Example sentences of "[Wh pn] enjoyed [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leonard 's overriding impression was of a stout man , reticent and somewhat withdrawn , at least introspective , who enjoyed a good laugh ; a proud member of the Royal Canadian Legion and its military traditions . |
| 2 | The most startling yarn was that of Zhang Quo Zhi , who enjoyed a lifestyle which , if you did know better , you would describe as that of a successful capitalist . |
| 3 | The National Westminster Bank Sevens , at Sydenham , were won for a third successive time by Brynteg CS , who enjoyed a comfortable semi-final against St Benedict 's , 20-4 , before a demanding final against Campion , 10-6 . |
| 4 | One example was of a graduate who enjoyed a good job with normal daytime hours . |
| 5 | On the opposite side of the corridor were the free-dinner kids , those embarrassed boys and girls who enjoyed a daily privilege for which others were forced to pay . |
| 6 | Johnstone 's defence lawyer was none other than Joe Beltrami , champion of the legal underdog and a lawyer who enjoyed a virtual monopoly on Scotland 's most controversial court-cases . |
| 7 | The deaf of Glasgow were at that time extremely fortunate to have in William Agnew a most intelligent and capable man , an artist in his leisure time , who through his hobby had come into contact with Queen Victoria and who enjoyed a friendship with Lord and Lady Blythswood ( Glasgow Deaf and Dumb F.C . |
| 8 | We used to embrace the comfortable doctrine that the Roman cities of Britain survived as the shells of walled towns — with cathedrals often built within them in the seventh and eighth centuries , but little other semblance of civic life — until English towns were revived in the late ninth century by King Alfred , who enjoyed a vision of urban life which could owe nothing to the English civic scene in which he had been brought up . |
| 9 | She also wrote poetry , often reflecting the healthy sexuality of a woman in her early forties who enjoyed a fulfilling family life . |
| 10 | Fifteen per cent of those who enjoyed a daily drink caught a cold compared to 45 per cent of non-drinkers , he told the British Psychological Society conference in London . |
| 11 | SL2 , who got to No 2 with On A Raggatip ; and SUNSCREEM , who enjoyed a Top 30 hit last month with Love U More . |
| 12 | Except in Cornwall , the fortunate few who enjoyed a measure of affluence were chiefly to be found in towns where lucrative guild appointments were available . |
| 13 | Sunshine bathed the dancing children , all in Year Four at Perryfields School , Springfield , who enjoyed a morning out of the classroom entertaining shoppers in Exchange Way . |
| 14 | In the letter , Fulbert used the words fidelis and vassus interchangeably ; a vassal was one who had sworn fidelity and who enjoyed a fief . |
| 15 | Col. Sutherland is a Special Forces veteran who enjoyed a distinguished career . |
| 16 | Their father , Dr. William Shippen ( 1635–1693 ) was a native of Stockport who enjoyed a varied ecclesiastical career , returning to his home town in 1678 to become Rector : his younger brother , Edward , first Mayor of Philadelphia in the then American colonies , is perhaps better remembered as the founder of the wealthy transatlantic branch of the family . |
| 17 | ‘ She was not the sort who enjoyed a scrap . ’ |
| 18 | They grew their own vegetables , much to the delight of the villagers ' cows , who enjoyed a free dinner on more than one occasion . |
| 19 | BBC Radio One sent competition winners to Stoke-on-Trent who enjoyed a Visitor Centre tour and had a go at throwing their own pot . |
| 20 | It was the golden age for carvers and modellers , who enjoyed a freedom of expression and an architectural surface upon which to create and experiment never equalled before or since . |
| 21 | Instead he became a national hero who enjoyed a long life … and who died with dignity . |
| 22 | Daring data raider dependent on hacking fix Gillian Harris charts the decline of a popular boy who enjoyed a high-tech challenge to a reclusive man obsessed with computers |
| 23 | Although pollsters say the race is volatile , not one major national survey now gives the lead to Bush , who enjoyed a record popularity rating after the Gulf War only to watch it drift away amid worries over the weak US economy . |
| 24 | The event attracted a record number of passengers who enjoyed an intensive steam train service and additional vintage train service . |
| 25 | At one of Sarah 's cocktail parties at her home in Lavender Gardens , Diana met Paddy McNally , a motor racing entrepreneur who enjoyed an uneven and ultimately unhappy romance with Fergie . |
| 26 | For the southern forests Henry III continued to appoint Household officials as justices — men like Robert Walerand , who held office from 1256 until 1259 , and who enjoyed the confidence and even the friendship of the king . |
| 27 | If indigence were the sole criterion , then the category would include Oliver Goldsmith , the young Samuel Johnson , Christopher Smart and numerous other poets who enjoyed the distinct privilege of a university education but were at times besieged by duns . |
| 28 | The posters were fixed at night and the culprits were never caught — or , more likely , never looked for by a police force who enjoyed the joke as much as the rest of the city . |
| 29 | Quinn 's predatory skills outshone the player who cost 10 times more , Dean Saunders , who enjoyed the same sort of start when he moved to Villa from Liverpool . |
| 30 | There was also a great deal of indignation among ordinary British citizens who discovered for the first time after the massacre in Timişoara that Romania was ruled by a brutal tyrant who enjoyed the privileges of a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath . |