |
| 60 | Being one who never liked to let an opportunity slip by , I wrote that afternoon to Hugh Campbell , CPR Press Officer in Winnipeg , requesting a rail pass to Vancouver and return . |