Example sentences of "who [verb] [adj] [noun] in " in BNC.
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1 | Collins says of Wilkinson : ‘ Any man who wins two championships in three years must be good — he certainly ca n't be bad ! ’ |
2 | A nineteen-year-old Coventry woman who disowned any interest in feminism or politics — " I 'm just a fun girl , " — said she could never remember anybody talking about " the clitoris or orgasms ' . |
3 | The long-term trend towards greater equality of income and wealth has been reversed under the Conservative governments of 1979 onwards and it is argued that this ‘ strategy of inequality ’ ( Child Poverty Action Group ) , which is seen as a direct consequence of the drive towards popular capitalism , has led to a major increase in poverty in the UK and to the possible emergence of an underclass , who lack any stake in popular capitalism and who are caught in the dependency culture . |
4 | The visit followed accusations by Egyptian officials over several weeks that gunmen who attacked foreign tourists in Egypt , damaging the lucrative tourism industry [ see pp. 39168 ; 39214-15 ] , had been trained in Iranian-run camps in Sudan . |
5 | Launching the scheme Princess Diana said : ‘ The awards will go to those who display exemplary qualities in adversity while helping others . ’ |
6 | Rothermere withdrew his press support and Conservative MPs , who revealed some interest in fascism , joined the clamour of condemnation . |
7 | Not only was he one of the very rare examples of a writer who produced great work in more than one genre , but in a career which spanned nearly 60 years , his talent had developed from traditional Victorian fiction to innovative 20th century poetry . |
8 | The fact that David Lloyd George , who became prime minister in December 1916 , had a well-developed taste for publicity and a personal interest in the potentialities of propaganda strengthened this change of attitude . |
9 | But Macmillan ( who became prime minister in January 1957 ) firmly decided that the special relationship could and should be rebuilt . |
10 | Francis acknowledges the tremendous influence of Gerard Mach , the successful Polish sprint coach who became national coach in Canada in 1973 . |
11 | Mr Mladenov , who became Foreign Minister in 1971 , had grown increasingly tired of facing criticism of Bulgaria at international meetings . |
12 | This suggests that there was a subordinate caste of priests who were transvestite , who became nominal priestesses in the service of the deity : they were probably eunuchs . |
13 | None of the old historians of this County take notice of this Chantry , not even Mr Lambarde , who lived some years in the Bishops ' Palace here . |
14 | For all his staying power , Yuri Romanenko , who endured 316 days in the Mir space station , spent almost half his waking hours on exercise machinery near the end of his trip . |
15 | He was one of those who led that assembly in prayer on its first full day 's sitting , which it devoted entirely to religious exercises . |
16 | Leonard , who plays more golf in the summer than bowls , partners Irish international senior skip and Lisnagarvey club mate Noel Graham in their bid to win the Irish pairs title for the first time since the brilliant Fisher and Ringland combination won it for the Lisburn club in 1970 . |
17 | The walk combines a fun day out with the important business of raising funds to help the millions of animals who suffer each year in laboratory tests . |
18 | The sponsored walk combines a fun day out for all of the family ( especially the four-legged members ! ) with the important business of raising funds to help the millions of animals who suffer each year in laboratory tests . |
19 | Anyone who thinks that consistency in principle , and not merely in strategy , must be at the heart of adjudication , has rejected conventionalism , whether he realizes he has or not . |
20 | No one succeeded , apart from one man who laid golden apples in her way . |
21 | Beyond the hedge of red-leaved crotons that marked the uphill boundary of Nana 's yard stood a dilapidated shack that was unoccupied , the property of a woman in one of the lower villages who owned several plots in the valley . |
22 | There are mutterings in some quarters , however , about the legality of the bowling actions of Jayananda Warnaweera and Muttiah Muralidharan — who shared eight wickets in England 's first innings of 380 . |
23 | The story was that the two men , who shared living quarters in the barn of their farmer-employer , had quarrelled after a drinking bout during the night . |
24 | PEKING yesterday bristled at a decision by Hong Kong to allow a top Chinese swimmer , Yang Yang , who sought political asylum in the West , to travel to the United States . |
25 | Approached by American conspirators , such as Aaron Burr , who sought British aid in their plots of disunion , Merry listened to the plotters but never abetted them . |
26 | BJORN AGAIN , Abba clones who made considerable impact in the UK last year , return for a string of dates at . |
27 | Or Pavitra , who drinks contaminated water in her Delhi slum . |
28 | Hounslow 's David Hacker , who got both goals in the first match , opened the scoring yesterday after 10 minutes as Wales established quick control . |
29 | There is no doubt the staff member who got those flowers in a Dublin suburban branch protested and blushed and her heart beat with embarrassment . |
30 | This time , he does not expect to unseat the Tory incumbent , Mr Robert Adley , who got 35,656 votes in 1987 — against Labour 's 5,174 and the SDP 's 13,282 — but he does hope for a big swing to Labour . |