Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [Wh pn] [verb] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was a small boy of six who lived just around the corner from her , and for days he had been going on about this great talking parrot his father had given him . |
| 2 | In the far distant future , Hummingbird is a girl of sixteen who lives somewhere in the Galaxy , on a planet called ‘ Just like Home ’ . |
| 3 | It 's only right that Toad Of Toad Hall , together with the rest of his entourage from Wind In The Willows , should be reincarnated by the Thames in Oxfordshire : that 's where they were born , and that 's where they probably still live in the hearts and minds of all who grew up with them . |
| 4 | There 's a young woman of 17 who lives just down the road from me and has taken to calling on me of late . |
| 5 | Firms must keep a list of those who ask not to be called |
| 6 | Even some of those who suffered most under Marcos 's dictatorial reign felt he should be allowed home . |
| 7 | Between them , the Quakers and the Christian Council looked after about twenty per cent of those who came over on the Kindertransporte . |
| 8 | Having survived the early years of childhood , unlike so many of his siblings , he had been struck down by that other malady which afflicted a tragically high proportion of those who lived on into teenage years and beyond . |
| 9 | With a price tag of £415,000 , some of those who signed up for the XJ 220 are backing out , despite having paid a deposit of £50,000 . |
| 10 | At first the numbers of those who tuned in to the BBC were modest in comparison to those who listened to Pétain 's homilies on Radio Vichy . |
| 11 | In Homage to Catalonia , Orwell wrote despairingly of the fundamental contentment of those who sleep deeply in the belief that the fundamentals are secure . |
| 12 | It was a stormy meeting during which Callaghan was one of those who clashed angrily with Morrison , arguing that the abandonment of the free vote meant pressurising them to change their convictions , or at least to keep them in cold storage . |
| 13 | The diaries and memoirs of those who worked closely with de Gaulle in these years give the impression that his gradual disengagement from the RPF ( which began in 1951 and was not complete until 1954 ) was not only more protracted but also more painful than his disengagement from the provisional government in January 1946 . |
| 14 | There is something intolerant and ungenerous about both the confessional and HCF models outlined above which fails to affirm the insights of those who start off from a different " confession " of whatever complexion this might be . |
| 15 | For the hon. Gentleman to have the nerve to ask such a question when he was undoubtedly one of those who voted successively for large cuts in our defence expenditure , is mind-boggling . |
| 16 | At the time of that announcement , the Secretary of State also made clear his support for a King 's Cross terminal , which he described as ’ essential not only to meet the need of the travellers within London , but also crucial to serve the requirements of those who live elsewhere in Britain ’ . |
| 17 | Successive Foreign Secretaries , the ambassadorial input , the input of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and especially the input of those who beaver away at the top of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in dim Victorian rooms have made a tremendous contribution to the unique catalytic role which my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary mentioned . |
| 18 | I was one of 15 who got through to the third stage which is a five day winter course . |
| 19 | Swings were highest amongst those who relied more on television than the press for help in deciding how to vote , rather lower amongst those who relied more on the press , and lowest of all amongst the 40 per cent of the electorate who found television and the press equally useful . |
| 20 | Swings were highest amongst those who relied more on television than the press for help in deciding how to vote , rather lower amongst those who relied more on the press , and lowest of all amongst the 40 per cent of the electorate who found television and the press equally useful . |
| 21 | But there was a limit to what Mr Aczel , the party 's ideologist , could tolerate and the gradual thaw was frequently punctuated with repressive measures against those who fell out of line . |
| 22 | There will be a welcome for all who turn up at the Wallingford terminus for bumper picnic on Sunday . |
| 23 | If a local authority does what it is supposed to do under those Acts , it has access to the criminal law to deal speedily and effectively with those who settle unlawfully on land . |
| 24 | I ca n't stress too much the value I give my tears … they are priceless , beyond words , they are the most private part of myself that I can share with those who draw close to me . |
| 25 | However , a new problem arises — that of selection due to differential recruitment of those receiving or not receiving X. For example if , after a TV programme on violence in society , we sample to compare the opinions of those who watched it with those who did not on the question of bringing back corporal punishment , can we assume that the subpopulations of watchers and non-watchers are otherwise similar ? |
| 26 | I believe that they are now closer to their customers and more able to cater for the needs of their customers , including those who fall behind with their payments . |
| 27 | The division between those who look naturally to the private sector and those who look to the public is geographical as much as ideological . |
| 28 | For those who benefit financially from the audio and video industry , that they may resist the lure of easy profit and refuse to promote any production which exploits human weakness , offends consciences , or affronts human dignity . |
| 29 | By giving such a high profile to elder abuse , Community Care will show that the abuse of elderly people is a concern and a responsibility for everyone , just like the abuse of children — not only for those who work directly with elderly people . |
| 30 | Anyone who has read The Hound of the Baskervilles will know what fate is in store for those who wander off into a mire ! |