Example sentences of "who [was/were] [vb pp] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the weekend of July 13-14 nine civilians , five of them children , who were related to pro-government militia members , were killed when PKK forces attacked two villages in Karamanmaras province . |
| 2 | Happy the students who were inspired to independent judgements by this shrewd praise of a master of his particular genre . |
| 3 | In the course of his address Parker attacked : the Prince of Wales and Lord Rosebery for frequenting the turf , wealthy Nonconformists who left Dissent for the Church of England , and ‘ shifty and superficial ’ political programmes ( a warning against Liberal ‘ wire-pullers ’ who were tempted to down-grade issues which Nonconformists wished emphasized ) . |
| 4 | For males aged 21 and over who were sentenced to immediate imprisonment at the Crown Court , the average length was 20.5 months in 1999 , compared with 2.7 months in the magistrates ' court ( Home Office , 1990f ) . |
| 5 | He urged the appointment of more outsiders to top positions in the civil service and of officials and ministers who were committed to radical change . |
| 6 | Anselm himself remembered from his youth , and in old age told his companions , a story of a Roman judge in the time of Pope Leo IX , who was condemned to eternal punishment because he had incurred the hostility of saints Agnes and Laurence by depriving their churches in Rome of a garden and three houses respectively . |
| 7 | Algernon whistled as he worked , a habit picked up from his father , who was given to musical expression while chopping up meat . |
| 8 | Several ministers were given new portfolios , including Chu Okongwu , hitherto Minister of Budget and Planning , who was reassigned to special duties , marking the return of responsibility for the budget to the Finance and Economic Planning Ministry . |
| 9 | A coloured South African who was subjected to racial abuse by his neighbours went berserk with a machete and killed his next-door neighbour 's wife , Birmingham Crown Court heard yesterday . |
| 10 | James Cossins , Jack Hedley and Sheila Hancock all appeared in it , but there was no Crawford , who was committed to other film work . |
| 11 | It was not appropriate for the son to care for her but it became too much for the daughter-in-law , who was admitted to psychiatric hospital with a nervous breakdown , and the problems were referred to the local area social service office . |
| 12 | The task of introducing TQM has been given to former Group Training Manager , Bob Rae , who was promoted to General Manager , Quality Development in January . |
| 13 | Ridsdale was at Burton for six years and was brought into Alexon to replace Ruth Henderson , who was promoted to chief executive . |
| 14 | Police broke news of the tragedy to their father who was taken to nearby Newhaven to give a statement to detectives . |