Example sentences of "[Wh det] [be] [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Large spiders have long hairs , which are tuned to the wingbeats of large insects , while small spiders have short hairs .
2 The hay is laid across the poles ( which are supported on the trestles ) and lower wire triangle , leaving a small air space where the hay meets in the middle of the tripod .
3 Access to the innards of the machine is reasonably good ; the only problem lies in reaching the RAM upgrade slots , which are obstructed by the wires going from the hard drive to the ISA board .
4 In nationalized industries , the professional standards are those which are applied to the accounts of PLCs .
5 These work hand in hand to provide the principles of English law which are applied in the courts .
6 The approval package does not contain module(s) which are listed on the DC(s) active via the package .
7 Examples of the use of two widely-available software packages for automated cartography ( SYMAP and GIMMS ) are given , using datasets which are listed in the appendices .
8 In deciding what a question involves , you need first to identify where it fits into the range of ESSAY GENRES ( or " essay idioms " ) which are defined by the conventions of literary studies as a discipline .
9 Frequently , companies adopt standard forms of Articles of Association which are prescribed under the Companies Act 1985 .
10 It is involved in all the relations , institutions and structures which are implicated in the activities of production and reproduction in the life of societies ’ ( Held , 1984 , p. 235 ) .
11 Changing agricultural policies have transformed former wintering grounds , bordering the Caspian Sea , into cotton fields — which are shunned by the geese .
12 The University of Oxford 's policy and practice require that entry into employment with the University and progression within employment will be determined only by personal merit and the application of criteria which are related to the duties of each particular post and the relevant salary structure .
13 The University of Oxford 's policy and practice require that entry into employment with the University and progression within employment will be determined only by personal merit and the application of criteria which are related to the duties of each particular post and the relevant salary structure .
14 Appearing before a Senate committee that was pondering ‘ the general area ’ of China and its implications , an official of the State Department said of the fund : ‘ It might be used in other areas of the Far East which are affected by the developments in China .
15 the four page leaves at the front and end of a book which are pasted to the insides of the front and back covers ( boards ) .
16 Other changes are possible , some of which are covered in the exercises .
17 An equity or share is a certificate of ownership and confers on the holder specific rights and privileges which are determined by the Articles of Association ( for example the voting rights attached to each class of share ) , the Memorandum of Association and the Companies Act of 1985 ( see Chapter 2 ) .
18 The relationship of alliance which links the two affinally associated " families " which are represented in the persons of the husband and the wife .
19 The great British car manufacturing companies , among them Daimler , Lanchester , Rolls-Royce , Sunbeam and Vauxhall , all of which are represented in the Dolls ' House , made their own engines and chassis with a standard body , but it was more usual for the owners of such cars to have special bodywork built to their own requirements by coachbuilders .
20 Pizazz Plus can also be used with Windows 3.0 or later instructions for which are documented in the appendices at the end of the manual .
21 Given the distinction , between ideas and things , which leads to scepticism , is it not wisest , asks Berkeley , to say that our ideas are things , ‘ to trust your senses , and laying aside all anxious thought about unknown natures and substances , admit with the vulgar those for real things , which are perceived by the senses ’ ?
22 They can be bought either as small , round discs , which are sewn into the corners of curtain hems , or in strip form , to be inserted along the whole length of the hemline .
23 As with most classifications of natural phenomena the exact forms of which are governed by the interactions of continuously variable sets of conditions , the classification can be as complex as one likes and the only non-controversial classification is that which puts each reef in a class of its own .
24 ‘ Patient problems ’ provide a basis for studying nursing , and so these problems form the presenting , or trigger , problems which are given to the learners .
25 Once we have discussed some of the different ways of thinking about law which are raised by the contributions in this section , we will try to place these within a wider framework and so work towards an assessment of the potential role of law and lawyers within the peace movement .
26 By contrast , seemingly secure elders may have made inauthentic adaptations to life which are disguised by the routines and objects of daily living .
27 The slide away that many people accept as being inevitable is based on a number of assumptions we are conditioned to accept which are reinforced by the comments of others .
28 Solar panels on the roof heat the stairwell and pre-heat the cold water in the tanks which are situated in the lofts .
29 I am also keen to know , ’ she continued , ‘ if any such cost penalties operate to our disadvantage when European investment decisions are made , in particular those international mobile investment decisions which are made by the multinationals .
30 Guests ' bills are written up daily from the duplicate vouchers which are debited to the visitors ' tabular ledger and it follows that the balances shown on the guests ' bills must correspond with the balances in the visitors ' tabular ledger .
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