Example sentences of "[noun pl] which [vb base] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has , of course , many other characteristics , of which companionship and mutual support is an important one , but the characteristics which distinguish it from all other relationships can only be met by two persons of the opposite sex . |
| 2 | Furthermore , there are particular reasons which impel me to that conclusion . |
| 3 | As is usual among deviations , most men and a good many women have some fetish object or objects which provide them with sexual stimulation and can increase the enjoyment of sexual activity . |
| 4 | Similarly , science fiction motifs give way in this novel to fantasy elements which maintain it at one remove from realism but prevent it from falling into a generic category . |
| 5 | This is the case for the English king 's financial archives which provide us with much information on the sums collected , how they were spent , and the organisation which lay behind that expenditure . |
| 6 | The eggs of other shrimps , by contrast , are not waterproof , but possess thick spongy coverings which protect them from bright sunlight and abrasion . |
| 7 | I hope you will allow me to remain somewhat sceptical about these vague reassurances which remind me of those that were regular given during the 1980s ( prior to publication of the Environment White Paper ) although it was evident that no rigorous assessment was ever made of the environmental effects of development . |
| 8 | Although major developments in the ecosystem were largely external to biogeography until the 1960s , Stoddart ( 1967b , p. 524 ) argued that the ecosystem concept has four main properties which commend it for geographical investigation . |
| 9 | The nationalist movements and the new nations which made their appearance after the Second World War thus displayed features which distinguish them in some ways from the earlier movements which led to the formation of nation states in Western Europe , because they arose in a very different international context — in a highly developed capitalist world economy , in the aftermath of a division of the world among powerful imperialist nations , and in the midst of political transformations resulting from the growth of the socialist movement . |
| 10 | Indeed it is at once the changing social history and the complex sociology of the changing institutions and relations which take us beyond these formulas to the possibility of more precise analysis . |
| 11 | Using interviews with parents , and attendance figures from schools , the study documents how parents make difficult decisions which confront them in these circumstances , in particular whether or not to consult a doctor , and whether or not to keep the child off school . |
| 12 | If we are indeed a unique species then many of the behaviours which differentiate us from other animals are likely to be due to our genetic make-up rather than to cultural conditioning ; but the difficulty is to know just what these animal-human characteristics might be . |
| 13 | Campbell suggests that there are extra pressures on girls which push them towards certain types of crime . |
| 14 | Although [ 8 ] - [ 11 ] are broadly referentially equivalent , in the sense that they " tell the same story " , there are subtle differences which invest them with different stylistic values . |
| 15 | The curriculum for most young people who have left school involves academic or vocational courses which prepare them for specific adult roles . |
| 16 | There are chemical systems which mimic it in some ways . |
| 17 | Some people develop very strong appetites for recognition and are attracted to jobs which provide them with endless ‘ jellybeans ’ ; for example , the reward systems of the armed services , higher education and the professions offer substantial opportunities to be recognized and praised for one 's performance . |