Example sentences of "[pron] who [vb past] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | I shall die with that feeling of guilt , that it was I who robbed him of life . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ He ate little and it was I who brought him food . |
| 3 | ‘ I was close to your father during his great crisis , ’ she said , ‘ and it was I who led him astray . |
| 4 | I was conscious , too , of his fine , tanned hand holding the pencil , and of the occasional play of warm breath from his mouth , wholesome as home-baked bread , though he was a heavy smoker — much heavier than I. ft was I who introduced him to the Bisontes brand , a Spanish version of Lucky Strike , with a similar ‘ toasted ’ flavour . |
| 5 | Edward took her on a tour of Bath — perhaps he was also hoping to be seen by someone who knew him ! — and then headed out into the country . |
| 6 | Andrew MacKinlay at Thurrock was praised to me by someone who knew him well , not for any sort of high-flying , but for through and through decency : and anyone removing Tim ‘ I propose to call these people ‘ the Ethnics ' ’ Janman has instant appeal . |
| 7 | A playwright once responded to someone who asked him about the message of his play that when he wanted to send messages he did so by telegram . |
| 8 | ‘ No , no one told me , ’ said Charlie , at least glad to find someone who recognised him . |
| 9 | He went home on the Saturday night of his third week with someone who invited him to stay for Sunday lunch . |
| 10 | William Morris threw a fifteenth century quarto , so valuable that he would permit no one else to handle it , at the head of someone who annoyed him . |
| 11 | The SDLP leader was not in touch with practical reality , nor was he someone who showed he could be negotiated with . |
| 12 | Anyway , the word is and it came from somebody who said he was looking at her in the Chamber the other day that she is going blind . |
| 13 | I just thought poor guy , I mean he was somebody who thought he 'd overcome food addiction , drink addiction , drugs addiction and he looks like a spider . |
| 14 | It was a novel experience for Preston , going out with somebody who wanted him for his body . |
| 15 | Dana was often embarrassed by his good looks and their power over everyone who met him , so his tiny writing may have been a kind of Walserian camouflage . |
| 16 | But Modigliani knew neither how to lie nor how to adapt himself ; everyone who met him knows how very straightforward he was . ’ |
| 17 | Surely that must be obvious to everyone who met him . |
| 18 | Despite his many diocesan commitments Father Conlin remained above all a pastoral priest , with an abiding concern for people as individuals , even if this was often hidden by his mischievous sense of humour , it was always recognised by everyone who met him . |
| 19 | Nearly everyone who saw him was cured . |
| 20 | Billy was not a great goalscorer , but everyone who saw him play for the Palace is agreed that he helped to make hundreds of them for us . |
| 21 | Mark Kelly seems to have impressed everyone who saw him play this preseason , I hope he get 's his chance to prove himself , Ireland could do backup for Dennis Irwin at right back ( cue the flames for mentioning a Scum player ) |
| 22 | Last night heartbroken Sandy , who lived with Brian at Didsbury , Manchester , said : ‘ Everyone who knew him has lost a part of themselves through this tragedy . |
| 23 | Everyone who knew him in those schooldays — men and women alike — speak with affection of him : stories tumble out like clothes spilling out of a split suitcase — Richard peeing out of the train window as the engine roared by the station platform , Richard taking a girl up on to a mountain and scaring her to flight at his howl as a passionate hand landed on one of his more angry boils , Rich , reeking of beer , rolling into school and being sent home . |
| 24 | His tragic loss was shared with his wife Sally and daughter Katie by everyone who knew him . |
| 25 | ‘ The respect in which he was held by everyone who knew him was reflected in the very large numbers that attended . ’ |
| 26 | He died happily , Jenna ; everyone who loved him was around him . |
| 27 | Slowly Georg got out of the van , looked around to make sure there was no-one who knew him , then he walked quickly across to the station restaurant , entered , and hid himself quickly in a booth that had a view of the rails . |
| 28 | It was me who bathed him and turned off his light . |
| 29 | Three years later it was she who gave him his passport , from the limbo of a long RAF demobilisation process , to the West End . |
| 30 | Especially when they are tipped that it was you who topped him . ’ |