Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [vb past] in the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it was her fellow Australians who plunged in the knives with most relish . |
| 2 | Ceauşescu 's ‘ family ’ included the coterie of long-time sycophants and aides who lived in the villas around the presidential palace in northern Bucharest and who were on call to attend upon the Comrade should he feel the need for advice , flattery or entertainment . |
| 3 | Every night a vila — a wicked fairy who lived in the clouds and mist up at the top of the mountain-caused the whole hillside to tremble and heave so that the walls fell down , the stones fell apart , and all their work was to do again . |
| 4 | Many of the records were based on collections made for him by W. S. Duncan , who lived in the islands ( Campbell , op. cit . ) . |
| 5 | Perhaps there were hundreds of nomes who lived in the aeroplanes in the same way that nomes had lived in the Store . |
| 6 | Nine of the 40 others who lived in the houses were injured . |
| 7 | And er the people who lived in the flats felt unprotected and and isolated from er from police support . |
| 8 | Erm and and you said in the preliminary interview , the fact that there was some people who actually who lived in the flats who said quite am said quite clearly , this is not the time |
| 9 | He told her about the fairies who lived in the holes on the river bank , and how Billy was half leprechaun . |
| 10 | ‘ The old woman who lived in the hills , ’ Constance cried in delight . |
| 11 | The early wool trade is so closely associated with the spinning galleries and those who lived in the farmhouses and cottages that a short explanation of the methods of production may be helpful in understanding the way of life of the producers . |
| 12 | The offspring of TYPHON and ECHIDNA , Hydra was a nine-headed serpent who lived in the marshes of Lerna . |
| 13 | The guidebook also provides useful information about the people who lived in the regions through which the pilgrim would have to pass . |
| 14 | But with the record books littered with frustrated goalkeepers who lived in the shadows of a rival , Flowers is right to savour this moment . |
| 15 | Jackson , who failed in the Olympics , said : ‘ I had to win , or the rest of the boys would have given me stick , particularly Linford . ’ |
| 16 | The Spaniards and the Italians need only home wins to set up an intriguing revenge match between two talented Latin sides who met in the Cup-Winners ' Cup final in Berne three years ago . |
| 17 | In Toronto on that homeward trip I first met Ernest L. Bushnell who had come into radio as one-quarter of a male quartet and who rose in the ranks of Canadian radio until he became the top executive of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation some years later . |
| 18 | The artist who painted in the eyes gave power to the image but was in turn filled with dangerous emanations which had to be washed off before he could return to ordinary life . |
| 19 | For those who sailed in the convoys , it was a chance to relive a thousand memories ; some rediscovered old pals they had thought killed more than 50 years ago . |
| 20 | The other women in the cast were students , and Poole told me that the other four soldiers were part-time dancers ‘ who came in the evenings from their offices ’ . |
| 21 | Indeed , neither team was to prove a serious contender for the title with Jay Sigel , who played in the singles match against Jim Milligan , going the furthest — being knocked out at the 19th in the quarter-finals . |
| 22 | In reply , the Leeds manager highlighted the example of £2 million David Rocastle , who toiled in the reserves for months without complaint before seizing his chance . |
| 23 | Dio Cassius describes the difficulties with which the Romans subdued the ancient Britons , who hid in the marshes ‘ with their heads only out of the water ! ’ |
| 24 | Oh , yes , Francis was ardent , he had his own petite bande , a group of young blondes led by Madame D'Estampes who joined in the antics on the black satin sheets of his bed . |
| 25 | But he feels they were never appreciated as much as those who served in the forces . |
| 26 | A dashing young bodyguard to the Queen who served in the Blues and Royal , he was a friend of the prince . |
| 27 | Another colourful signing was the Reverend Hubert Jolly , who followed in the footsteps of that other great sporting cleric , W. G. Grace , although W. G. was a cricketer not a footballer and a doctor not a vicar . |
| 28 | Then he went up and down the room holding a walking stick , just like the old gentlemen who walked in the streets . |
| 29 | Stendhal immortalized the city in La Chartreuse de Parme , describing the beautiful women who walked in the streets as Madonnas who had just emerged from the paintings of Correggio and Parmigianino . |
| 30 | Yet as the ‘ butcher of Beijing ’ who called in the troops to restore order , Mr Deng was merely remaining true to his political vision and concern for party power . |