Example sentences of "[Wh pn] were [adj] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | One was notorious for talking on stage , to the annoyance of the principals who were desperate to get the attention of the audience . |
| 2 | The growing radicalism was partly a consequence of the increasing recruitment of working-class students who were necessary to fill the rising number of professional-managerial class jobs . |
| 3 | Yet there were many even among his admirers who acknowledged that there were latent dangers in having the country who were certain to provide the numerically strongest contingent additionally furnishing not just the manager and assistant coach but also the captain . |
| 4 | McKeag 's delight was tempered by regret at the loss of sponsors Rumbelows , who were due to sponsor the Cup for a further two years . |
| 5 | ‘ This carriage was put on view to the public who were anxious to inspect the vehicle . |
| 6 | She had been so young and ignorant then ; the most important thing in life had been the number of young men who were anxious to dance the opening quadrille with her . |
| 7 | Named after the lion , Singapore was plucked from obscurity by the British , who were keen to develop the city-state as a trading port . |
| 8 | With the disintegration of the parties of the old regime , conservatives who were unwilling to embrace the Republic wholeheartedly yet prepared to accept pragmatically the fait accompli of 14 April needed a new political organization . |
| 9 | Within two minutes the mob had completely dispersed , with the exception of the odd copper or two and a few stragglers who were loth to leave the scene of all the fun . |
| 10 | Easily hidden from the not-too-enquiring eyes of the local magistrates who were supposed to inspect the mill , frightening cruelties were inflicted by overseers whose sadism went unchecked . |
| 11 | She guessed these were harlots who were prepared to entertain the men according to their preferences . |
| 12 | Moreover , the war intensified factional disputes as socialists divided between ‘ defencists ’ who were prepared to support the war effort and ‘ internationalists ’ , among whom Lenin was most uncompromising , who condemned it . |
| 13 | In fact , there was only a small nucleus of non-party men who were prepared to support the Court on all occasions — men such as the Secretary of War , William Blathwayt , or Treasury Secretary , William Lowndes , who were essentially civil servants . |
| 14 | teachers who were prepared to discuss the GIST problem with children , rather than simply accepting VISTA and other interventions and hoping that an implicit message would get through ; |
| 15 | If , as the Minister says , we recouped so much money on the Gulf war , may I ask him to explain why the Ministry of Defence is being so mean and tight-fisted towards some of those who were prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice during that war ? |
| 16 | There were an increasing number of scientists , engineers , doctors , economists and statisticians who were prepared to challenge the industry on its own terms . |
| 17 | At the time , moreover , there were those who were prepared to challenge the glowing claims by spokesmen for city institutions before the Radcliffe enquiry [ Day , 1954 ; Radcliffe , 1959 ; Shonfield , 1959 ] . |
| 18 | Because it appeared more resolute in its unionism , it was taken to be more trustworthy by those who were prepared to break the law for their unionism . |
| 19 | She also asked for those who were unable to attend the AGM to be thanked for the lovely watch presented to her at the end of her term as Chairman . |
| 20 | In Molly 's absence Kay Evans presented certificates to three of the teachers who qualified in 1980 and who were unable to attend the last qualified teachers ' meeting . |
| 21 | Our two other winners , who were unable to attend the prize-giving ceremony , were I Mainie from Antrim and Ms W Murphy of Donaghcloney , who have already received their watches . |
| 22 | Further , on one occasion the Pactus Legis Salicae deals with those rachinburgi , or local law-men , who were unable to state the law in response to the demand , " Tell us the Salic Law " : Dicite nobis legem Salicam . |
| 23 | Thirdly , there were some large groups of Americans who were unable to join the consumer boom . |
| 24 | He departed with authorisation to release all young internees who were willing to join the Pioneer Corps . |
| 25 | But on Monday night the audience at the Queen Elizabeth Hall appeared neatly divided — between those who were willing to prolong the applause indefinitely and those who either disappeared discreetly halfway through or scarpered quickly at the end . |
| 26 | Pedestrianism remained a source of extra money for good runners , who were willing to sacrifice the more socially prestigious amateur laurels . |
| 27 | Profits were available for landowners who were willing to develop the land by opening coal-mines , building factories , or developing in other ways . |
| 28 | The inspector of taxes wished to hold a meeting with my clients who were reluctant to attend the Tax Office for this purpose . |
| 29 | As might be expected , Evangelicals were inclined to reprove those who were reluctant to have the sacrament administered to a gravely ill patient for fear of making him lose hope of recovery . |
| 30 | Semra Özal 's support came principally from secularists who were concerned to counter the growing influence of Islamic rightwingers within the party , especially in Istanbul . |