Example sentences of "which [was/were] [verb] [adv] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The stories of Sigurd and Wayland seem to have been particularly popular , and while , as R.N. Bailey has argued , such carvings could have been attempts to link pagan with Christian belief , one is still driven to the conclusion that they " may have appealed to tastes and interpretations which were based more on the traditions of Scandinavia than the Christian Fathers " . |
| 2 | Instead he fixed his eyes on his hands , which were clasped together on the desk , studying them as if the words he must say were written on his bony fingers . |
| 3 | Children observed different metal objects ( a nail , a tin can , wire wool and a copper pipe ) which were left outside on a plastic tray . |
| 4 | The introduction of grant-maintained schools was perhaps the most controversial proposal in the Education Reforms Act 1988 , and one which was justified primarily on the grounds that it would extend parental choice in education . |
| 5 | The district judge was undoubtedly aware of it , since it features in his lengthy rehearsal of the arguments , but he did not refer to it when he came to give reasons for his ruling , which was based exclusively on an examination of the merits . |
| 6 | Yet anyone who read the popular literature on the subject from the 50s found a massive denunciation of the welfare state which was blamed solely on the growing decline in parental responsibility . |