Example sentences of "which [vb past] [noun] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The valleys of the choked and overflowing streams were speedily transformed into long stretches of bog , impassable except by a few well-defined tracks , which became marks for the enemy 's artillery . |
| 2 | which became bywords for the desecration of the countryside . |
| 3 | We were shown the great marble slab covering Arthur 's coffin and the chalice well which provided water for the brothers . |
| 4 | The Denberies or Denes , were lands in the Weald which provided pannage for the herds of swine . |
| 5 | On Nov. 7 , 1989 , the truce was broken by the FLNC which claimed responsibility for the bombing of two buildings under construction in Santa Lucia di Porto Vecchio in the north of the island . |
| 6 | They organised a sponsored swim which raised £1,227 for the North West New Heart-New Start Appeal . |
| 7 | Mrs Pat Taylor , of Prestatyn , was one of 100 women nominated to attend the first North Wales Woman of the Year lunch , at the Kinmel Manor Hotel , Abergele , which raised £10,000 for the work of the children 's charity , Barnardos , in Wales . |
| 8 | I was very kindly invited back to the marquee for tea , but as it was by then after 4.30pm , I decided to go straight to the car , take off my dripping mackintosh , and drive back to London , after a very happy day which raised £25,000 for the Prince 's Trust . |
| 9 | The promise was made after five members of the charity committee which raised money for the unit said they felt betrayed by hospital managers . |
| 10 | A local authority scheme which included plans for the abolition of certain grammar schools was altered following a local election at which the party in power changed from Labour to Conservative . |
| 11 | In February 1942 , Captain Oswald Benton , a welfare officer , Royal Artillery , wrote to the county treasurer on behalf of one of his soldiers whose wife had had an operation at St. Peter 's , and who had received a bill for £1.4s.0d. ( which included £1.1s.0d. for the anaesthetic fee ) : |
| 12 | At a meeting with Yeltsin on Nov. 3 , Civic Union 's representatives presented its " anti-crisis " economic programme [ see p. 39108 ] which included demands for the resignation of several prominent reformist ministers . |
| 13 | The National Assembly of Popular Power ( ANPP ) on Oct. 29 approved a new electoral law which established mechanisms for the election of deputies and members of provincial assemblies " by direct and secret vote " . |
| 14 | The Mr Universe competition brought him to London , and he was recruited for a tour of South Pacific which needed men for the chorus . |
| 15 | The protocol , which was subject to ratification by the governments of the states concerned , effectively marked a compromise between those countries which favoured the eventual opening of Antarctica to mineral exploitation ( notably the United Kingdom and the United States ) , and those which supported proposals for the continent to be declared a " world park " ( which included Australia and France ) . |
| 16 | The 50-year ban , which now needs to be ratified by the governments of the 26 " voting members " of the Treaty , was a compromise between those nations which favoured the eventual opening of the Antarctic to mineral exploitation ( notably the USA and UK ) , and those which supported proposals for the continent to be declared a " world park " ( led by Australia and France ) . |
| 17 | Despite Bush 's support for Puerto Rican statehood ( declared in 1989 ) , the referendum plan was killed on Feb. 27 , 1991 , when the US Senate energy and natural resources committee ( which had responsibility for the legislation ) failed to secure a majority to bring the bill authorizing the referendum before the Senate . |
| 18 | The rally on Jan. 12 was led by members of Civic Alliance which backed calls for the government 's resignation . |
| 19 | In 1834 Parliament , largely under Benthamite influence , adopted the new Poor Law , which grouped workhouses for the indigent into regional Unions , and imposed harsh discipline designed to deter ‘ able-bodied vagabonds ’ from exploiting the charitable instincts of the locality . |