Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [vb past] [adv] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A family who lived there befriended us , looked after our bags and , solicitous of each other , we took turns on the one spare seat from which they had moved a child . |
| 2 | The man who lived there showed us why this was necessary ; he produced a pair of trousers mouldered beyond recall , obviously now only suitable for the dirtiest of tasks . |
| 3 | At one stage it looked as if the balloon was going to take off regardless of the wishes of its crew who fought valiantly to keep it tethered . |
| 4 | So-called ‘ horror stories ’ ( gory illustrations depicting the de-beaking of turkeys , dogs being hanged , huntsmen exulting over the corpse of a fox , or reports of a senile researcher who failed properly to anaesthetise his animal subjects ) may well be effective copy and have an impact upon gullible readers but are of limited argumentative worth . |
| 5 | A man who admitted twice raping his 15-year-old daughter and indecently assaulting her teenage friend was jailed for six years . |
| 6 | Needless to say , the cairn crumbled , probably sabotaged by a disgruntled worker who got home to find he 'd already read this particular volume of Gaelic poetry , and Ben Lawers remains at 3,984 feet . |
| 7 | Grudgers came to dominate the population because they passed on more genes to future generations than either Suckers ( who helped others indiscriminately , and were exploited ) or Cheats ( who tried ruthlessly to exploit everybody and ended up doing each other down ) . |
| 8 | During this period her message became increasingly apocalyptic and she disrupted public meetings and religious gatherings , acquiring a following of several women and arousing the antagonism of the Quaker leaders , who tried unsuccessfully to restrain her . |
| 9 | National power passed to a new group of court nobles and activists from the four leading domains of Satsuma , Chó0shú , Tosa and Hizen , who moved quickly to consolidate their power . |
| 10 | They had to be good — not just good but sensational — or she would let everyone down , all those who believed in her — her small workforce of pattern cutters and outworkers , the friends from art school who dropped in to lend their help and support , and most of all her mother , who had put her house up as collateral for the bank loan that had set her up and enabled her to get started . |
| 11 | ‘ There were a few kids who came up to meet me and said that they were n't going to vote until they heard what I had to say . ’ |
| 12 | On top of that , the couple of thugs who came here to force you to sign the insurance document , which I 've read end to end … ’ |
| 13 | Some screws were more lenient than others and you learned when you saw who came round to wake you up how much you had to hurry — whether it was one who 'd put you on report if you were one minute late or if they would give you five minutes ' grace . |
| 14 | When he lectured at Harvard in this year , policemen had to control the crowds who came out to see him , and loudspeakers were set up for those who could not get into the auditorium . |
| 15 | To D'Arcy 's surprise it was Nadirpur who answered the entry phone , and again the man himself who came down to let them in . |
| 16 | After the Glasgow gig , the lads got talking to JERRY from the TEENAGE FANCLUB who came back to pay his respects and nick the beer from their rider . |
| 17 | The entry of Joanna , who came in to consult her about the drugs needed to replenish their stock , put an end to her melancholy reflections , and after they had decided Joanna said , ‘ When Ian comes round this evening I thought I 'd give him coffee or a drink in our sitting-room . |
| 18 | He rang his silver bell , and it was John Norbury himself who came in to answer it . |
| 19 | Plus Krische , the officer who came in to tell you we were ready . ’ |
| 20 | This was the man who 'd already demonstrated his wild , devil-may-care streak since her arrival in Malta only forty-eight hours ago . |
| 21 | Another recruit , Hugh Murray , who 'd also lost his previous job . |
| 22 | Alison regarded me as though I were a dosser who 'd just importuned her for some spare change . |
| 23 | At least he was spared the knowledge that he 'd given the doge 's ring to a heartless little bitch who 'd just taken him for a ride . ’ |
| 24 | It was quite a busy week , going to the concerts and the theatre and visiting friends again , as well as seeing some we had n't managed to see earlier , such as Maria and Mike who 'd just had their second baby , and Robert ( Easting ) and Christine who had also just had a baby . |
| 25 | He knew how to look at you as if you were the only person who 'd ever interested him . |
| 26 | None who 'd ever meant anything , but what business was that of his ? |
| 27 | But if you were describing my act to someone who 'd never seen it , what words would you use ? ’ |
| 28 | Friends , colleagues in the movement who 'd never left their bitter cells , or spent their lives in labour camps till they died of exhaustion . |
| 29 | She — who 'd always prided herself on her clear , incisive brain — was now finding that her thought processes seemed to be completely jammed . |
| 30 | Perhaps , after all , it was only Lady Merchiston who 'd truly had her interests at heart , even if only latterly . |