Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [vb past] already [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Tell that to the only child of a respected Madrid family who 'd already gone against her parents ’ wishes to fly . ’ |
| 2 | To the people who had already heard of her illness and sent her cards and good wishes Molly sends her grateful thanks . |
| 3 | Brady met on Jan. 21 with the German Finance Minister Theo Waigel ( who declined afterwards to state a figure for the German contribution ) and with the Japanese Finance Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto ( who had already stated on Jan. 18 that Japan would contribute a " substantial sum " to be decided " as soon as possible " ) . |
| 4 | In the event Clinton won the New York contest comfortably , and saw Brown beaten into third place by Paul Tsongas who had already withdrawn from the contest . |
| 5 | He rejoined Van Gelder who had already moved into the engine-room . |
| 6 | Among those who went were John B Dynes and Edward Wright who had already served in the 1914–1918 War . |
| 7 | The crowds who gathered round the palace were respectable citizens cheering a king who had already conceded to the army and to provincial garrisons : they were not an organized pressure group which had forced the crown to become liberal by accepting the constitution of 1812 , appointing a liberal municipality , and a Junta to supervise the establishment of the constitution . |
| 8 | At times Kylie , who had already appeared on television by then , would talk of her hopes for fame . |
| 9 | Thus , the Gundovald affair highlights the dangers posed by magnates caught in three different situations : by those who were unsure of their position at court , those who had already fallen from royal favour , and those whose royal patron had been killed . |
| 10 | For the next 4 ½ hours the men held us hostage , told us about their comrades who had already fallen in battle , and threatened to kill us . |
| 11 | Dear Dr Lefeuvre , who had already arranged at least one abortion for you , was always susceptible to bribery , or , if not that , to blackmail . |
| 12 | Business chose women who had already got to the top in their careers , or were high-calibre middle managers still on their way up . |
| 13 | As to the much discussed pearwood wall panels , Italo Rota explains : ‘ We were looking for a simple idea that would allow visitors who had already looked at a good many paintings to connect some of them with unfamiliar settings ; the art of memory tells us that it is easier to retain images in one 's head if one can link them to a specific space ’ . |
| 14 | And as Lewis ( who had already read through the statement ) watched his chief going through the same pages , he felt more than a little encouraged . |
| 15 | Prominent among the martial aristocrats on the episcopal bench was Henry Despenser who had already fought in Italy for the pope against Milan before he became bishop of Norwich in 1370 ; his military career was to be resumed in the next reign , as we shall see . |
| 16 | Written by a 32-year-old who had already published in the libertarian vein of the student movement which erupted in Bologna in 1977 ( Casa di nessuno , No one 's house 1981 ) , such a move might seem like a premature return to order . |
| 17 | Poole , as one who had already thought of emigrating to America , listened sympathetically ; but he saw at once that the scheme could never succeed , remarking to a friend that however perfectible human nature might be , it was ‘ not yet perfect enough ’ for Pantisocracy . |
| 18 | ‘ Me old man 's got one from the market to burn but you can 'ave it , ’ said Rosa , who had already started with her sixth child . |
| 19 | And to the right and above them were the black floor and lighter awning and sides of the gallery , which contained three nervous men who had already let off their handguns at random . |
| 20 | They were run by the women of a bombed city , most of whom had already lived through one war . |
| 21 | Charges against the officials , who , if found guilty , faced prison terms of up to five years , were brought on behalf of 27 affected haemophiliacs , some of whom had already died from AIDS . |