Example sentences of "[noun pl] on whom [pers pn] [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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1 | Fief-rentes provided kings with a pool of mercenaries on whom they could call without having to compete in the open market with other war-lords . |
2 | As the reduction in the strength of the Royal Air Force in terms of air frames proceeds , there will be a number of crews on whom we can call should it be necessary to reactivate those aircraft . |
3 | The council had done its best , formulating a writ to all sheriffs to issue proclamations forbidding the spreading of lying rumours that Richard was alive , and committing to prison all culprits on whom they could lay hands . |
4 | Kelly had no more rides on whom she could expunge the memory of that first race . |
5 | This may not matter too much if they have professional advisers on whom they could rely . |
6 | Sidonius , like the Late Antique authors on whom he modelled himself , had written such letters to ensure the existence of a pool of friends on whom he could count in times of need . |