Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [pron] have [vb pp] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ted Power , a fine collector , whom I had known for years and who had seen odd paintings in mixed shows wanted to buy something . |
| 2 | Though tragically killed in a recent motorbike accident , Madra was an undisputed maestro of the art , as well as an easy and informative friend whom I had known for some time , so it was a shock to witness the epic genius which came through him , and the transformation which both he and his audience underwent in that open village square the first time I saw him perform . |
| 3 | The owner was a small exter named Fif , a ball of orange fur with tentacles , whom I 'd known for a long time in various planets . |
| 4 | Rehearsals were due to begin for myself and my accompanist/narrator John Gould , a shy , quirky , gifted musician whom I 'd known for almost twenty years . |
| 5 | I am sure that my hon. and gallant Friend , whom I have known for many years and for whom I have a great affection , would agree that about half the best people are women . |
| 6 | I can never be this … this dream woman whom you 've invented for yourself , nor live as you would want me to . |
| 7 | Exercise : Choose someone whom you have taken for granted , decide to appreciate them this week , and tell them that you do . |
| 8 | It was her old mistress from whom she had hoped for much , woman to woman , and none of his soothing phrases meant anything to her . |
| 9 | The judge held that the child 's welfare required that she be adopted by the foster parents with whom she had lived for three of her five years , and that the parents were withholding agreement unreasonably . |
| 10 | Miss Grimes , with whom she had worked for several years , was hardly the most congenial of companions but at least she was familiar . |
| 11 | Over the years Mrs. Jarrett had seen many changes , not only in the staff and resident body of the home and in the facilities it now provides , but in government legislation within the various departments of health and social security , with whom she had established for Le Court a strong and trusting relationship . |
| 12 | Joan is Secretary to the Managing Director and Commercial Director and David , whom she has known for seven years , works with British Steel . |
| 13 | Jo emphasised the need for good movement and footwork on the court and acknowledged the work of her fitness advisor , Len Heppel , with whom she has worked for three years . |
| 14 | Women who I had attacked for bringing up boy children wanted to know if it had been an immaculate conception or simply parthenogenesis , and what was I going to do with it if it were a boy ? |
| 15 | The more she tried to be that person the more I lost my sense of who I 'd fallen for in the first place . |
| 16 | Just as the record was going to be released , Dave came round and told us he 'd got another manager for us and it turned out to be Ralph Horton who we 'd auditioned for at The Roebuck Pub in Tottenham Court Road . |
| 17 | Most organisations involved in functional catering establish and maintain lists of people whom they have screened for their suitability and who have declared themselves available for casual work . |
| 18 | Among the most dangerous was the Chaplain of the Repubblichini , a Catholic priest whom everybody had suspected for a long time . |
| 19 | As the constitutional deadline for the government 's term in office approached , Labour MPs increasingly sought to avert electoral disaster by calling on Palmer to step down in favour of Moore , whom he had defeated for the leadership in August 1989 . |
| 20 | Stravinsky was then 28 , and much influenced by the gorgeous and sumptuous orchestration of Rimsky-Korsakov , with whom he had studied for three years . |
| 21 | The bulk of his estate went to his common-law wife , Sarah Dovekin or Dufkin , a former servant of Mrs Manley , with whom he had lived for over twenty years . |
| 22 | The boy , Gregory Kingsley , gave evidence that his biological mother , with whom he had lived for only seven months in the eight years prior to the case , had neglected and abandoned him . |
| 23 | In the meantime there was Matey to reassure — Matey who had always given him her love and support , whom he had taken for granted , as though her love and loyalty were simply his due . |
| 24 | , Susanna ( 1768–1842 ) , writer , was born in Danett 's Hall near Leicester , and was baptized 5 July 1768 , the youngest of three daughters ( the two elder of whom died young from tuberculosis ) of John Watts , the last of an impoverished genteel family ( related to Alaric A. Watts , q.v. ) , and his wife Mary Halley , an ‘ uneducated country girl ’ whom he had married for her beauty . |
| 25 | Griffiths had bought his sire Mount Cassino for 700 guineas in 1975 ( mainly to cover cobs and ponies ) and had put the stallion to the unraced Thoroughbred mare Grove Chance , whom he had purchased for just £425 . |
| 26 | He is principal cello of the English Baroque soloists , with whom he has recorded for Erato and Deutsche Grammophon . |