Example sentences of "of [pron] [vb past] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | On July 19 three of the original five asylum seekers told Cuban television that they had been part of a plot hatched by diplomats from the US Interests Section and from the Czechoslovak , West German and Canadian embassies , all of whom denied the allegation . |
| 2 | ‘ Freedom for Lithuania ’ shouted the demonstrators , many of whom carried the yellow , red and green national flag of the republic as they marched past Morsoleum . |
| 3 | For me that was vindication for the disagreements I 'd had with Sydney Newman and Donald Wilson , both of whom saw the music and titles after they 'd been done and said they did n't like them . |
| 4 | Peregrine and Charles sped down to join spectators all of whom knew the difficulties presented by first steps in skiing , and who were now gathering to watch their less proficient comrades make fools of themselves . |
| 5 | The audience , many of whom knew the operetta well , were puzzled . |
| 6 | It was here that Mr Adsett , one of Eva 's " shining people " , taught his class of talented youngsters , several of whom passed the scholarship exam . |
| 7 | The choice of film seemed appropriate on the day the simmering dispute boiled over with growing frustration and bitterness among the staff , many of whom attended the Clapham train disaster and are veterans of dealing with the aftermath of IRA bomb blasts . |
| 8 | A world little seen by the West until now and on view at Galerie Carla Stützer until 31 October is that of Czech photography of the 1930s and '40s , by photographers Feyfar , Chochola , Medkovà , Novák , Lehovec , Berka and Reichmann , all of whom ( except Reichmann ) are still living and working , and many of whom attended the opening in September . |
| 9 | Bliss made the introductions , beginning with the taller of the men , both of whom wore the nondescript dark suits traditionally favoured by high-ranking police officers . |
| 10 | Apart from his engravings , for which he became particularly well known , he was an excellent portrait painter and his painting of four children — one of whom became the fifth Duke of Devonshire — in the grounds of Chiswick House , probably attracted him to Chiswick , an area considered by many notable persons at that time , as very healthy . |
| 11 | This sentiment was widely echoed by representatives of other countries , many of whom expressed the belief that , if the Korean application were accepted , then the UN could provide a valuable forum for discussions between the two states . |
| 12 | himself , the big , distracting man and two women , one of whom had the incisive skill of a surgeon . |
| 13 | There are five people with a pretty clear motive , all of whom had the opportunity . |
| 14 | This was not welcomed by all the students , some of whom left the College after the secretary 's dismissal , causing it to issue an advertisement calling on clients not to employ them as farriers . |
| 15 | Privately , however , he was still sending conflicting signals to his supporters , some of whom got the impression that he had not decided whether to act . |
| 16 | The election of October 1951 had brought 100 new Conservative MPs into parliament all of whom received the undivided attention of the lobbyists . |
| 17 | The present study was therefore designed to recruit a large number of patients , all of whom received the same treatment , allowing unequivocal refutation of the prospectively defined hypotheses that a heavy physical workload and a high prior recurrence rate are associated with a decreased healing rate . |
| 18 | David Fairhall adds : The regular Panamanian forces , not all of whom opposed the American intervention according to the Pentagon , were vastly outnumbered by US troops . |
| 19 | The Bishops were mostly not opposed to liberty of conscience for Dissenters , the wiser of whom opposed the Declaration , but considered that only Parliament could revoke the Test Acts , so that the Declaration was illegal . |
| 20 | If the twenty-year gap in output apparent in the manuscript is real , it may be accounted for by the rise in influence of those hostile to the complex , polyphonic settings of Scottish church music , one of whom named the chapel royal in Stirling as an example . |
| 21 | Somewhat surprisingly he seems to have ignored the work of Gainsborough , Reynolds , Turner and Constable , none of whom entered the collection during his lifetime . |
| 22 | Attached to many early Christian communities were groups of ascetics , both men and women , some of whom demonstrated the supernatural character of their chastity by the sexes cohabiting , yet without sexual contact . |
| 23 | The Philistines ( one of the trading Sea Peoples , many of whom settled the east Mediterranean coastlands ) , who gave their name to Palestine , invaded the area in force in the 12th century BC . |
| 24 | Under the old concession , the Inland Revenue would give its approval to a group scheme which included a JOC provided certain conditions were met : the JOC was controlled by two people neither of whom controlled the company and one of whom was the grantor of the relevant scheme ; and the relevant scheme was extended to the JOC by only one of its two joint owners . |
| 25 | The Republican and Democratic contests were won by President George Bush and Governor Bill Clinton respectively , both of whom ended the primary season with sufficient party convention delegates to be assured of winning the presidential nomination of their respective parties . |
| 26 | Africa Confidential of June 14 said that although 13 members of the government were Issaqs , its membership was " carefully balanced " between the main Issaq sub-clans and other clans ; the delay in appointing the government underlined the lack of agreement over the secession among SNM leaders , some of whom regarded the measure not as final but as merely a " step towards renegotiating the 1960 unification and redressing an unequal relationship " . |
| 27 | The fighting was a further manifestation of the traditional enmity between Gadabursis , who generally backed the regime of President Siyad Barre in neighbouring Somalia , and Issaqs , many of whom supported the Somali National Movement ( SNM ) in its efforts to overthrow Barre [ see p. 37400 ; see p. 37064 for earlier clashes ] . |
| 28 | A matron was installed , and three helpers , one of whom did the cooking . |
| 29 | Steve Richardson , who had a 72 yesterday , says he is giving himself no chances at all on the greens , Severiano Ballesteros has temporarily lost his iron play , Jose-Maria Olazabal ( 74 yesterday ) his driving and Sandy Lyle and Montgomerie , both of whom missed the cut , their confidence . |
| 30 | Men of the Small Scale Raiding Force on one raid alone were led by five officers none of whom survived the war , who would all earn awards for gallantry , including a VC , a DSO , and six Military Crosses . |