Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [adv] [vb past] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could fill a car-boot after any show with bumph given to him by exhibitors , none of whom ever seemed to ponder the consequences of encouraging copycat technology . |
| 2 | Perhaps the clergyman who eventually did open the door might have been included in this category , surprised though she was to see him . |
| 3 | To Leonard , who long had felt the masterful power of passion — when the guests become tyrants — Layton 's honesty was as refreshing as his candour was liberating . |
| 4 | Realistic levels of remuneration and an improved clinical career structure would enable those nurses who so wished to continue the practice of nursing without loss of status to their educational and managerial colleagues . |
| 5 | Their ancestors had scorned and derided Vincent and now they were rich from Van Gogh postcards and souvenirs bought by people like Skye , who only came to catch a whisper of his ghost . |
| 6 | Afterwards Leconte , who only resumed training a week ago after injuring himself in the Paris Open , admitted he was surprised at the way Ferreira had fallen to pieces . |
| 7 | Thus while first-class patronage was encouraged , and more businessmen complained bitterly that they had to go first-class in order to enjoy their British breakfast , more humble individuals who merely wanted to enjoy the view from the train were not so generously treated . |
| 8 | There was a further element to Mr McLean 's rapidly boiling anger : the sudden arrival of Mr Uppal , who hitherto had taken no interest in the case . |
| 9 | The appearance of a famous face in the show rooms always caused a stir amongst the girls , who all longed to hook a wealthy husband — and if he had a title , like the Aly Khan , or was a film star like Omar Shariff , then so much the better ! |
| 10 | My thanks to all of the Area Council Members who all worked to make the event the success that it was , and to Ciaran Ryan , who took time out from a series of meetings to make the presentations . |
| 11 | The fire brigade reappeared , bringing them some council inspector , who obviously wanted to evacuate the house . |
| 12 | Even before Hello , Dolly ! went into production , Richard Zanuck had agreed with Gene Kelly and producer Frank McCarthy , who together had made A Guide for the Married Man , to team them up again for a screen version of the fantasy Tom Swift and His Wizard Airship . |
| 13 | The Marquis of Tweeddale , when reporting Murray 's demand to the Duke of Montrose , remarked of the young gentleman who thus intended to begin an academic career that he was ‘ scearce one & twenty but people think themselves fitt for any post in this countrey ’ . |
| 14 | ‘ Selene , take Buffy , ’ said Dinah , and handed the lead to her sister , who perforce had to abandon the shelter of the muff . |
| 15 | But there was all the experience and help of Ann Scott Jones who somehow managed to make the lonely job of the Usherette/Narrator come to life , and the magic of Hildegarde Bechtler , the designer , turning the Tron into a real ‘ Forties cinema with help from the hardpressed stage manager , Gibby , and somebody 's wonderful collection of cinema architecture bric-a-brac and memorabilia . |
| 16 | Mosley 's opposition to this national change of mood meant that for the small minority who still wished to maintain the peace of Europe at any price , he was momentarily seen as an alternative leader who would keep Britain out of a war . |
| 17 | Guests who still wanted to explore the lagoons and sea-flats could use Wavebreaker 's skiff . |
| 18 | Mr Saatchi will continue as chairman but is being replaced as chief executive by Robert Louis-Dreyfus , a French citizen and president and chief executive of IMS International , who yesterday pledged to restore the strength of Saatchi & Saatchi 's core business . |
| 19 | Her eyes innocently wide , she gave a slow smile , because she had known it was a viewing platform , of course ; and he knew that she knew , which meant that he was teasing her , and that he was one of those people who always managed to keep a straight face . |
| 20 | A girl who wore her long dark hair loose , who practically lived in jeans and sweatshirts , and who always seemed to have a couple of paint stains on her somewhere because she was trying to scrape a living by producing exquisitely detailed illustrations for books . |
| 21 | For not only would the developers — who always did have a reputation as sharp dressers — be examples of sartorial elegance but the traditionally staid chartered surveyors would also have swapped their green-check jackets and corduroy trousers for double-breasted suits , red braces and ties that were more of a ‘ statement ’ than a fashion accessory . |
| 22 | Porterfield was a good player who always wanted to become a manager . |
| 23 | Both were great stylists and for them history was the ultimate tribunal before which the actions of rulers and others can be judged , ‘ but where Thucydides was a magistrate , Tacitus was an advocate — the most brilliant , perhaps , who ever sought to determine the judgement of Time , but an advocate all the same ’ . |
| 24 | Now the man who once had to supplement a lean living as an artist with part-time work is being paid to draw life on and around the River Tees . |
| 25 | This bad timing is typical for Deirdre , who once tried to kill a faithless lover with an ashtray , but succeeded only in setting the hotel room on fire . |
| 26 | It was a mixed night for the Liberal Democrats , who also failed to make a significant breakthrough . |
| 27 | Georgina arranged for the wooden bridge over the lake to be replaced with the stone bridge of classical design , by Wyatt , who also had designed the wings of the Palladian Villa . |
| 28 | The other friend , who also decided to become a lawyer , was as straight as an arrow in flight , and in total contrast , was very conventional in his approach to life . |
| 29 | His first-class debut was for the Minor Counties against Oxford University in 1939 , but it was not until 1947 that he first played for Surrey , as an aggressive fast-medium bowler , who also liked to give the ball a good whack when batting . |
| 30 | It was rejected out of hand by President Bush , who also refused to include the US Navy in conventional arms control agreements . |