Example sentences of "who had just [vb pp] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ On the other hand , ’ amended Constance , who had just voiced this thought , ‘ it 's the sort of place you might find nuns walking , telling their beads and saying their hours and stuff . |
| 2 | I would have behaved in the same manner , but I would not have apologised to a man who had just given such a small sentence for the criminal act of killing two innocent victims . |
| 3 | The Scottish stand-off , who was among the Lions replacements , was forced to parade , bouquet in hand , from behind one set of posts to the red carpet on the half-wayline as chaperone to Mireille Mathieu , the French songstress who had just rendered all three verses of the Marseillaise ( with the chorus repeated each time ) . |
| 4 | ‘ I did n't know the man sitting next to the producer was Dick Lester , who had just directed that film , ’ recalled Crawford ‘ Anyway , I got the part and it certainly could n't have been my charm or personality that did it . ’ |
| 5 | The style was a perfect foil to the fripperies of the cottage orné and displayed the serious character of its commissioner , Robert Sayer , who had just bought this large property and wanted to live in a modern house rather than the older one by the abbey ruins . |