Example sentences of "who was [adv] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gurder , who was normally out of breath at anything above walking pace , bounded along like a balloon . |
| 2 | No one , however , risked playing up , for Miss Onion 's mysterious words , ‘ I shall walk round you smartly in a minute , my boy ! ’ directed at someone who was momentarily out of line , were quite sufficient . |
| 3 | Pyatt has outstanding hand speed and he demonstrated it to full effect against an opponent who was clearly out of his depth . |
| 4 | They got the idea when Rex , who 'd just been made redundant , was talking to a friend of his who was also out of work . |
| 5 | A shower of jeers greeted him from the queue and , as he passed the last boy , who was just out of sight of Mr Gillis , a foot shot out , caught him on the ankle and down he went , sprawling on the wooden floor . |
| 6 | Young Charlie — who was always up to no good as far as I could see — nevertheless had what Tata called ‘ a future ’ . |
| 7 | He suggested that Reginald McKenna , Asquith 's last Chancellor , who was currently out of Parliament and chairman of the Midland Bank , should be approached instead . |
| 8 | The Japanese strafed his aircraft and wounded three of his crew , nevertheless Richards , who was almost out of fuel , carried on and force-landed . |
| 9 | Stirling had Johnny Cooper and Mike Sadler with him , but was minus Reg Seekings who was still out with B Squadron . |
| 10 | Anyway , the Americans were swearing like troopers , using language that he , Cyprian , had never heard before and hoped never to hear again ; then in stepped the British sergeant , who was quite out of this world … |