Example sentences of "[Wh det] [vb -s] [prep] the [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A condom ( rubber , sheath , johnnie , French letter ) is a thin rubber sheath which fits over the man 's penis so that semen does not penetrate the woman 's vagina or anus during penetrative sex . |
| 2 | In a because sentence , the reason is expressed by using a phrase which refers to the agent 's desire or aim ( e.g. , wanted to ) , whereas in a so sentence the reason is expressed by using a modal construction ( e.g. , would ) , which refers to the predicted result of the action . |
| 3 | Of course it is not only the nurse-patient relationship which contributes to the patient 's care and well-being . |
| 4 | An event which occurs after the breach of duty and which contributes to the plaintiff 's damage , may break the chain of causation , so as to render the defendant not liable for any damage beyond this point . |
| 5 | A devotee praying before the idol and gazing at the God 's face is thus influenced by an electro-magnetic field which interacts with the devotee 's own bioenergy field . |
| 6 | This one has a pre-programmed sequence , which corresponds to the owner 's individual code . |
| 7 | Naturally , the carrier can not be held responsible for loss or damage which results from the trader 's carelessness or negligence . |
| 8 | It has been suggested that this arose from the withering of the barren fig tree which features in the Gospel 's account of Christ 's entry into Jerusalem . |
| 9 | The scales on the lower half of the body carry black marks which show up as a black patterning the intensity of which depends on the fish 's mood and condition . |
| 10 | This will be explained in Chapter 13 which deals with the buyer 's remedies . |
| 11 | Thus Bond Men Made Free by Rodney Hilton ( London 1973 ) , which deals with the peasants ' revolt of 1381 , would be classified in the column of the fourteenth century , and the row of , say , ‘ Social Structure ’ ; and The Hungry Mills by Norman Longmate ( London 1978 ) which describes the Lancashire cotton famine of 1861–65 , would appear in the column for the nineteenth century and a row possibly designated ‘ Trade and Industry ‘ . |
| 12 | The proposal to harmonize VAT rates is one which cuts across the UK 's wish to cling to its fiscal sovereignty . |
| 13 | At Comdex Spring in Chicago last week Microsoft Corp gave a clean bill of health to the Hardware Abstraction Layer , HAL , which resides in the MIPS ' ARC specification , and is designed to facilitate this differentiation , saying that running NT on the R4000 , HAL does indeed meet its claimed potential . |
| 14 | Once , my hon. Friend identifies a vital point about public confidence in our national health service , which stems from the Government 's investment in and support for it . |
| 15 | Working initially in pairs and then in groups , pursue the question : " What would you like to do a drama about ? " , seeking to find a dramatic starting point which stems from the interviewees ' interests . |
| 16 | Nor is the effect of having a disability which interferes with the individual 's job . |
| 17 | A lease , because of the involvement of the landlord ( who is not or who at any rate in his capacity as landlord is not a member of the firm ) , needs not only an appropriate declaration that the named partners joined as lessees hold the term on trust but also : ( a ) a declaration that possession of the demised premises by partners who are not trustees of the lease shall not by itself constitute a breach of the usual covenants against parting with or sharing possession ; ( b ) a provision which dispenses with the landlord 's consent ( or makes it automatic ) to an assignment of the demised premises to partners other than the original lessees or to the vesting of the premises in new trustees for the firm . |
| 18 | The argument started when Mr Minashi decided to landscape the 16th green which backs onto the Molloys ' £200,000 17th century cottage . |
| 19 | La irradiación de Miró en el arte espanol ’ ( November-December ) The last of four venues for the exhibition which opens at the Caixa 's Madrid branch in April . |
| 20 | Bettacare 's Head Hugger — a softly quilted , specially shaped cushion which rests around the baby 's head , supporting it from all sides , provides the answer . |
| 21 | He did , which accounts for the show 's huge success . |
| 22 | DAISY CHAINSAW : ‘ Hope Your Dreams Come True ’ re-recording of the song which appears on the band 's ‘ Eleventeen ’ LP , issued prior to their world tour taking in America , Japan and Europe |
| 23 | It is thus the public elite which mediates across the country 's divisions inventing policies which are of advantage to itself and its clients . |
| 24 | It is not very surprising that government and state should often appear as synonymous for it is the government which speaks on the state 's behalf . |
| 25 | We also ask you to contribute to a kitty which pays for the children 's food and drinks . |
| 26 | His torment is that he is forced to face the etched face of a Daemonette carved into the wall opposite , which flicks out a long serrated fleshy tongue which rips into the man 's neck and chest . |
| 27 | The ATP will provide seven umpires for the event , which comes under the ITF 's aegis . |
| 28 | The lamb , which comes from the Prince 's own Duchy of Cornwall farms , is to be marketed as coming from " stress-free " animals on a vegetarian diet and will sell for 15 per cent above the normal price . |
| 29 | Rather , it is a project which comes from the author 's biography and represents a return to an action-research exercise of the mid-1970s . |
| 30 | The mother is the " outside agency " which provides for the baby 's needs in feeding and those multitudinous attentions which are condensed under the heading of " mothering " . |