Example sentences of "be [det] which [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Other differences may be cited : only in c and d can open take — s as an affix , and only in a and b can open be modified by wide ; c and d differ in that the noun phrases which form normal subjects of open in c are those which form normal objects of open in d ( and similarly with odd subjects in c ) , so that , for example , the normality of The book opened is paralleled by that of John opened the book , and the oddness of ? |
| 2 | Surely ( so the argument might be continued ) the interesting cases of knowledge are those which permit meaningful questions about criteria , and such cases necessarily involve states of affairs that are in some sense publicly accessible . |
| 3 | The asterisked entries are those which show significant differences between the passages according to the chi square test of statistical significance . |
| 4 | The most common variations are those which involve similar vowel sounds : the letters " a " and " e " , for example , are frequently interchanged ( e.g. Meshed or Mashad ) , as are " i " and " e " ( Milas or Melas ) . |
| 5 | I think there are again arguments about what 's the most effective way to act here because it 's been proposed some people have thrown into discussion the idea that college bars might have more restrictive policies , but then it 's said actually the most problematic forms of drunkenness are those which involve heavy drinking in private . |
| 6 | ‘ Line functions are those which have direct responsibility for achieving the objectives of the company . |
| 7 | Within education , enabling environments are those which allow full access to learning and free expression of knowledge , skills and understanding . |
| 8 | The most controversial sections of the Education Reform Act are those which allow secondary schools and primary schools with 300 or more pupils to opt out of local authority control . |
| 9 | Staff functions on the other hand are those which provide common services to an organisation ( see figure 28 ) . |
| 10 | But you will no doubt agree that the very best staff plans are those which give clear margins of error to allow for those days when an employee is ill or for one reason or another below par . |
| 11 | From an aesthetic perspective , the booths which successfully overcame the white-carpeted department-store ambience were those which staged one-man shows , or accrochages sharply focused upon a few artists , such as Galerie Jule Kewenig of Cologne with Peter Wutherich 's ‘ Literary Watercolour ’ ( 1992 ) , a beautiful , ovoid configuration of books , with titles and spines facing downwards and inwards , in shades of turquoise , green , blue and violet and Sophia Ungers , of Cologne with eight works by painter Stefan Mattes . |
| 12 | The complex ref-O is that which enables plural reference to take place . |
| 13 | Although a number of researchers have argued that the only relevant research in eyewitness testimony is that which involves actual crimes ( Clifford , 1978 ; Lindsay & Wells , 1983 ; Malpass & Devine , 1980 ) , there are major difficulties with carrying out such research . |
| 14 | Responsible teaching is that which develops purposeful artistry in the handling of the medium . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | It is this which gives ethical demands , such as those forbidding incest , their sacred character : |