Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [verb] be [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those who agreed were visited at home , where , after giving informed consent , they completed a series of questionnaires and had blood taken by the research nurse . |
| 2 | As someone who hates being pestered by incoming calls , I no longer see the point of a cellular phone . |
| 3 | People who want to keep their hard-won independence and who fear being betrayed into union with Europe by treacherous politicians . |
| 4 | Is that not the best discouragement to crime and an encouragement to those elderly people who fear being attacked on the streets ? |
| 5 | But the desertion of a part of the crew is to be considered an emergency of the voyage as much as their death ; and those who remain are bound by the terms of their original contract to exert themselves to the utmost to bring the ship in safety to her destined port . |
| 6 | Those who remain are employed in maintenance and repair work . |
| 7 | The professions have lost many of their better men ; many of those who remain are concentrating on maximising profits and fees to feather nests in the US , Canada or Australia . |
| 8 | Some local authorities have been very effective at this — in Greenwich , people who registered were entered in a prize draw . |
| 9 | Also taking part was Geoff Pymer , the 81-year-old former speedway rider who has been acting as Tony Jacklin 's caddie on the European tour recently . |
| 10 | Now baffled police are anxious to identify the man , who has been remanded in custody . |
| 11 | A suggested clause to be included in either the Articles or the subscription and shareholders ' agreement is : A director of the company who has been appointed to the board by a member or class of members pursuant to the Articles of Association to represent the interests of that member or class of members shall , notwithstanding any rule of law or equity to the contrary , not be considered in breach of his fiduciary duty to act in the best interests of the company by reason only that in the performance of his duties and the exercise of his powers , he has regard to the interests and acts upon the wishes of that member or class of members when no honest and reasonable director could have formed the view that in so doing , the director was also promoting the interests of the company as a whole . |
| 12 | England manager Graham Taylor was at the game but Spurs striker Teddy Sheringham , who has been touted as a possible candidate for a World Cup place against Poland , did little to enhance his chances . |
| 13 | England manager Graham Taylor was at the game but Spurs striker Teddy Sheringham , who has been touted as a possible candidate for a World Cup place against Poland , did little to enhance his chances . |
| 14 | A student who has been debarred from taking an examination or whose studies have been discontinued by decision of the Senate may ask for his case to be reviewed . |
| 15 | Harry Durrant , 92 , is one of only 24 veterans from throughout Britain who has been invited to RAF Marham in Norfolk . |
| 16 | The Festival 's tribute to the work , teaching and writing of Raymond Williams will this year feature Alan Fountain who has been invited by the Festival and the Department of Cultural Studies at the University of Birmingham to give a special talk in his memory . |
| 17 | I was lucky enough to receive an invitation for the special AGM held at the Guildhall London , attended by Lady Baden-Powell and other Guiding dignitaries including a lady who has been connected with Guiding for all its 75 years . |
| 18 | I understand the feelings of the right Hon. Gentleman , who has been deposed from his position as shadow Secretary of State for Wales . |
| 19 | ( See Chapter 6 under " Interest " ) ( 4 ) Where the defendant is an individual or a company who has been served outside the jurisdiction under Ord 8 , r 2(2) ( 9 ) , or , within the jurisdiction but is " domiciled " in Scotland , Northern Ireland , Belgium , Denmark , France , the Federal Republic of Germany ( West Germany ) , Italy , Luxembourg or the Netherlands , judgment may be entered in default of defence only by leave of the " Registrars " . |
| 20 | This is stolen from her in turn by Squeers , who has been bribed by Ralph Nickleby , for reasons of his own , to recover the document . |
| 21 | As Yeltsin never ceases to point out , he is the one who has been legitimised by the Russian people in free elections , not parliament . |
| 22 | The pagan world was familiar with the widespread beliefs that sexual contact between man and woman hindered the soul 's rise to higher things , and even that one who has been favoured with the love of a god ought to forgo mortal love . |
| 23 | Jim Cotterill and Lorrie Austin , who is obliged to play in a police match , are also out , but Andrew Kennedy , the Grammar schoolboy who has been piling on the runs , is available . |
| 24 | Jim Cotterill and Lorrie Austin , who is obliged to play in a police match , are also out , but Andrew Kennedy , the Grammar schoolboy who has been piling on the runs , is available . |
| 25 | The Old Boys will hope that their captain , England international Julian Halls , who has been plagued with injuries since the summer , comes through a second XI game today without problems ; if so , he is likely to be in the squad . |
| 26 | Let it get gamey and he 's erm Chinese assistant the person who has been assigned to sort of look after him and do his do his translating and things like that took it down and buried it cause they did n't eat rotten meat they did |
| 27 | It is he who has been instructed by our intelligence people in London how to conduct the operation with three friends . ’ |
| 28 | The terrible attack on a taxi driver in St. Mary 's primary school yard today , which also affected the school children within that area , must be condemned and sympathy should be expressed to everyone who has been affected by this terrible act . |
| 29 | GEORGE Blackett , who has been looking after the safety of council workers and buildings in Middlesbrough since 1974 , is retiring through ill health . |
| 30 | George Blackett , who has been looking after the safety of council workers and buildings in Middlesbrough since 1974 , is retiring through ill health . |