Example sentences of "which [vb -s] [prep] a similar [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not surprisingly , George Eliot shared in the Victorian enthusiasm for Dutch interior painting , which dwells in a similar way upon the potency of objects , eliciting from the contemplation of such things the expression of useful lives ( Fig. 81 ) , almost in the manner of medieval Flemish painters for whom such details are invariably symbolic of spiritual states . |
| 2 | The alternative is to use a litigation support bureau which operates in a similar way to external photocopying bureaux . |
| 3 | The char , which operates in a similar manner to activated carbon , but at a much lower cost per tonne , is an efficient treatment for liquid effluents . |
| 4 | The other , which works in a similar way , is an enzyme a lipolytic type that breaks down fats . |
| 5 | For a longer break for carers such as holidays , a new idea growing in popularity is a family placement scheme for elderly people which works in a similar way to short-term fostering for children and teenagers . |
| 6 | To ensure that its courtship sounds are heard , the male mole cricket builds an amplifier which works in a similar way to the horn of an old gramophone . |
| 7 | She is also collecting reports of horses stolen to try to establish a link between the thieves across Britain and has started a Horse Watch group in her area , which works in a similar way to Neighbourhood Watch . |