Example sentences of "[num] [noun] [noun] which [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bush is so certain that he 's lost The Big Three he has stopped campaigning there , concentrating on a dozen battleground states which could go either way . |
| 2 | The magnitude of erosion is reflected in the silt content of the Huanghe River : before it enters the Loess lands it has an average silt content of 2 kg m-3 of water , but when it leaves the region after its confluence with the Weihe the average silt content is 35 kg m- which can rise to several hundreds of kilograms after storms ( Smil 1984 ) . |
| 3 | Some federal government agencies are setting an example : the Energy Department and the General Services Administration are scheduled to take delivery next year of 50 Chrysler minivans which will run on compressed natural gas . |
| 4 | She stopped in the shelter of a stone wall , drank a cup of coffee , consulted the map and decided to aim for a twenty-five mile circuit which would bring her out , eventually , at the foot of the steep hill near the village . |
| 5 | PLANNING clearance was given yesterday for the shore-based part of a £1.5 billion gas project which will create spin-off contracts for firms in the offshore supply business , writes Frank Frazer . |
| 6 | The Highlands is in line for priority Objective I status funding which could offer 75-85 per cent contributions to infrastructure projects . |
| 7 | American zoologists and botanists were , like those elsewhere , divided into ‘ lumpers ’ and ‘ splitters ’ : lumpers are those who apply a coarse taxonomy , putting into one group individuals which may differ quite widely ; whereas splitters use a fine taxonomy , making species where lumpers saw only races or varieties . |
| 8 | India also has gas reserves off Bombay and it is planned to lay an 1800 km pipeline which will supply six fertiliser plants costing $3 billion — which are to be built with international support . |
| 9 | Do you want one press release which may go to your institutional press as it were , the things which are specifically related to environmental health and nothing else ? |
| 10 | It drove a scoop wheel of 28 foot diameter which could raise 25 tons of water a minute , and was used until 1940 when a diesel engine and centrifugal pump replaced it , until the station was closed in 1980 . |
| 11 | The car has a Ford V8 4.2 litre engine which can develop 250 brake horse power . |
| 12 | Caledonian Macbrayne has signed a contract for a new fifteen million pound ferry which will create up to seventy new jobs . |
| 13 | A FIFE engineering company which went into receivership in January has been revived through a £1.7 million management buy-out which will save 85 of its 200 jobs . |
| 14 | A model describing the cleavage of DNA by Eco K has been proposed [ 12 ] which suggests that this DNA should bind two endonuclease molecules which will translocate DNA until the endonuclease molecules meet and then the DNA should be cut . |
| 15 | To end your pre-shoot planning session , pick one or two camera positions which will keep you clear of all the coming and going . |
| 16 | And , with Tim Kelaher missing two penalty chances which might have brought the Aussies back into the game , victory was sealed two minutes from time when Williams , in his finest hour for the All Whites , fired over a superb drop goal . |