Example sentences of "only [noun] [prep] which [pron] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Equally , the colours will draw the attention of a female to the presence of a male of the only kind with which she can have a fertile union . |
| 2 | The only words from which it can be contended that it is to be implied are the words , ‘ I am glad to hear of your intended marriage with Ellen Nicholl . |
| 3 | The only circumstances under which it would be possible to remove the National Government were those which actually arose in May 1940 : " A new situation might arise of course , if any considerable number of Members of Parliament now supporting the Government . |
| 4 | ‘ Oh yes , she should stay where she is , she 's alright at home — I suppose the only circumstances in which I would n't be able to manage would be if she needed a lot more done for her — personal things like . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ The only circumstances in which I would anticipate the use of the remedies of certiorari and mandamus would be in the event , which I hope is unthinkable , of the panel acting in breach of the rules of natural justice — in other words , unfairly . |
| 6 | ‘ Cricket must now be the only sport in which you can be punished for the same offence twice and , who knows , maybe three times if he appeals ! |
| 7 | That this is not the only dimension along which one can or must discriminate became fully apparent to juries when confronted with the ‘ video nasties ’ of the 1980s , where the verdicts surprised some observers by turning more often on the morality or immorality of the conduct portrayed and the moral stance taken towards it by the film-maker than on the affront caused to the viewer . |
| 8 | Ever since 1947 some Gaullists had recognized that the General 's willingness to prolong his role beyond periods of acute crisis — the only periods in which he could function as a consensual leader — risked compromising his mystique . |
| 9 | These are the only days for which you can pay it . |
| 10 | The only scenario in which there would be a case for building a PWR as soon as possible on the grounds of plant shortage involves a sustained increase ( 4 per cent growth per annum ) in manufacturing output from 1979/80 . |
| 11 | Everything I have seen and heard in the ensuing months reinforces my belief that drift-netting is a manifestation of an attitude which , unchecked , will in due course murder the only planet on which we can make our home . ’ |
| 12 | Therefore , the only basis on which we could have a property tax and valuation would be on a national banding system because that would be understandable and objective . |
| 13 | And the only basis upon which you can l lead a party of that sort , is to find a pivot th where you around which you can coalesce . |
| 14 | Under ordinary border conditions they often become stunted and their leaves burned at the edges because they are too dry , so the only place in which they can be grown properly is a bog garden . |
| 15 | The reactions of an educated élite , the study of whose reading matter has so often given social and cultural historians their main access to the past , no longer remains the only documentation by which we can get at the culture of ‘ the common man ’ . |
| 16 | This contract was , perhaps , the only evidence from which I could deduce Helmut 's hurt . |
| 17 | He thought that the only things of which we could be really certain were things of which we were directly aware , that is , things in our own minds . |
| 18 | Whilst it may be possible for certain hoists and lifts to be provided with dual controls and to be relied upon to assist in the initial stages of smouldering fire or even the last stages of salvage and reinstatement , and whilst the provision of a portable extinguisher could be regarded as standard , the dangers involved in aligning the confines of a lift or cage to a developing fire in the only manner by which it could be used effectively are sufficiently great to warrant special mention when consideration is being given to emergency planning . |
| 19 | The second reason why I feel that gradualism is the only means by which we shall achieve any kind of new vision for society and for the natural world has everything to do with the workings of democracy . |
| 20 | On the other hand , there are those who are hopelessly compromised who believe that the only means by which we can achieve successful conservation is by bringing on board local people , and working together with them to achieve the most harmonious interaction between humans and wildlife . |
| 21 | ‘ . The transformation of the industry would undoubtedly be both costly and painful but it was the only means by which it could ensure a future for itself . |
| 22 | ‘ His plea of guilty is the only means by which he can express his contrition today and acknowledging it must be a lengthy prison sentence which he now faces . ’ |
| 23 | Scrutton L.J. , at p. 67 , said that the payment was demanded by the Shipping Controller colore officii , as one of the only terms on which he would grant a licence for the transfer , and he quoted Abbott C.J. and Littledale J. in Morgan v. Palmer , 2 B. & C. 729 . |
| 24 | That was the way we became his followers , the way we got saved , it 's the way we continue , it 's the way and it 's the only re the only method by which we will ever stand before him and he will usher us into his presence to stand eternity with him , through his grace and as we see others , not in a sense of condemnation , not in a sense of self righteousness or pointing the finger , as we see others we can say with that man of old who , as he watched the , the man being dragged , to the , to the gallows , there but for the grace of God , goes I , goes me and there but for God 's grace , think of that most , that worse condition that you know , think of that person who has messed their life up more than any body else and er , who has made a total wreck of it , there but for the grace of God is you and there 's me , oh thank God for his grace . |
| 25 | Standing with him , chewing the chalky corn , it was not difficult to enter his vision of the only past to which he could comfortably look ; a spiritual homeland to which he could never return . |
| 26 | It also reflected philosophical scruples since it was n't obvious how a mechanical device could be conscious and , as Descartes is famous for pointing out , the only thing of which we can be certain is that we are conscious . |
| 27 | Even if there was personal participation by all the citizens in the making of decisions and policies , the only situation in which it would even appear to be clear what was the will of the people would be a unanimous decision . |
| 28 | In September 1960 the General spoke of nation states as ‘ the only realities upon which one can build ’ and proposed to develop economic , cultural and defence co-operation through inter-governmental , not supranational , bodies . |
| 29 | In Men 's rooms , which are the only ones from which I can report personal experiences , there are elaborate rituals for avoiding the impression of suspect motives . |
| 30 | Just as we were supposed to accept their stories about how this was the only country in which you could ski in the mountains in the morning and swim in the Mediterranean in the afternoon . |