Example sentences of "[Wh det] [vb base] [pron] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The reason why you are asked to be restrained in drinking calorific drinks is that these , even more than refined carbohydrate foods , have the opposite effect from fibre-rich foods in nearly all those steps in the consumption process which influence your degree of hunger .
2 Similarly , managers are also caught in their myth systems which deny their capability for maturity .
3 Despite this precision — or sometimes because of it — the application of statute to the individual case is often unclear , or legal principles may arise which make its interpretation in relation to the facts of particular cases difficult .
4 We say instead that a country 's constitution is a body of rules — some laws , some conventions — which regulate its system of government .
5 " Dr McNab has omitted to mention certain post mortem appearances which refute his view of cholera and support mine , " cried Dr Dunstaple waving his arms violently in his excitement and making thrusting gestures as if about to spear a particularly fine pig .
6 You are advised not to give notice in your present post until a medical clearance has been received , at which time your date of commencement will be confirmed .
7 In Out phrases of government jargon reverberate within the protagonist 's mind and the multiple meanings of words generate associations which guide his train of thought .
8 There are two further characteristics which separate our conception of sexuality from other notions .
9 Despite the many improvements that have been made over the years , the poor pay of the farm worker therefore continues to reflect the very many constraints which surround his choice of occupation and employer in many rural areas .
10 So just as , if I begin a sentence with ‘ The … ‘ , there are rules which limit what word can follow it ( I can not , for example , continue ‘ The an … ’ though I can continue ‘ The knight … ‘ ) , perhaps there are also rules which limit what kind of sentence can follow another .
11 Not only do they operate under a variety of influences which limit their room for manoeuvre , but public examinations , based on subjects , are a major constraint , recently reinforced by the subject-based GCSE examinations .
12 Machines we are not , but perhaps after all there are hidden ‘ pre-programmed ’ factors within us which are also part of the story , which affect our response to conflict .
13 There are many factors which affect our vulnerability to heart disease .
14 Among those which retain their unity of treatment are the Grandes Places in Brussels and in Antwerp .
15 However , there is a rewarding selection of exquisite species to grace the aquarium , which retain their beauty into maturity .
16 Where journalists who give evidence in libel cases do not answer questions which identify their source of information , the Court of Appeal has recently held that they are in peril of suffering much heavier damages if they lose the case .
17 Mr. Tecks submitted that the European Court of Justice authorities , cited below , show that the crucial words refer to obligations which have their basis in contract or in a closely similar nexus such as that existing between an association and its members , so that the matters in question must be contractual or closely akin to contractual .
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