Example sentences of "who [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hollywood was full of ‘ nitwits ’ , ‘ bubble-heads ’ , ‘ airheads ’ , who were presumptuously marching on the nation 's capital to dictate policy . |
| 2 | ‘ You were one of several people who were probably going to be let go on my recommendation as part of a rationalisation programme , but the manner in which I caused it to happen … |
| 3 | In this context , I would argue that while the unleashing of widespread revolutionary activity in Latin America in the 1960s must obviously be attributed to the impact of the 1959 Cuban revolution , this event was essentially a catalyst , which supplied a model and a source of inspiration to a radicalised generation who were already looking for an alternative to the Soviet theory of ‘ revolution in stages ’ . |
| 4 | Reading between the lines , it was evident that de Gaulle was seeking to encourage those individuals in the political establishment — such as President Coty and the deputy prime minister , Guy Mollet — who were already moving towards a Gaullist solution , but that he was not yet willing to negotiate with the collective leadership of the Republic . |
| 5 | Half the men were already straggling back into the Residency building or into the hospital in order to form a new position while the remainder did their best to hold off the sepoys who were already swarming over the ramparts . |
| 6 | Universally panned by the critics , the film fans who were already vanishing in their droves from the theatres by the mid-Sixties , were given further encouragement to stay away and heads rolled at Warners . |
| 7 | The conditions for the crossing were not much worse than for the criminals who were just beginning to be shipped across from England in the 1670s , and the death rates were not much higher . |
| 8 | On the other hand they feared the working class who were also pushing for constitutional change against the aristocratic interest . |
| 9 | Material did come to me at EMI Publishing from EMI Records , and if we were interested in an act who were also looking for a record deal , we would pass the information through to EMI Records . |
| 10 | I remember two lady missionaries , who were also returning to Burma , saying , ‘ Well , of course we shall arrive safely because we are going out to do the Lord 's work . ’ |
| 11 | At a press conference on May 2 President Vaclav Havel said that he thought that racist attacks by groups of skinheads on Romanies , Vietnamese guest workers and other members of racial minorities were being provoked by supporters or agents of the former communist regime , who were also engaging in disinformation about the situation in the country . |
| 12 | Despite this criticism the doctrine was applied without criticism in the later case of Cinnamond v British Airports Authority [ 1980 ] 2 All ER 368 to mini-cab drivers who were unlawfully touting for business . |
| 13 | But it told research ministers ( who were still meeting as New Scientist went to press on Tuesday ) that ‘ it is essential to take an immediate final decision on the future of the programme . ’ |
| 14 | Cumulatively , however , the aura of association with the US was of immense political benefit to those who called themselves a provisional government but who were still skating on the thin surface of political respectability and had by no means attained a state of acknowledged legitimacy . |
| 15 | Almost half the girls married in their teens and who were occupying council houses in their mid-20s had conceived their first birth before marriage ( 47 per cent ) , compared to 30 per cent of owner-occupiers , 14 per cent renting privately , and 9 per cent who were still living with parents ( Kiernan 1980b ) . |
| 16 | The children were apprehensive , none more so than the newcomers who were still struggling with their English and were generally mystified by events . |
| 17 | Mike Nichols and Lawrence Turman , who were still struggling after six months to find their leading man , took in the show one night . |
| 18 | She noticed Diana 's uncertainty and , ignoring the other guests who were still buzzing over Diana 's choice of dress , whisked her off to the powder room . |
| 19 | Then he stepped away from her to address the other members of staff , who were still standing in curious groups , discussing the damage . |
| 20 | The result was that other departments er particularly the fitters for example er who were still working on the old scheme , wanted to , they then wanted to come onto the scheme . |
| 21 | You could 've made it work if the peasants if the peasants were revolutionary , if the peasants had changed their value system and were n't and that there were very few who were still working within the economy . |
| 22 | Opposite the hotel was a refugee camp with children who were constantly trying to part unwary tourists from their money . |
| 23 | They were a couple of travelling hedgers and ditchers who were currently working at Bakers Farm down by the river . |
| 24 | ‘ I put my headlights on to see if that would help the policemen who were obviously looking for someone . |
| 25 | The act of conception , staring at a typewriter for much of 1985 in a flat in Notting Hill Gate so depressed me that I immediately thereafter applied for a job as doctor for Amoco , who were then exploring for oil near Morondava . |
| 26 | He also alleged that the KGB had recruited hundreds of British traitors who were only waiting for the signal from Moscow to begin destroying Britain 's communication system and military establishments around the country . |
| 27 | The plebs were getting everywhere , and in a survey of ‘ Cheap Literature ’ Mrs Bosanquet even found reason to frown upon the working-class lads who were now sauntering into the public libraries : |
| 28 | Least of all his brothers , who were now watching with ever increasing dismay as Mike , the ‘ broth 's ’ best fighter , was having the rings run round him by the family runt . |
| 29 | The two policemen had n't expected to be followed ; they were concentrating on their efforts to find the men who were now hiding in the covered area amongst the seats that were tilted upright in their stored position . |
| 30 | Rostov looked at the faces of the people who were now staring at Grigoriev . |