Example sentences of "who [vb past] [adv] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I give 'em ter ole Granny Pridey who used ter live next door ter me . |
| 2 | He had a small mousy wife , and two grown sons who came home to drink all the beer out of the refrigerator and tell him that he was a strong-arm man for a decrepit and decaying society . |
| 3 | Dark-haired and vivacious , she was a mature student who 'd already led three other Acorn Projects that summer , and it was instantly apparent that she was an old hand . |
| 4 | McMenemy might have been thinking of Steve Williams , another promising talent who 'd already won six England caps when he moved from Southampton to Arsenal in December l984 . |
| 5 | This was the case with Marjorie , who 'd just accepted voluntary retirement after 20 years in her office . |
| 6 | ‘ Be brave , ’ he told himself , and laid the middle finger of each hand upon the rim , as Peccable , who 'd once owned such a Bowl and had it smashed by his wife in a domestic row , had instructed . |
| 7 | er if it 's people give you things like reference lists and reading lists , I mean sometimes that 's the most confusing thing to be given because you do n't know , I used to think you were supposed to read everything on them er and I actually tried doing that once or twice and I could n't find stuff in Aston library so I ran up the er town library and went to Birmingham University library and then I got back the next week and I realized that I was about the only person who 'd actually done that and other people had n't |
| 8 | And er there there was a major who 'd only got one eye . |
| 9 | Politicians , planners and architects — who teamed up to create many an urban disaster area — are now united in the view that there is something seriously wrong with British cities . |
| 10 | While the attendance was significantly down those who turned up found increased entries of cattle , sheep and horses . |
| 11 | The fact that a wealth tax bore heavily on someone who turned out to lose all his capital would not on an ex ante basis be regarded as indicating a regressive impact , but in terms of measured income ( allowing for the loss ) it might appear that way . |
| 12 | The girl , who happened never to enjoy this activity , ground her teeth together . |
| 13 | Putting aside the personal feud between Streisand and Matthau , Crawford considered the one ‘ destructive element ’ in the production to be Ernest Lehman , who walked around looking unhappy throughout . |
| 14 | Sheikh Mohammed 's Bridal Toast , who finished powerfully to take second place could have more scope to progress as a Derby contender . |
| 15 | I want to salute Anita Hill , who chose not to remain silent and who , despite ‘ loosing ’ , has confirmed as a fact what many suspected — that Clarence Thomas does not deserve a seat on the US Supreme Court . |
| 16 | There were still those in the skilled , supervisory , and managerial groups , who might have sought alternative employment and stood a better chance than the majority of finding it , who chose instead to take early retirement . |
| 17 | T. B. You 'd have sergeants who liked to drink and he 'd have a constable in his section who knew where to get this drink , but normally amongst the sergeants , you were apart from the constables . |
| 18 | I thought what a snakepit my family was ; a snakepit dominated by a genius who knew how to create any illusion — even love . |
| 19 | Yet Joseph knew that he was right to have his armaments in place : you could never trust the gypsies or the tinkers — against each other , let alone anyone else : quacks , drunks and ranters would drift from their positions in the line and cause trouble just by bumping into the orderly armada of hill folk who knew how to hold steady but had never been fond of strangers . |
| 20 | The nine-race card at Haydock is strong on quantity but lacks runners of the class of Old Vic , the winner of the Whitebeam Maiden Stakes by six lengths last year who went on to take this year 's Irish Derby and its French equivalent . |
| 21 | ‘ Only when it was in the net did I realise what size it was and it weighed 26 ob 8 oz , ’ added John who went on to bank five other pike , two of 8 lb 8 oz , and others of 10 lb , 11lb and 14 lb . |
| 22 | The latter , who went on to finish eighth , veered from a true line and in turn interfered with Corn Futures . |
| 23 | That turned out to be the highlight of a very disappointing campaign for the veteran Ryder Cup star who went on to finish 62nd in the order of merit , his lowest placing since he joined the PGA European Tour in 1972 . |
| 24 | Cholecystectomy had been performed for suspected biliary colic 3 months to 30 years previously , however , in five of nine patients who went on to develop biliary tract calculi , discounting this theory . |
| 25 | The competition was started five years ago by Shildon Town Council , supported by Durham County Council and Northern Arts , to honour the memory of Sid Chaplin , the pitman who went on to become one of the North-East 's most respected authors and playwrights . |
| 26 | The competition was started five years ago by Shildon Town Council , supported by Durham County Council and Northern Arts , to honour the memory of Sid Chaplin , the pitman who went on to become one of the North-East 's most respected authors and playwrights . |
| 27 | It was probably a combination of the moonlight and the girl but what-ever it was , the man who went on to become world-famous singing star Frankie Vaughan says she stole his heart the instant he saw her . |
| 28 | Admittedly , Peak District was following in the wake of Star Player , who had won the same Beverley event last season , but it is most unlikely that this fully-exposed six-year-old — hard fit from two wins in all-weather hurdles — will ever aspire to the achievements of Star Player , who went on to win three other races , including the Chester Cup . |
| 29 | Neil Fairbrother , who went on to make 63 in 70 balls , was dropped off Peter Such — ironically by Foster at mid on -when he scored 14 , and Derek Pringle fumbled a dolly at slip offered by DeFreitas . |
| 30 | The master who went abroad had three servants , each of whom had a certain amount of ability . |