Example sentences of "who had [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | Mrs. Campbell hoped that a tide waiter 's post might be found for the man , but there was more to it than charity , for , as she advised her cousin , William Anderson 's brother was a rich baker who had lately filled the office of deacon convener of trades in Stirling , and ‘ as he has a near connection with severalls in the present management I wish if possible you could fall on a way to get this small thing for him , it wou 'd make a noise amongest the folks to see that we are at pains to do for them ’ . |
2 | Others present included Lord David Cecil , who had lately come back to Oxford to teach English Literature at New College , and Adam Fox , the college chaplain . |
3 | A volunteer who had lately returned from China where she had seen another aspect of the refugee problem spent her first evening at Dovercourt simply observing the children . |
4 | Not only in large population centres but also in the countryside and small towns , those who had traditionally exercised power found themselves confronted , whether in newly constituted local councils or in the workplace , with a more open and popular style of politics and a more assertive lower class . |
5 | In 1323 the appointment of these professional wine-brokers by the city 's municipal authorities was opposed by the archbishop , who had traditionally held a vested interest in the local winemaking from which they derived an income . |
6 | Pointless , that is , to all but Richter , who had thereby acquired substantial financial support and much publicity and local kudos . |
7 | Anthony was dead … her brother Anthony who had alternately teased and comforted her was lying somewhere dead , never to come home again . |
8 | They were mostly crews who had successfully completed one tour of operations ( 30 missions ) , so they were not only skilful but also lucky . |
9 | They think , perhaps , more in terms of what knowledge and skills they would hope to find in a secondary school entrant rather than of those one might expect from a child who had successfully completed a primary school course . |
10 | ‘ Certificates issued ’ refers to the number of RETs issued to candidates who had successfully completed at least one module during the session . |
11 | The fact that the project ultimately failed was not the fault of the process teams , who had successfully made the rocket fuel despite all the handicaps . |
12 | Henry of Lancaster , Earl Thomas 's brother and heir who had successfully petitioned for the restoration of the earldom of Leicester in 1324 , now sought a reversal of the sentence on his brother and the restoration of his other lands and honours . |
13 | Wheeler , who was junior to them both , who had contrived to have the best set of rooms in the office and who had successfully requested both men to wait on him , cleared his throat to announce that he was ready to start the discussion . |
14 | And Senator Eagleton , who had successfully brought in a reclassification amendment so that amphetamine would be more tightly controlled , stated , when he saw the amendment subsequently overturned : ‘ when the chips are down , the power of the drug companies was simply more compelling than any appeal to the public welfare ’ ( p. 53 ) . |
15 | Traditionally , as a refuge for his invalid son , who had just suffered his first attack of epilepsy . |
16 | Yes , the Compus course was really a a further work orientation course , for people who had just left school . |
17 | With such thoughts bringing peace to my troubled , weary being I sank gently into sleep , to dream of the happiness to be found among the galaxy 's wonders by someone who had just become immeasurably rich … |
18 | He was blown out of the water on 17 January 1964 by Iain Macleod [ q.v. ] , who had just become editor of the Spectator , in one of the most famous and devastating articles that has ever appeared in that journal . |
19 | Two tables to his left I recognized the handsome young Guards major who had just become a father . |
20 | 1989 ) we asked those who had just adopted children whether they would be prepared or willing to accept or consider adoption with contact . |
21 | Dr Neil , who had just called for the bill , pulled out his watch , and said cheerfully , ‘ Oh , we have already missed it , McAllister . |
22 | By the following weekend , Ned had begun to lose interest in his lover and within two weeks , much to her distress , he began leaving her alone for long periods of time while he chased after a very attractive Border Collie who had just moved into a neighbouring street . |
23 | The ‘ nearest thing she could get ’ to a Lord Ismay was Sir Michael Palliser , who had just retired from the headship of the Diplomatic Service . |
24 | One was Lord Parker ( who had just retired as Lord Chief Justice ) and another was Lord Gardiner ( who had been Lord Chancellor from 1964 to 1970 ) . |
25 | ‘ Go and see who it is , will you , there 's a duck , ’ requested Constance , who had just made herself comfortable on the swinging seat . |
26 | It would inflict special damage on a person who had just posted a business letter the purpose of which would be defeated by any exceptional delay . |
27 | ‘ On the other hand , ’ amended Constance , who had just voiced this thought , ‘ it 's the sort of place you might find nuns walking , telling their beads and saying their hours and stuff . |
28 | A few days later , Grace McNeil , who had just lost a much-loved Rough Collie and had been sent to us by her vet , came and took the young male , Robbie . |
29 | In 1826 she was joined by her sisters-in-law , Sarah and Ann , who had just lost their mother ; the poor relief ‘ Extras ’ list granted them 1s. or 18d. a week for at least the next three years . |
30 | A marriage between foreign nationals from different countries and of different religions would have been difficult enough in settled times , but it was rendered much more complicated now by the fact that whatever my family 's record might have been with regard to the Fascist party , my mother , my father and I were enemy aliens who had just lost a war . |