Example sentences of "who [vb past] [verb] [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To aid his election campaign , Roosevelt had gathered together a body of men and women who became known as his Brain Trust , mostly from the universities . |
| 2 | Thus a 10-month-old baby who failed to respond to its name , or to betray signs of recognition towards its mother , twin sister , or even its rattle , might well give therapists cause for concern ; which is not to say that the normal baby , who does succeed in reacting appropriately , is thereby yet self -conscious . |
| 3 | The bill , which would outlaw over 90 per cent of the abortions currently allowed within the state , imposed severe criminal penalties on doctors who failed to comply with its terms . |
| 4 | ( The anthem that is , not Her Majesty , who failed to reply to our invitation to deliver the Ken Mentle Memorial Lecture . ) |
| 5 | Goran Ivanisevic , last year 's beaten finalist , starts against Jonathan Stark an American who failed to win on his only Wimbledon appearance 12 months ago . |
| 6 | Well , having had to avail ourselves of the help of the officer who got rid of our gigantic wasp nest , I should like to say what a superb job they do , but I just wondered in view of the tremendous number , whether there is some kind of way of preventions . |
| 7 | In Eternity , like the madman in the story who got rid of his devils when they were driven out of him and into the swine , Russia will sit healed at the feet of Jesus . |
| 8 | ‘ She wo n't get away from me like she did from the ‘ palookas ’ who tried to sit on her shoulder in the world championships . ’ |
| 9 | But as Orton pointed out in the diary , as usual nothing came of it — not even after telling a man who tried to get in their way to ‘ piss off ’ . |
| 10 | A COUPLE who caused suffering to their pets by deserting them when they moved house have been banned from keeping animals for five years . |
| 11 | At which moment , the Editor , a young man from Glasgow , who seemed to bear on his narrow shoulders guilt for all the sins of the Western world , emerged from his office and was off to lunch with a left-wing Labour M.P . |
| 12 | He summoned a girl , who seemed mesmerised by his virile look , and ordered lager for them both . |
| 13 | One speaker , who came to talk about his hobby of flying , told of his experiences in a neighbouring group . |
| 14 | It was above all grandmothers who came to live with their children in this way : five times as many as grandfathers . |
| 15 | At this juncture he received a visit from the leaders of the Christian forces in the Holy Land , who came to ask for his support against Philip of France . |
| 16 | Beattie 's outstanding record as a dedicated social worker stood him in good stead at the ‘ Diplock ’ tribunal and partly explained the presence of a total of twenty-four persons who came to testify on his behalf . |
| 17 | As the old pensioner listened to the song , which was now accompanied by the ringing of bells , Fleury saw an expression of tender devotion come over his lined face , and he , too , thought , as the Collector had thought some weeks earlier in the tiger house , what a lot of Indian life was unavailable to the Englishman who came equipped with his own religion and habits . |
| 18 | If I gave a cup of wine to every vagabond who came whining to my door , how do you imagine I would make a living ? " exclaimed the eldest brother . |
| 19 | ‘ What was she , some lonely widow who 'd heard about your hip ? ’ |
| 20 | Barricaded inside , Roger Jones , a 52 year old self-employed electrician , who 'd allegedly threatened with a shotgun 3 men who 'd called at his home . |
| 21 | Jacques caught up with me to say that Tante Héloise , who 'd gone to her room with a supposed migraine , had disappeared too , and Ernestine was having hysterics . ’ |
| 22 | A holy man who 'd prepared for his death , who might even , perhaps , have welcomed it . |
| 23 | The Judge , Mr Justice De Cunha said Mr Hayward had been an exemplary husband who 'd cared for his wife around the clock . |
| 24 | It was about a wife who 'd cheated on her husband , she 'd left him for his best friend , and now the man was on the road trying to mend his broken heart . |
| 25 | To Pavel , and probably to many of the others who 'd fallen under her influence , she was the most uncommon criminal ever . |
| 26 | A pensioner has been robbed at gunpoint after confronting two masked men who 'd broken into her home . |
| 27 | The fifth yacht to arrive in the space of eight hours , Rhone Poulenc , carried a crewman who 'd spoken to his family in Gloucester only once on the whole trip . |
| 28 | If he turned and looked at her , she might have to give a straight reply , but to his narrow back , which could have been the back of a much younger man , she began to tease , in the way that she had learned so many of her new friends liked , when they made similar inquiries too , like the painter who 'd lain on her bed and asked her earnestly if she 'd ever experienced simultaneous orgasm , or the musician who 'd volunteered he 'd show her a ‘ perversion ’ he was sure nobody would have demonstrated to her before , and began nuzzling between her legs . |
| 29 | Across the street , sheltering as best he could from the blasts of wind down Park Avenue , Gentle — who 'd returned to his station barely a minute before — caught sight of the doorman scrabbling on the foyer floor . |
| 30 | Ian was someone who 'd succeeded through his own efforts . |