Example sentences of "[Wh det] [vb mod] [verb] [adv] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 When less fluid lavas are involved , which do n't break up into droplets , large gobbets of the molten rock are flung up from the vent , spreading out into irregular plates which may break up in the air into smaller bits .
2 Prospects : A pattern which may evolve out of the failures above ; its failure , however , could produce a turning of the tables and the triumph of :
3 The purpose is not to anticipate what claims B will make in his application to the Commission , which may range far beyond the concerns of the present article .
4 Is life the countervailing force , now pitiably weak but always improving from its lowly origins , which may lead eventually to a future beyond even the imagination of men like Boltzmann ?
5 They act to reproduce what has been called the mass culture critique ( which may come equally from the political right or left , see Hebdige 1981a ) , in which the objects of mass consumption today are treated as so tainted , superficial and trite that they could not possibly be worth investigating .
6 The future of the two alliances is in the balance , and the Soviet side is already eager to restructure the Warsaw Pact into something which may look more like the Commonwealth than the Moscow-dominated monolith of the still recent past .
7 There are some identifiable developed deities ; there are some incongruously primitive daemons too , which may look back towards an earlier period of religious feeling ; there are also some images of divinities which seem to be relatively poorly assimilated foreign imports .
8 Betula pendula ‘ Youngii ’ , with weeping branches , is a neatly compact form which should fit neatly into a confined space without becoming an embarrassment .
9 If symbols are used the reader should be able to study a code list , which should appear immediately after the contents page .
10 The factors which come within the first category are those which must exist independently of the substance to be decided .
11 The details of the timetable motion allow for just five days ' debate on a Bill which is 103 pages long , contains 94 clauses and nine schedules and which must report back to the House by 26 February .
12 The first was the ultra-nationalist core of his political support , which might react badly to the suggestion that the Fatherland was being " sold " to foreigners — and liberal democratic foreigners at that .
13 That would be one less thing for him to worry about with regards to his mother , for she would still be mistress of the house , at least until the war was over , which might go on for a year , perhaps two .
14 The uncertain boundaries of the duchy gave rise to numerous disputes , any one of which might flare up into a major conflict , as the war of Saint Sardos demonstrated .
15 He believes that the jets may originate from ‘ dikes ’ — a geological term for tilted strata or layers or others particularly dusty areas which might stick up from the surrounding surface .
16 It was no argument , he said , that the two offices must harmonize , as only one of the four elevations of the building would be seen with the Foreign Office , and with ‘ that exception the buildings should differ , because a picturesque style which might look well from a Park would look fantastic from a Street ’ .
17 One scenario Western strategist feared was the possibility of the USSR basing Backfire bombers in Afghanistan , which could range widely across the Indian Ocean .
18 And then it 's got to be regional , national or international investment which could go elsewhere in the U K or in Europe .
19 The crypt ( which could go back to the first basilica to be built on the site , in the ninth century AD ) , should be completely restored within a year .
20 A differentiation was drawn between ‘ factual ’ agency for which express authority given by the members to the Council would have to be established , and ‘ constitutional ’ agency which could derive directly from the 6th International Tin Agreement .
21 Family has adopted principles for the protection of children and dependent spouses which could apply equally to the unmarried .
22 The use made of our resources by external institutions , as distinct from individuals , is at present a relatively small factor , which could increase considerably in the future if we decide to implement co-operative research strategies .
23 The socialization process by which people learn what to want , which used to occur mainly in the home and the school , is increasingly taking place through the media of the global communications industries .
24 Rather , I would like to see developed a Code of Practice binding on doctors which would grow out of the views of all interested parties : doctors , patients , and the public .
25 A different but related approach was that of Meyer ( 1975 ) , who considered the knowledge structure of texts , and produced a type of grammar which would cope better with the variety of types of organisation and structure found in textbooks .
26 It was complaining about the creation in July of a USSR government-sponsored cartel called Integral , incorporating enterprises in Estonia previously supervised by all-Union ministries in Moscow , which would trade only within the centrally controlled Soviet economy and thus completely outside the Estonian legislative and fiscal systems .
27 These heroic bouts of campaigning would be followed by discussions on aspects of international politics which would last well into the early hours .
28 Instead of a plot of intertwined complication , which would do nicely for a book in which its unravelling was the whole of the matter , you might well find that a plot which consisted of only one major twist or deception would suit you best .
29 I found a piece of quarter-sawn oak in my wood store , which would do perfectly for the job .
30 He wanted a design of 1991 which would sit happily with the past .
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