Example sentences of "who [vb past] [noun] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He writes : Molla Hacihasanzade , who became kazasker for twenty-five years continuously through purposing the turning away and hindering of those capable of achieving renown by directing them to the path of kaza [ kadilik ] and of those who were spoken of as outstanding in excellence among their contemporaries by impeding their passage through the ranks ; and who had by this stratagem , over so long a period , found safety from the crush of those ulema who , by right of learning and excellence , might have passed through the ranks and become rivals to him … |
| 2 | The burden of the message from schoolmaster Olver , who led Quins for three seasons before a head of department post took him to Northampton in 1990 , will be about debts — moral , not financial . |
| 3 | The depressing news for the Iron Lady who ruled Britain for 11 years is that nine out of ten can not recall the day she quit , according to research revealed yesterday at the British Psychological Society 's London conference . |
| 4 | If I can demonstrate that the Kaiser himself , the monarch who ruled Germany for thirty years until nineteen eighteen , had ideas very similar if not identical to those of Hitler 's , at a time when he was not in contact with Hitler , when Hitler 's party was nowhere in political terms , then I think that 's yet another very important indication that there is continuity in German history from say the Bismarckian period through to nineteen forty-five , and that Hitler stands in that national tradition , and is not some kind of lightning erm that , that struck Germany erm from a blue sky . |
| 5 | Staff who helped care for American casualties were invited back for the occasion … along with a cavalcade of military vehicles from the second world war . |
| 6 | Fiona , who supervised Davies for ten months , had a torrid affair with the former jailbird and became his self-confessed ‘ sex puppet . ’ |
| 7 | It was the women , in fact , who provided stability for this new type of community . |
| 8 | Andrew Carnegie was one of those enlightened people who provided libraries for rural areas on the mainland and certainly not the only one ; sometimes people got together under the leadership of the minister or the doctor and formed their own society . |
| 9 | Hence , in conjunction with a local architect who provided technical advice and who prepared drawings for statutory approvals , a new scheme was developed . |
| 10 | Sitar maestro Ravi Shankar , who composed music for one of Akram 's shows , has predicted that one day he will be famous . |
| 11 | For Lynda Hall , 43 , and her husband Alan , have just bought the 200-year-old Navigation Inn , at Buxworth , which actress Pat Phoenix , who played Elsie for 22 years , took over not long after going into the Street . |
| 12 | DEREK LEE , who played fullback for Scottish Schools last season , has nailed his colours to the Glasgow even though he is playing standoff for Watsonians in Edinburgh . |
| 13 | The reshuffle was also felt to confirm widespread speculation that Maynard , the Deputy Prime Minister , who assumed responsibility for Foreign Affairs in the reshuffle , was likely to become the successor to the acting Governor-General , Sir Hanry Taylor , who was in poor health . |
| 14 | Whitehall set to work on the implications of the Charter for postwar economic policy , but senior Ministers had no time to spare and the series of politicians who assumed responsibility for post-war planning had little weight in Cabinet . |
| 15 | Others who deserved praise for shoring-up injury-hit Villa 's win were defender Paul McGrath , Steve Staunton — moved to midfield — and Earl Barrett . |
| 16 | Harvey Pitcher , doing research on nineteenth century Arran writers and painters and especially on the wealthy Muir family who rented houses for many years on Arran , has given me this delightful little gem . |
| 17 | British tourist Stephen Profitt , who paid £200 for Lucky in Malta , was fined £100 yesterday for bringing her into the country without a licence . |
| 18 | The best-known architect working in this manner was Edward Buckton Lamb who submitted designs for all parts of the competition . |
| 19 | One offered guaranteed annual earnings of £35,000 to people able to sell 45 titles a week from home , but a complainant who sent £149 for more information was unable to make any money at all . |
| 20 | THE CASE of the diabetic who took insulin for 52 years , only to turn out not to need it at all , is bemusing doctors . |
| 21 | Adrian Gozzard , ex-Plessey , also expressed a preference for consultants who took responsibility for all parts of the search , bringing in the business in the first place and the , closely supervising the research . |
| 22 | The question of radio reception was raised later in the same debate by the then Minister of State , Mr Masiye , who gave reasons for poor reception . |
| 23 | Who gave permission for this ? |
| 24 | The Louisiana Human Life Bill , passed by the state legislature on June 27 , provided punishments of 10 years ' " hard labour " and fines of up to $100,000 for doctors who performed abortions for any reason other than to save the life of the woman . |
| 25 | Glenn Ross is proving that with his present work at Northampton and Maurice Trapp , the Englishman who coached Auckland for five years , is another with a proven track record . |
| 26 | Before the announcement , Baker had an unprecedented meeting on Feb. 14 , at a previously closed nuclear weapons development laboratory , Chelyabinsk-70 , with scientists there , who outlined suggestions for civilian work which they could do for the West . |
| 27 | Among 103 HIV-1-infected patients without signs or symptoms of toxoplasmosis , PBL from 19 produced toxoplasma-specific antibodies in vitro ; 5 of these patients , who discontinued prophylaxis for toxoplasmic encephalitis , showed in-vitro antibody production 3–15 months before the diagnosis of toxoplasmic encephalitis . |
| 28 | ‘ I am sure anybody who had responsibility for this collection would have to consider this course of action . ’ |
| 29 | The growing use of electrical power made some form of metering essential , so that it could be properly charged for , and Forbes was one of several who invented instruments for this purpose , though his was never widely adopted . |
| 30 | A SOLDIER who supplied transport for two younger youths intent on burglary , and kept watch for them as they carried out a theft , was fined over £300 by Alton magistrates on Tuesday . |