Example sentences of "was [verb] [prep] [det] who " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , fascism was to appeal to many who , on whatever grounds ( most of them rational ) , suffered from an inability to see problems of contemporary society except in an intensely alienated form . |
| 2 | These councils ' low-key approach had saved them from widespread media hostility , but it also meant that awareness of the funded projects was limited to those who were already , to some extent , part of lesbian and gay networks . |
| 3 | No explanation was given to those who were turned back , other than the Foreign Ministry 's declaration that this was a ‘ sovereign decision ’ . |
| 4 | The decision was not an easy one and was criticized by many who feared the consequences , as Salisbury told Law : " If it may be said to have finally made possible the destruction of the constitution , the prostitution of the Prerogative , the Repeal of the Union and the Disendowment of the Welsh Church , it will probably rank as the most costly policy in history . " |
| 5 | In this phase of his life , at least , Reagan was regarded by many who knew him well , not as an ‘ amiable dunce ’ but as a lively , intelligent man with an obsessive interest in politics . |
| 6 | Over the ensuing years a battle was waged between those who saw the discretion present in supplementary benefit decision making as a necessary part of a flexible response to human need ( Titmuss , 1971 ) and the burgeoning welfare rights movement , which demanded genuine legal rights to income maintenance with equality of access to decision-making guides and judicial appellate procedures . |
| 7 | After the patient was admitted to the coronary care unit the placebo was added to those who continued to receive active therapy , and rt-PA to those who had received placebo . |
| 8 | The driving standards were extremely high and the event was enjoyed by all who attended . |
| 9 | The game was enjoyed by all who took part as was the post-match hospitality supplied by the Borders team . |
| 10 | They certainly helped Mrs Robertson and her team from our own Church , and Guild members who ran the Baking Stall , to create the lovely atmosphere that was noticed by all who visited The Undercroft during the Week . |
| 11 | The event was attended by those who generously contributed to the project , by representatives from the RAF and by local dignitaries . |
| 12 | Equal ruthlessness was applied to those who misused the railways and were brought before ‘ the revolutionary tribunal , whose avenging hammer will fall with all its crushing might and wrath ’ . |
| 13 | However , McCann 's assumption that because the DHAC espoused a theory of fundamental class antagonisms , this was accepted by all who applauded their actions , was not borne out by events . |
| 14 | It was ‘ not self-evident ’ that any duty of impartiality was owed to those who supported or excused attempts to achieve political change by terrorism . |
| 15 | The right to wear them over the left breast pocket instead of on the sleeve was granted to those who had taken part in three trips behind the lines . |
| 16 | With regard to the possibility that large changes in body weight ( equal to or >10% of initial weight ) might represent a risk factor , only one case of gall stone recurrence was detected in those who lost >10% of starting weight and none was seen in those who gained weight . |
| 17 | A similar difference in relative risks of death from coronary heart disease ( 3.71 ) and admission to hospital ( 1.46 ) was seen among those who had no teeth . |
| 18 | Nothing turns on the procedure adopted in this case and it suffices to say that when , on 8 April 1992 , the matter came before Mr. Simon Goldblatt Q.C. , sitting as a deputy High Court judge , the application for an order under the Act of 1975 was made by those who are the defendants in the United States action and it was opposed by the Treasury Solicitor , although purists might perhaps have expected that any opposition would have been made by or on behalf of the Attorney-General , the objection being one taken on behalf of the Crown . |
| 19 | The difference caused by the placement of the tone-unit boundary is seen to be equivalent to giving two different paraphrases of the sentences , as in : a ) A profit was made by those who sold quickly . |
| 20 | However , as the sample was selected from those who had sought treatment or counselling for their daily habit , such users are necessarily excluded from this study . |
| 21 | The departure of Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith was regretted by those who shared his emphasis on the political issues . |
| 22 | A good time was had by all who came . |
| 23 | As for how Robertson 's order was interpreted by those who received it , we shall come to this in due course . |
| 24 | A MAN of many parts , Warren Tute was thought by those who knew him only slightly to be a good raconteur and a popular member of the Garrick . |
| 25 | With regard to the possibility that large changes in body weight ( equal to or >10% of initial weight ) might represent a risk factor , only one case of gall stone recurrence was detected in those who lost >10% of starting weight and none was seen in those who gained weight . |
| 26 | He was very generous and his friendship was abused by many who saw him as an easy touch financially . |
| 27 | London and other cities were slowly dying underneath the Blitz , and intelligence on U-boat building ( top secret ) was terrifying to those who knew . |
| 28 | In becoming anorexic , I was saying to those who were in effect my social superiors , ‘ I can contribute nothing to the community ; look how little I have/am . ’ |
| 29 | A higher frequency of transient expressive dysphasia was found among those who wrote with the right compared with the left hand . |
| 30 | Archer Road or ‘ The Street ’ as it was known by all who lived in it , was a bit like the curate 's egg : bits of it were good and bits of it were bad , very bad . |