Example sentences of "who [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I knew I could beat Robin Reid , who qualified for the Olympics , and I just hope that winning the title will show the selectors they have made a big mistake . ’ |
| 2 | The Indians , who qualified for the finals after a last-gasp win over West Indies in the final qualifying match , were never on course to match Australia 's 233 for 5 , the feature of which was an innings of 73 from Dean Jones , recalled after surprisingly being omitted from the previous match . |
| 3 | Paying passengers who clung to the railings of the MS Waldstatten as the explosive charges were detonated felt scarcely a ripple as debris dropped into the water . |
| 4 | I believe it is a hundred times better to have a leader who wants to go forward rather than one who retreats towards the hills when the going gets rough . |
| 5 | In 1928 Pare Lorentz was to put the question ‘ Who goes to the movies in America ? ’ and his answer was ‘ Everybody . ’ |
| 6 | It would seem that it was Hazelden who sold to the planners at MEHQ the idea of delivering a final knock-out blow to the two main German supply ports , Tobruk and Benghazi . |
| 7 | He also became one of the small group of scholars who translated from the classics for Penguin Books , for which he contributed versions of Plutarch , Polybius and Dio Cassius . |
| 8 | And it was her fellow Australians who plunged in the knives with most relish . |
| 9 | He is not the sort of person who sits on the sidelines giving instructions . |
| 10 | And there were boys in films who lived with the animals . |
| 11 | The current Russian President Boris Yeltsin was expected to face vigorous local opposition to any acceptance of Japanese sovereignty , from 47,000 Russian citizens ( 20,000 of whom were military personnel ) who lived on the islands , a source of precious metals and with rich fishing grounds . |
| 12 | It was here that Arthur fought and killed the giant Ritho , a fierce character who lived on the slopes of the mountain and wore a cloak made from the beards of chiefs he had slain . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Many of the records were based on collections made for him by W. S. Duncan , who lived in the islands ( Campbell , op. cit . ) . |
| 16 | Perhaps there were hundreds of nomes who lived in the aeroplanes in the same way that nomes had lived in the Store . |
| 17 | Nine of the 40 others who lived in the houses were injured . |
| 18 | And er the people who lived in the flats felt unprotected and and isolated from er from police support . |
| 19 | 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 |
| 20 | He told her about the fairies who lived in the holes on the river bank , and how Billy was half leprechaun . |
| 21 | ‘ The old woman who lived in the hills , ’ Constance cried in delight . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | The offspring of TYPHON and ECHIDNA , Hydra was a nine-headed serpent who lived in the marshes of Lerna . |
| 24 | The guidebook also provides useful information about the people who lived in the regions through which the pilgrim would have to pass . |
| 25 | But with the record books littered with frustrated goalkeepers who lived in the shadows of a rival , Flowers is right to savour this moment . |
| 26 | Greece was also filled with charming spirits called nymphs who lived by the rivers and springs and guarded the trees in the forests . |
| 27 | After that he learned first to carry with him everywhere his own survival kit of razor , toothpaste and cigarettes against the likelihood of arrest , and then to survive years in prison surrounded by gaolers like characters out of his own plays , who lived by the laws of the regime 's own absurdist , reality-denying logic . |
| 28 | There are few modern equivalents of the great nineteenth-century urban capitalists like Cadbury , Rowntree , Boots , Lever , Chamberlain , Salt and others , who lived near the factories and were directly involved in local politics and urban development in one way or another . |
| 29 | In each of these cases the majority of farmers have less than 1 hectare under the relevant crop , but most achieve levels of income well in excess of their neighbours who remain outside the projects . |
| 30 | Support staff who remain with the women worry increasingly about the lack of continuity . |