Example sentences of "[det] [Wh pn] [verb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Denis Smith was a captain and centre half who wore the red and white stripes with pride … played with passion happy days for the new Lord of the manor |
| 2 | And there may be those of you reading this who have a friend or colleague suffering in that way right now . |
| 3 | The third stage is for the disciplined few , and the final stage is for the select few who desire the bliss and blessedness of complete union with God . |
| 4 | Except in Cornwall , the fortunate few who enjoyed a measure of affluence were chiefly to be found in towns where lucrative guild appointments were available . |
| 5 | Many were shot in the back as they ran , and I was one of the few who reached the trench we had started from unhurt — alive , even . |
| 6 | Even on my own world there are only a few who earn the title of sei-sen — sword bearer . |
| 7 | Thirdly , and most important of all in the genesis of Doctor Who , are the people who inspired it — the few who drew the notion of Doctor Who from the seeds of human inventiveness and put them down on paper . |
| 8 | The farming industry must be seen to make an example of the few who put the food industry at risk and they must put farming facts in perspective . |
| 9 | It is not very surprising that turnpike proposals were opposed not only by some who saw a threat to their local economic interest but also by others , like the coal miners from Kingswood near Bristol , who destroyed toll gates in 1749 which they saw as infringing their right of free movement . |
| 10 | For some who made the journey into Wales , the experience was profound : on a warm summer night in 1791 William Wordsworth had climbed to the top of Snowdon to watch the sun rise , and had found there an intensity of natural beauty which he never forgot . |
| 11 | There are some who say the vision occurred at Halling and one sceptic says the wind whistling through the palace in its Ninous condition combined with his fever would account for the voices . |
| 12 | There 's still some who want the shrieking , whirling dervish of the old Associates days and refuse to give him any credit for growing up and wanting to just get on with it . |
| 13 | Amongst the newcomers are Llanelli 's Wayne Proctor and Swansea 's Simon Davies , both wings ( a position short of challengers recently ) , hooker Nigel Meek from Pontypool ( who has made the most of Garin Jenkins ’ move to Swansea ) , second row Paul Kawulok ( another who took the Hall and Griffiths trail from Bridgend to Cardiff ) and two sons of famous fathers , Richard Shaw ( Bridgend ) and Scott Quinnell ( Llanelli ) ; scions of Glyn and Derek respectively . |
| 14 | Another who believed the hype ( and look where its left him ) . |
| 15 | BOB GELDOF , saint and Boomtown Rat , was another who earned a crust writing features within these walls ( see page 30 for amazing visual proof ) |
| 16 | Another safe bet are current teen sensations Take That who dominated the Smash Hits awards with their album Take That And Party ( RCA ) . |
| 17 | At first interview half the carers said they would prefer the sufferer to be in institutional care , and it was overwhelmingly from among these who wanted the sufferer to remain at home that those who did remain at home for the year were to be found . |
| 18 | Outside of the dealerships , and there are only a few of these who understand the publishing process , a number of companies have established themselves as providers of independent advice , training and support . |
| 19 | But it was the latter who paved the way for the evolution of vestigial limbs that enabled them to crawl onto the land . |
| 20 | Galla , Somali , Gurage , people from the subject kingdom of Kaffa , negroes from the west , mingled on the streets with their Amhara and Tigrean overlords ; but it was these latter who dominated the scene , imposed their stamp upon the town and gave it its unique character . |
| 21 | But one thing is common to all who follow the process of reforming in feeling : that is experience of the life of desire for God , freed from any earthly considerations , as an entry from the light of the world into a darkness in which things normally hidden from sight can gradually be discerned , and in which ultimately there grows a vision of a greater light . |
| 22 | The buildings and the scripture-readings he loved , especially its evocative music ; but he was never conscious of ‘ surrendering my heart to worship , ’ only conscious that therein was ‘ the tree of life , for all who follow the path . ’ |
| 23 | The reason for this jealous safeguarding of a natural heritage is apparent to , and surely supported by , all who know the area . |
| 24 | I … despised most of the boys , that were at all near my own age — and before I was eight years old , I was a character — sensibility , imagination , vanity , sloth , & feelings of deep & bitter contempt for almost all who traversed the orbit of my understanding , were even then prominent & manifest . |
| 25 | A worker-directed study conducted in the mid-1970s considered as temporary workers all who had a job which was available only for a limited time and all who were themselves available for their jobs for only a limited period of time . |
| 26 | ‘ He had a commanding presence in meetings and was held in great esteem by all who had the privilege of working with him . ’ |
| 27 | He leaves a widow , , and will be greatly missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing him . |
| 28 | The seat was given to the school for a Mr headmaster and as a gesture of goodwill to all who pass the school . |
| 29 | That joke no doubt will appeal to all who question the value of accountants having a stranglehold on top jobs in Britain 's industry and commerce . |
| 30 | But it was the stranger after all who began the conversation . |