Example sentences of "[noun] of which [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The nuclear industry produces waste streams which contain a variety of radioactive metal ions , the extraction of which minimises radioactive discharges . |
| 2 | The sample , placed in a dialyser bag , is suspended in distilled or deionized water , circulation of which encourages osmotic exchange of the salts over a period of several days . |
| 3 | For Greece , as for Germany and one other country in the NATO alliance , the cold war had shut a long border on the other side of which lay once-familiar territory . |
| 4 | every three-wheeled motor cycle , the unladen weight of which exceeds 255 kilograms and which was manufactured on or after March I , 1970 and first used on or after September 1 , 1970 . |
| 5 | The Plough has 27 bedrooms , the majority of which have private facilities . |
| 6 | The natural world is also populated with a vast array of mara ’ — ‘ they that kill us ’ — the vast majority of which harbour malevolent intentions toward human beings . |
| 7 | Mystics are overwhelmed by a consciousness that there is a dimension beyond that of time , experience of which brings such certainty of fulfilling joy , such transfiguring of the material order , that the only possible priorities for existence in time can be to find a way of life that will allow access to this dimension . |
| 8 | The complexity of drawing together accurate personnel data in a dispersed organisation — some elements of which have autonomous powers — is a major deterrent to basing decisions on facts . |
| 9 | Even greater difficulty is found with the extensive facilities for discovery provided for in many United States jurisdictions , the intrusive nature of which presents another ground for serious concern . |
| 10 | Serious eaters look at the red Michelin Benelux guide , which lists about 25 restaurants in the centre , a handful of which have one star . |
| 11 | Blue eyes met black , the unfathomable deep waters of which hid countless secrets . |
| 12 | The traditional term will serve , even if it is one the scope of which requires further explanation . |
| 13 | For example , students may opt to take a specialist module in Graphics for Screen Media , the objectives of which include critical study of the application of graphic design to electronic publications and investigation of the design initiation and design development procedures for electronic publications . |
| 14 | It was all a far cry from the first ascent of Everest 40 years ago , news of which took three days to reach London — on Coronation Day . |
| 15 | She had to pay for the lavish colour brochure ( the details of which contained many mistakes ) , she provided the historical background and ran her feet off showing people over : all they did was make appointments ( underpaid girls did that ) and yet she had to pay them thousands . |
| 16 | Stimulation of the parietal cell by secretagogues such as histamine , gastrin , and carbachol results in insertion of these H + , K + , ATPase containing tubulo-vesicles into the apical membrane , the area of which increases several fold . |
| 17 | There is a recurrent failure not only to ground the subject fully in its historical context , but also to propose an adequate theoretical model by means of which to assess socialist realist literature . |
| 18 | These are the potters , the females of which make small jars in which they deposit an egg together with a paralysed spider or caterpillar to provide the hatching grub with its first meal of meat . |
| 19 | The aims of sexual activity may focus on any of the erotogenic zones , that is , those parts of the skin , or those organs of the body , the stimulation of which produces sensual pleasure . |
| 20 | There is one elementary truth , the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans ; and the moment one definitely commits oneself , then Providence moves too . |
| 21 | The Dramatic Society founded in 1930 and the School Orchestra ( 1931 ) went from strength to strength , with public performances the success of which invited favourable comparisons with professional groups . |
| 22 | Judging by site alone , 83 per cent could be due to venous disorders , and 10 per cent to arterial insufficiency — a disproportionate number of which affected male patients . |
| 23 | Continued diplomatic lobbying by France resulted on April 5 in the adoption by the UN Security Council of Resolution 688 condemning the " repression of the Iraqi civilian population in many parts of Iraq , including most recently in Kurdish populated areas , the consequences of which threaten international peace and security " . |
| 24 | Any contract or transaction , the formation or execution of which involves such communication , is ( or , if made before the war , becomes ) void . |
| 25 | .. ’ . The second is completed by specifying a position or role the occupier of which possesses certain rights and duties , and which the consent purports to allow Y to occupy . |