Example sentences of "who [vb past] he [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cawarden probably welcomed the accession of Elizabeth , who appointed him joint lieutenant of the Tower , but he died soon afterwards , on or shortly before 29 August 1559 . |
| 2 | At Doncaster the king was joined by his esquire , Gloucester 's associate John Pilkington , who lent him 100 marks . |
| 3 | At Doncaster the king was joined by his esquire , Gloucester 's associate John Pilkington , who lent him 100 marks . |
| 4 | As the Lent term progressed , besides his letters to Helen and Harry ( containing verses , some of which survive ) and his quick recovery from his failure to gain an entrance scholarship to Merton , he had renewed an acquaintance with MacAlister — an old Pauline friend — who visited him each Sunday . |
| 5 | The girl who found him that day by the lake was sent by destiny , by fate , the atheists ' substitute for God . |
| 6 | He was married in 1873 to a hearing lady who bore him five children , one of whom died in infancy , and died in December 1890 after a lingering , incurable illness . |
| 7 | He was twice married , first in the 1820s to Eleanor Downing ( or Downie ) of Cumberland , who bore him four sons but died c .1834 , and second , to a widow , originally Anne Poole of Newcastle upon Tyne , sister of Henry Bolckow 's first wife . |
| 8 | On the death of his third wife , Charles lived with no less than three concubines who bore him numerous children . |
| 9 | ‘ He promises the world to get you into the mood , ’ said a Kensington socialite who dated him several times . |
| 10 | He was lucky to have the support of his family , but above all , in having as his Lady Mayoress a wife who showed him such love and devotion , in sickness and in health . |
| 11 | In these cases , the prince might well be surrounded by vassals who owed him military service ; but they would be present not from obligation but from desire , and they would be accompanied by large numbers whose reason for being there had nothing to do with feudal ties or fidelity . |
| 12 | He was treated pre-operatively by the physiotherapist who taught him deep breathing exercises . |
| 13 | He wants no superstar treatment from Team Pileri , who signed him last year and saw him steal the glory from team-mate and ex-champ Fausto Gresini . |
| 14 | He had to rely on a kind-hearted local butcher who gave him two chickens a week to build up his strength . |
| 15 | He escaped with the help of Bosnians , who gave him civilian clothes to replace his army uniform , and a network of ethnic Hungarians , dodging military police across the country until he made it over the border to Szeged . |
| 16 | It has recently been pointed out by Dr J. R. Studd that ‘ one of [ the Lord ] Edward 's greatest problems was his inability to settle lands from his appanage [ of Gascony and the isle of Oléron ] on those who gave him loyal service in a traditional way ’ . |
| 17 | Her husband gave out she 'd perished of some wasting disease , and duly married someone else , less beautiful but more docile , who gave him twelve children . ’ |
| 18 | Alexander sought the advice of numerous doctors and voice trainers who gave him different medicines or voice exercises , but this only brought him temporary relief . |
| 19 | During an extended period of wandering in the sky world , Litaw met Inabay , who gave him some dust from her eyes . |
| 20 | Who bought him this book ? |
| 21 | Given the hon. Gentleman 's background , he will clearly represent the constituents who elected him last week . |
| 22 | He simply wished that he did n't have to contend with the unspoken supposition that the two of them were hiding up there on the Step and banging away like a couple of baboons , which he saw in the eyes of more than one person who wished him good morning when he went into town to pick up his mail . |
| 23 | you know I 'm still struggling and we were having a laugh , but the others who had him last term , said he was brilliant , because he actually combines work individually |
| 24 | In 1927 he joined the Portland Cement Company , who denied him car-racing rights but went on to be a sponsor for Golden Arrow . |
| 25 | In 1660 he returned to England with his master , who ensured him several honours from the newly restored Charles II . |