Example sentences of "who [adv] [vb past] to " in BNC.
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| 31 | The event was attended by those who generously contributed to the project , by representatives from the RAF and by local dignitaries . |
| 32 | Aside from Boyce and Lee , these include Edward Howard , a CIA employee who finally defected to Moscow taking with him a hoard of secret information about his work ; the Walker trio who for 17 years handed over details of US Navy cryptograhic equipment to the Russians in exchange for $750,000 ; Bruce Ott , a USAF airman who tried to sell the Russians a copy of the SR-71 spy plane operating manual ; Robert Miller , an FBI agent who passed on secret documents to the Russians ; Ronald Pelton , a communications expert with the NSA who for five years gave the Russians details of his work ; Clyde Conrad , a retired US Army sergeant who for five years is alleged to have handed over top army contingency plans to the East ; and Jonathan Pollard , a US Navy counter-intelligence analyst who was paid $50,000 by Israeli intelligence for top naval information , a particularly embarrassing incident . |
| 33 | Presumably , if any of those Kurds who desperately clung to snowy slopes at border mountains , trapped between the armies of three states that did not recognise them , had been able to reach an aeroplane and fly to Britain , they would have qualified for asylum under the 1951 convention . |
| 34 | Such clues would add to the embarrassing riches of intelligence which had recently flooded in to Napoleon 's headquarters from Belgians who desperately wanted to be part of France again . |
| 35 | Because on this occasion the fame seemed such a foregone conclusion , there was less talk than usual about its progress , which was a disappointment to those on our side who desperately wanted to be able to display modesty about their achievements . |
| 36 | Over the years she had become a stranger to us , her sisters tending to avoid her ; all but my mother , who still wrote to her at Christmas-time . |
| 37 | One librarian who still clung to the old ideals remarked : |
| 38 | Hayward and Day were obviously actresses who still clung to a perception of Hollywood stardom that no longer existed . |
| 39 | What little human warmth I required I garnered from the aunts and cousins , who still came to Cliff Top for their annual holiday . |
| 40 | Since the characters that helped the individual to succeed in the battle were the traditional Protestant virtues of enterprise , initiative and thrift , Spencer could project his philosophy as a new foundation for traditional morality , despite its tendency to encourage indifference to the suffering of those who still needed to be taught a lesson by a wise but harsh Nature . |
| 41 | And Hideki was an introvert , who quickly learned to be independent and self-sufficient . |
| 42 | Those people who innocently came to my house this evening , expecting a pleasant dinner , good wine , enjoyable conversation — and instead were treated to a vulgar display ? ’ |
| 43 | But John-William — who always knew to the very minute — was engaged in the happy task of bringing his daughter to church to be married . |
| 44 | Joan Halton is disturbed by an old guilt related to the underlying resentment and fury she felt in respect of her younger sister who always seemed to be allowed to come first . |
| 45 | I remember some other kids , a girls ' dorm , green-painted walls with a red border half-way up , a stiff roller-towel next to a wash-hand-basin , the scent of carbolic soap , hugs from a kind , laughing lady with large arms and the comforting smell of B.O. , and a small , quiet , wiry man who always seemed to be sweeping and winking . |
| 46 | The closing of the launderette had given rise to a case in the County Court , in which Edward and she had been held not to blame , but had been conscious of the contempt of their solicitor , who always seemed to be in a great hurry . |
| 47 | Simon is a devoted dad who always tried to be around as much as possible . |
| 48 | Nor would it have been possible to ask , nor even to rely on any information which might have been forthcoming , since Amabel , who always retired to bed for the duration of her own " monthly curse " had said nothing more to the point than , " Darling , I must beg of you never to speak of this to anyone , when Gemma at the age of fourteen had first seen evidence of hers . |
| 49 | Charlesworth and Nathan ( 1982 ) tell a very poignant story about a young man who always wanted to be a lumberjack . |
| 50 | I 've another mate who always wanted to be an actor . |
| 51 | It was Louise who usually attended to Miriam , bringing her a ration of water and helping her nearer the fire at night . |
| 52 | A MAN who usually stuck to soft drinks died after downing at least a dozen whiskies , an inquest heard yesterday . |
| 53 | We sat before him looking at him with respectful eyes ( that is , all but one of us , who usually went to sleep as soon as the class started ; she was not just closing her eyes , she was fast asleep ) . |
| 54 | Not one returned , and the Shirley family was left to look after the squadron mascot Darkie , a little dog who usually took to the air as well . |
| 55 | He was the only father who ever came to our primary school football matches . |
| 56 | Tony , 47 , who once admitted to drinking up to twelve pints a night , just ca n't resist a good time . |
| 57 | The loss of Mr Moynihan 's seat marks the end of a career of one who once seemed to be a young Tory success story . |
| 58 | Fearful that the widower will take his life , she rushes back to London , to a man grieving for a woman who once said to him : ‘ do n't be silly , there 's no hurry , we 've all our lives . ’ |
| 59 | Consumers who once stuck to favourite brands most or all of the time are now willing to try any item that catches their eye . |
| 60 | McMurdo likes to joke about an apocryphal exchange of letters with the Celtic chairman Jack McGinn , who once wrote to McMurdo telling him he was ‘ persona non grata ’ at the club . |