Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] [noun] whom [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If he was a difficult friend , he could also be a loyal one — the most notable example , of course , is that of Ezra Pound whom he continued to support and defend even though it meant that he became embroiled in the kind of public controversy which he detested . |
| 2 | His bland and unassertive personal style compared unfavourably with that of David Lange whom he had replaced as party leader and Prime Minister in August 1989 [ see pp. 36852-53 ] . |
| 3 | Alfred Russel Wallace was a contemporary of Charles Darwin whom he greatly admired . |
| 4 | Owen was for trying to get word through to Harry in his prison ; there were men in Leighton who had kin within the castle , and for the sake of Master Harry whom they remembered well might be willing to risk the carrying of a message . |
| 5 | The young Lugard , born in the year after the Mutiny , was brought up , like Henry Lawrence whom he came so much to resemble , in an atmosphere which combined sincere evangelical piety with unquestioning respect for the achievements of the British army and an habitual acceptance of the necessity of command . |
| 6 | This must make him an ideal employer for Mrs Brocklebank whom he reckoned to be on the lazy side . |
| 7 | I was waiting for Professor Avenarius whom I 'd occasionally met here for a chat . |
| 8 | By one of those quirks of fate he was at Plas Menair for a canoeing course when he ran into Phil Eccles whom he had last seen in the Australian desert . |
| 9 | Meanwhile , Garrison 's row with Pam Shriver whom she accused of ‘ racist ’ comments during their match on Saturday remains unresolved , with the American still undecided whether or not to resign from the WTA board of directors . |
| 10 | ‘ We are ready to discuss our proposals with Mr Flashman whom we would like to see go quietly . |
| 11 | Kenny 's taunting drove Elspeth to tears and Becky was made to sit with Mrs Friar whom she did not like . |
| 12 | Graf 's withdrawal would be a major blow to Wimbledon , with Monica Seles whom she deposed from the top of the world rankings in Paris still recovering from the knife attack in Hamburg on April 30 . |
| 13 | ‘ Is there anyone in Monte Samana whom you know to be a suspect , Dr Rafaelo ? ’ |
| 14 | Just as I was writing this book I received a beautiful card from Sue Fuller whom I had met at the Town and Country Festival last year . |
| 15 | Here for instance is her rendering of Emma Woodhouse 's thoughts , having just received a most unwelcome proposal of marriage from Mr Elton whom she had supposed to be in love with her protégée , Harriet , as a result of her own matchmaking contrivances : |
| 16 | He also made a personal onslaught upon Saddam Hussein whom he accused of having " sickened the world " with his " tools of terror " , and appeared to suggest an enlargement of allied war aims to include the capture of the Iraqi President . |
| 17 | Another fine eight-part composition , the motet ‘ Super flumina Babylonis ’ , was in 1583 sent by de Monte to William Byrd whom he must have met thirty years earlier during his visit to England as a member of Philip II 's chapel . |
| 18 | ‘ I believe I put the above into a memo addressed to Donald Wilson whom I had appointed as my Head of Serials . |
| 19 | She 'd taken a shine to Tom Rudge whom she now knew to be an apprentice fitter , as was Cyril , his mate . |
| 20 | Nagel refers to Adam Smith whom he takes to be advocating , as a matter of reason , the restriction of moral judgment only to that which the agent has done in a narrow sense because to attribute responsibility for that beyond the agent 's control seems irrational and is akin to strict liability . |
| 21 | One was to Adam Russell whom she arranged to meet at an Italian restaurant in Pimlico . |
| 22 | With College authorities he reached an unofficial arrangement whereby for a term he gave his salary to Francis Bacon whom he had asked to fill his place . |
| 23 | He had been a keen and willing convert to the cause , his hatred fuelled by Grob Mitzer whom he knew and trusted as a friend and corporate colleague . |
| 24 | Clinton received another boost when , on July 8 , he was publicly endorsed by Paul Tsongas whom he had defeated in the primary contests . |