Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [adv] [vb past] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now an acting sergeant , he had a platoon of forty men to prepare for battle , all of whom still came under the overall command of Captain Trentham , who had n't been seen since the day Tommy had been released . |
| 2 | To the amazement of suburbanites ( many of whom once lived in the city ) , Detroiters continue to re-elect politicians who are less than squeaky clean . |
| 3 | Josh was still bewildered by the sudden change in living standard from California sun and the constant care of cheerful Kathy ( now working for another family in nearby Markham Square ) to the stuffy flat in Pimlico where his babysitter , Mrs Gooden , a retired cook , watched over Josh and her other six little charges , one of whom always seemed to be bare-bottomed and on the potty . |
| 4 | He raised his hand as if to strike Frankie , who instinctively recoiled into the rough safety of his nanny s overcoat . |
| 5 | Many , not all , but many were trade unionists who instinctively sympathized with the plight of the miners . |
| 6 | Those , on the other hand , who gladly settled for Masham Methodist can make contact . |
| 7 | Some might need to be tossed out ; indeed it was these younger fry who mostly glared at one another . |
| 8 | Some of the original brigadistas , the young literacy teachers , who mostly came from the urban areas , also continued to work in adult education , and others became teachers in the formal school system . |
| 9 | He selected 47 pilots who mostly came from the ranks of the retired or off-duty military with extensive T–6 and formation experience . |
| 10 | Nevertheless , there were a few Conservative politicians who fundamentally disagreed with Conservative policy . |
| 11 | Even when Labour policy was close to CND 's , the party never had a spokesperson who wholeheartedly agreed with it . |
| 12 | Teaching and organ-playing gave Benjamin James ( hereinafter simply ‘ Benjamin' for the sake of conciseness ) the wherewithal to leave one place for another if he wished to — they were skills more marketable over a wide area than those of his father , for example , who presumably relied upon local contacts and reputation in order to earn a decent living . |
| 13 | It was Trainer himself who deftly headed in a right wing free kick at the start of the second period , but Ballycastle came back to equalise through Woods with two minutes to go before Gorman 's winner settled an exciting tie . |
| 14 | In a sweet movement of speed and motion , the ball was left to run long to Patel who deftly feinted with his left shoulder before picking out David Mayson . |
| 15 | Mikaela von Koskull , who had originally been selected to sail on Martela OF but who eventually sailed with Maiden , will lead a group that includes Dawn Riley , Claire Russel , Jeni Munday and Nancy Hill . |
| 16 | According to them , they were converted by Thomas , who eventually died at Mylapore , near Madras . |
| 17 | One officer said that my youngest sister , who eventually grew to be just 5 feet 4 inches tall but who was still at school at this time , had her arm around his neck trying to strangle him . |
| 18 | The leading members of the Comintern Affiliation Committee , who eventually went to Moscow in 1935 , were suspended from membership of the ILP . |
| 19 | AN OBJECT lesson for all those who bemoan the artistic indifference of government , last night 's Omnibus ( BBC 1 ) looked at a political leader who took the closest interest in art , a mediocre and embittered water-colourist who eventually turned to another medium — mass emotion and warfare . |
| 20 | The nexus appears to have been made for a sufficient number of the laity , as those who eventually voted in the referendum voted in favour of inscribing an appropriate anti-abortion clause in the constitution . |
| 21 | Sam recovered in the third set from 1–3 to lead 5–4 , but she was unable to close out the match against a tough opponent who rarely deviated from her game plan of staying back and slugging it out from the baseline . |
| 22 | Both were the kind of homosexuals who felt sexually inhibited with partners from their own educational background and class and who rarely found in one and the same person both lover and friend . |
| 23 | The Labour candidate , Mrs Sylvia Heal , who rarely departed from script , is said to be a personal friend of Mr Kinnock . |
| 24 | Glenda Grower , who rarely commented on her past career within that system , seemed to think so . |
| 25 | Then in 1969 the FDP supported the SPD 's Presidential candidate , Gustav Heinemann , who successfully triumphed over the CDU 's Schröder . |
| 26 | Juan Atkins is in electro moonscape mode , Eddie Fowlkes hits the deep garage button , and the much-loved Open House team , who so impressed on Carl Craig 's now-defunct Retroactive label , display their lush aural waterbed . |
| 27 | Ballymena worked hard but it still was n't enough against a low-key Portadown side who only clicked into gear at the finish . |
| 28 | For those of us who only went to church for weddings , christenings , funerals and compulsory church parades , it was usually C of E ( Church of England ) . |
| 29 | ‘ It was the late great Jack who only went to London once in his life and did n't like it , ’ he said . |
| 30 | Men who only went into a shop for ‘ baccy ’ , matches or a paper , were sent round to the local grocer 's and butcher 's shops to buy up everything that was n't nailed down . |