Example sentences of "[noun] which [vb base] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We studied the operations required by those dominant data-types which act on a complete word : fixed and floating-point binary arithmetic , and logical values . |
| 2 | Schmidt 's study differs from those discussed so far in that it does not quantify network structure at all , but uses the concept to account for differences between speakers which emerge from a quantitative analysis of linguistic data . |
| 3 | Too often some of our Catholic families are not aware of the existence of our excellent senior schools which provide for a solid Catholic education and a growth in faith for our children . |
| 4 | The typical finding of a left hemifield superiority in facial recognition is , however , consistent with other findings reviewed in this chapter which point to a relative dominance of the right hemisphere in dealing with non-verbal events in general and visuo-spatial processes in particular . |
| 5 | A method for representing the logical combinations of various states which lead to a particular outcome ( top event ) ( Reference 5 ) . |
| 6 | The contracts which range from a new honey processing plant for Nestl in Manchester and a factory development for Bradford Soap Works in Chesterare spread throughout the North West , Midlands and Yorkshire . |
| 7 | Small desert rodents and the Bedouin goat can survive short periods of dehydration which result in a 20–30 per cent weight loss . |
| 8 | The present day Public Health Act 1936 and the Public Health ( Recurring Nuisances ) Act 1969 give local authorities acting through their environmental health officers , and in certain circumstances an individual , limited powers to control odour emissions which amount to a statutory nuisance , as defined by s.92(1) of the 1936 Act , reproduced below : |
| 9 | Most chemical reactions which proceed at a measurable rate are believed to take place in a series of simple steps . |
| 10 | Perhaps the commonest explanation of the patterns which emerge from a stratificational analysis is that in the absence of opportunities to mark status by occupation , women resort to language . |
| 11 | In comparison with the other two passages , this one has a rather low frequency of nouns ( 4 ) ; moreover , over half of these nouns are abstract ( 20 ) , referring to entities which exist on a social or psychological plane : effort , subject , terms , money , feelings and aristocracy all occur in the first sentence . |
| 12 | Although Phoenix House , looking for a star for its first list , was clearly ahead of its rivals , most of the nine houses which bid for A Suitable Boy put in six-figure offers . |
| 13 | Rules which allow for a single symbol at a time to be written or replaced by another symbol or string of symbols ( eg T , N ) are known as " phrase-structures rules ' . |
| 14 | Just as linguistics is not primarily concerned with individual utterances ( parole ) but with the language system as a whole ( langue ) , the structuralist proposal is that individual works should be regarded as instances of parole informed by rules which belong to a general literary langue . |
| 15 | Such comparisons suggest a fixed set of symbols or rules which operate in a fixed way , whereas this is only partially true of language . |
| 16 | Equilibria which occur within a single phase are called homogeneous equilibria . |
| 17 | I do , however , keep giving the actors directions which belong to a five-week rehearsal period and then have to tell them to forget what I 've just said . |
| 18 | ‘ Even as angels go , these seem a little unconvincing , airborne cherubs which seem like a bad special effect or a funerary monument that 's suddenly taken flight ’ . |
| 19 | De Matteo ( 1977 ) has argued that one has to understand sign language in terms of its visual imagery and he has particularly highlighted the syntactic devices used in ASL which derive from a visual representation of events . |
| 20 | By using the text of Scripture I believe there are five major elements which enter into a Christian view of political economy — the understanding of Creation and Fall , the political economy of Israel , the coming of the Kingdom and the teaching of Jesus , the life of the Early Church and the eschatological hope . |
| 21 | Although it is the traditional culture which continues to manage the western world , Snow argued , only science can feed that world , create wealth , provide hope for the poor and the sick , and forge the essential links between intellect and practicality which make for a proper wisdom and awareness of moral and social issues . |
| 22 | Another form of fascination is to concentrate on the hypnotic spiral , which is a large disc bearing black lines which disappear to a single central point . |
| 23 | The University of Edinburgh is essentially a university within a city , unlike many British universities which operate in a large ‘ single-campus ’ area . |
| 24 | Voluntary organisations which operate at a regional level would be severely disadvantaged by the proposals in the White Paper . |
| 25 | ‘ The political stance adopted by a class at any given time will be i part a function of the structure of the political system as whole and the concrete possibilities which exist in a specific situation for the application of various kinds of class alliances ’ ( Roxborough 1979 : 82 ) . |
| 26 | Café curtains , which traditionally only cover the lower half of the window , offer a very simple solution to privacy and are ideal in kitchens which face onto a busy road . |
| 27 | The ideas which come from a good theoretical understanding form hypotheses , and this concept is our next subject of study . |
| 28 | The Commission have more recently proposed a Directive on establishing European works councils that provides for informing and consulting employees within certain sized undertakings which operate on a Community-wide scale [ see pp. 45–6 ] . |
| 29 | Foltene is a deep conditioning programme containing natural biological substances normally present in the body which act as a natural scalp stimulant to revitalise blood flow to the hair follicles . |
| 30 | I shall update you with any changes which occur at a later date . |