Example sentences of "man who [was/were] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A woman 's being questioned about the attempted murder of a man who was dragged underneath a car . |
| 2 | The Policy and Resources Committee decided to wait until the end of an appeal by Richard Shield , the man who was sacked for recruiting Tommy Sheppard . |
| 3 | A church service has been held in memory of a man who was stabbed to death in his back garden . |
| 4 | Scott quotes the case of a man who was persecuted by visions during a period of sickness and depression ; one of these visions was ‘ the apparition of a gentleman-usher , dressed as if to wait on a Lord Lieutenant of Ireland … arrayed in court dress , with bag and sword , tamboured waistcoat and chapeaubras ’ who ‘ glided beside me like the ghost of Beau Nash … |
| 5 | I was , after all , living with a man who was stealing from me , keeping part of his life secret from me , who expected me to adapt myself to his obsessive timekeeping . |
| 6 | Stefan Kiszko , the man who was cleared of the murder of eleven-year-old Lesley Molseed has told how he was set upon by inmates when he first arrived in jail . |
| 7 | He was a man who was isolated in his world , to such a degree that his immediate environment probably hardly mattered to him . |
| 8 | She told of one man who was harangued for ninety minutes at a time until he had a nervous breakdown and quit . |
| 9 | And she also reminded herself that even if it had included a kiss it did n't mean a thing — especially as it had come from a man who was living in the outback to get away from women . |
| 10 | He was a strange , private and often bewildered man who was raised into a cultural guru , a representative of authority and stability . |
| 11 | One gang , which consisted of four coachmakers and two labourers , prepared and placed all timber , panels and other materials on the spot where it was required , and no man who was engaged on actual repairs was required to leave the job to look up any material . |
| 12 | A busy man who was prepared for ‘ another talk ’ after the prolonged exchange of a few days earlier , was not quite the self-absorbed , withdrawn person he has sometimes been portrayed . |
| 13 | It was a common practice among the old rural community in East Anglia , and here is a typical account of it taken from a man who was born at Stonham Aspal , Suffolk : |
| 14 | Now , Fiona was thought to be a suitable bride for my father-just the right age , pretty and vivacious enough it was thought to appeal to a man who was beginning to be known as a confirmed bachelor . ’ |
| 15 | Detectives investigating the murder of a man who was killed at his engagement party say they 've had an encouraging response to their appeals for information . |
| 16 | Police said later that the man who was helping with inquiries had been detained as he was released from Armley jail , Leeds . |
| 17 | Police said later that the man who was helping with inquiries had been detained as he was released from Armley jail , Leeds , after serving a sentence . |
| 18 | The chances of the man who was seen as a contender for the presidency until a few days ago , the former leader , Mr Alexander Dubcek , winning the post are now seen as receding . |
| 19 | The first of the new sketches shows a man who was seen at the docks the Saturday before with a woman who resembled Carol . |
| 20 | A DARLINGTON man who was glassed by four skinheads is appealing for his rescuer to come forward . |
| 21 | The new regiment earned its army nickname through the term of endearment used throughout the intimate conversation by the man who was said to be Mr Gilbey . |
| 22 | He sounded like a man who was trying to be brave after his marriage had just fallen apart . |
| 23 | As Eva went into the hostels she realised the Salvation Army was not there to turn people into converts , but that their work must be an extension of Christ 's love : " Jesus Christ did n't say to the man who was filled with many devils — the schizophrenic — " If you follow me I 'll cure you . |
| 24 | I told him I did not know his friend Bill and the breakfast was for a man who was staying at the inn . |
| 25 | ‘ But then the young man who was slotted for this spot had to back out . |
| 26 | That was conceded in an interview yesterday by Dr Kenneth Abrahams , a member of the National Front and a former Swapo man who was thrown into jail by Mr Nujoma . |
| 27 | He was a man who was used to the supernatural but he was amazed at the things that he saw ! |
| 28 | But , she was telling the story of a man who was travelling over the moor and it was many years ago on horseback and er he was completely lost and wan , it was getting dark and he wanted to stay somewhere for the night and he sort of travelled and could n't see anywhere and eventually down a long drive he saw a house wi , blazing with lights so he went down this house and er , all the windows were alight , you know were lit up and he knocked at the door and knocked at the door , and knocked at the door and could n't get any answer , no one ever came to the door so in desperation he thought well this is no good ! |
| 29 | Would you continue to fight for the life of this man who was valued in the community and initially had a strong will to live , even if the odds seemed hopeless ? |
| 30 | There was another face then , which did n't have to be invented : a moustached face that had recently and endlessly appeared on the television news , the face of a man who was accused of battering to death the nanny of his children , of attempting to do the same to his wife . |