Example sentences of "which [vb past] [pers pn] [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were situated in positions which made them visible from the pests on each side . |
| 2 | John Henry was retired in July 1985 after a racing career over eight seasons which made him one of the most popular horses ever to run in the USA . |
| 3 | Subsequently , continuing on occasion to work in partnership with his brother , he developed a business which made him one of the most successful of such craft-based figures in English history . |
| 4 | However , this effect may not last , and long-term follow-up is useful to ensure that the patient does not lapse into those unhealthy ways which made him unwell in the first place . |
| 5 | The durable li'l lady from Nashville who began her recording career when she was just 11 years old proved age had not mellowed her as she belted out the songs of the Fifties and Sixties which made her one of the best selling female vocalists of all time . |
| 6 | I tried to become one with nature on the games-field , which made me unpopular with the enthusiastic cricketers . |
| 7 | Mrs Castle , as it turned out , had opposed this allowance , again on the characteristically doctrinaire grounds that an allowance which made it necessary for the disabled to purchase motor cars would place them at the mercy of the commercial interests of motor manufacturers . |
| 8 | Nathan waited patiently for the remissions which made it possible for the ruined mind to function for a time ; he sat by the sick man , who by now was almost blind ; the paralysis was , after all , general . |
| 9 | For the first time she was grateful for Matilda 's notorious temper , which made it impossible for the Empress to keep her voice down . |
| 10 | The party has abandoned policies which made it unelectable in the 1980s . |
| 11 | As Sampras , who had suddenly found the steel and resilience that he could have done with in his match with Leconte 48 hours earlier , or even in the early stages of the third set against Forget , produced the lob to the baseline which made it 15–40 from the home team 's point of view , Noah sunk back into his seat in disbelief . |
| 12 | as their political and moral equals by signing an agreement which committed them all to the same values . |
| 13 | Two minutes later Leota was seen at his exciting best when he made a midfield break from 45 yards which took him clean through the Rovers defence , and when Taewa scored his second try in the 72nd minute Rovers looked to be subsiding fast . |
| 14 | Don Cameron was Head of Talks , and I was usually in charge of his visit , which kept me busy for the few days he would be with us , twice a year . |
| 15 | Our barrack room was warm and we had a stove in the middle which kept us warm in the night . |
| 16 | Marx 's attempts to explore the wreck were unsuccessful ; fourteen years later Captain Herbert Humphreys Jr negotiated a deal with the Bahamian government which gave him three-quarters of the profits of all items found . |
| 17 | SCOTLAND will bid to lift their third Triple Crown in nine years when they travel to Twickenham on Saturday week with the same line-up which did them proud in the 20-0 victory over Wales . |
| 18 | Durham revival ended with an 18–12 defeat at home to which left them third from the bottom of Division Four North . |
| 19 | With your wonderful knowledge of the Bible , Mr. Deputy Speaker , you produced the Lazarus motion which revived them all from the dead and they eventually passed on their way through the House . |
| 20 | Maj. Miguel Nieto , the Chief of Operations of the National Police , was dismissed on June 18 and his immediate arrest was ordered , following government investigations which held him responsible for the failure of the security forces to quell the disturbances . |
| 21 | It is indeed a nice irony that two of the most famous characters in Scottish history , Mary and Knox , were united in their preference for countries other than Scotland , and that it was Elizabeth 's eventual , reluctant decision to have Mary executed , and her earlier unrelenting hostility to Knox , which catapulted them both into the realm of Scottish fascination and Scottish legend . |