Example sentences of "who was [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | England 's one fitness doubt tomorrow concerns Phillip DeFreitas , who was resting a sore elbow yesterday , but otherwise their major problem is whether to play both their spinners . |
| 2 | Sir William , who was expressing a personal view because of internal differences over the reorganisation , said that to split the NCC into three would remove a strategic overview in formulating national policies . |
| 3 | Wellington looked to an aide who was seated a few places down the table . |
| 4 | A boss who was expecting a quiet birthday with his family at home was taken completely by surprise when his highly desirable secretary invited him back to her home for a drink after work . |
| 5 | ‘ Why do n't the kids all phoo off ? ’ a scrawny , shaven-skulled youth who was lacking a little finger , remarked at the ceiling . |
| 6 | Wiser than Jenny , who was chasing a romantic will-o'-the-wisp and who would end up with more heartache . |
| 7 | What a man like Siward would do , who was hiding a second time in a forest and had blown the withdrawal within minutes of the Normans ' arrival . |
| 8 | They left the house by the same route by which they had entered , though had not gone far when her escort stopped to exchange a few words with an odd-job man who was undertaking a minor repair near some outbuildings . |
| 9 | He was a bulky young man , who was wearing a black coat and a white shirt ; the comparison with a panda was unkind but accurate . |
| 10 | The man , who was wearing a black balaclava tried to pull the boy to the ground , but he managed to struggle free . |
| 11 | In a more sober account , Cendrars ’ first wife Félicie remembers seeing Modi , poor and preoccupied , escorting Jeanne , who was wearing a white shawl which served as a cloak to hide her figure , across the Avenue de la Gare . |
| 12 | The Sherman brothers looked up to see the governor and their father talking to an old Annamese with a long gray goatee , who was wearing a black-winged Ming dynasty mandarin 's bonnet and a long embroidered gown of brilliant sea-green silk . |
| 13 | Last night police were hunting the bomber , who was wearing a green rubber coat and carrying a red , blue and yellow shoulder bag . |
| 14 | Mrs Hnatiuk , who was wearing a fast-looking white jockey cap , was only two rows in front of her and Mrs Frizzell did not know how to bear the suspense . |
| 15 | They also want to speak to an elderly man who was wearing a brown jacket and was refused entry to the bank because he arrived just as the robber had left . |
| 16 | You might as well expect the rivers to run backward as that any man who was born a free man should be contented penned up and denied liberty to go where he pleases … |
| 17 | The new rules came in after Treasury solicitors agreed to settle the case of a German law student who was granted a judicial review of the Government 's refusal to reimburse EC students ' tuition fees . |
| 18 | This chore fell , more often than not , upon his area whip , the unlucky ‘ Worthy ’ Evans , who was owed a tidy sum . |
| 19 | As he watched , a supervisor carrying a big black bag began to move along the line of checkouts followed by a young assistant who was holding a large plastic container with a flap in the front like a letter box . |
| 20 | The switchboard on the ground floor of the Questura was manned by a chubby youth who was holding a large roll , turning it from one side to the other and studying it closely like a wrestler looking for a hold . |
| 21 | In one game , against Nottingham Forest , Stephenson was joined by another player who was to take a leading role in Chapman 's future — Grenadier Guardsman Charlie Buchan of Sunderland , whom Chapman met for the first time . |
| 22 | Colonel Astor had bought The Times in 1922 specifically to keep it out of the clutches of Lloyd George , who was seeking a personal political base and had money to spend from his earlier sale of honours when Prime Minister . |
| 23 | PLM leader John Osborne , who was seeking a fourth consecutive term as Chief Minister , lost his seat and stated that he was retiring from politics . |
| 24 | The devil likewise found work for idle hands while the entire staff of Harvard Securities were gathered to gawp at Leslie Grantham , alias " Dirty Den " the pub owner in the TV soap opera Eastenders , who was accepting a large cheque on behalf of the Spastics Society . |
| 25 | The phone rang , and she was grateful for the intrusion , leaving Michael deep in conversation with his travel-operator friend from New York who was organizing a big conference reservation . |
| 26 | A MAN of 35 who was given a new liver in the world 's first baboon-to-human transplant has died 71 days after the historic op in Pittsburgh , USA . |
| 27 | A hospital spokeswoman said it was very pleased with the progress made by Philip O'Rourke , from Donegal Town , who was given a new kidney in an operation on Tuesday night . |
| 28 | Mr Prescott , who was given a rousing reception after his election to Labour 's national executive earlier this week , condemned Paul Channon , the former Secretary of State for Transport , for refusing to accept that government policies had played a part in the series of transport disasters that had occured over the last two years . |
| 29 | Television presenter Anne Diamond , who was given a special award by the Communicator of the Year committee for her work in highlighting the issue of cot deaths , appeared in a video screened at Torquay . |
| 30 | True , this time Mota faced the formidable Polish runner Wanda Panfil who was enjoying a two-year unbeaten run and marathon enthusiasts licked their lips in anticipation . |