Example sentences of "which had been [verb] [prep] many " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the drama departments there was a general welcome for the move away from written papers , which had been seen by many drama specialists as a cause of confusion between drama and English literature , with students often finding it difficult to respond to the change in emphasis towards a set text that this involved . |
| 2 | Relations with China , which had been strained for many years since the 1962 war between the two countries , gradually improved after Rajiv Gandhi 's visit to Beijing on Dec. 19-23 , 1988 , the first to China by an Indian Prime Minister for 34 years . |
| 3 | Nevertheless the king had restored to government and policy-making an element of continuity and decision which had been lacking for many years . |
| 4 | James chatting with the Earl of Farrow outside Farrow Hall , which had been used for many of the exterior shots in Pemberley . |
| 5 | The experience curve itself was developed from the concept of the learning curve , which had been used for many years in industries where it was observed that labour time fell as the workforce accumulated experience in producing more of a particular type of unit . |
| 6 | Even the shirts which had been left for many weeks in my laundry out-tray responded to the punishment it dished out . |
| 7 | But , even though it discouraged optimism and ruled out the possibility of progress , it did not weigh too heavily on medieval historians , particularly because the year 1000 which had been awaited by many with a mixture of hope and trepidation , had passed without any sign of the world coming to an end . |
| 8 | The king provoked hostility by seeking to use his prerogative rights to raise money , and by requiring the payment of debts , many of which had been respited for many years . |
| 9 | It was particularly disappointing as the Scots had shown signs of a refreshing midfield arrogance which had been missing from many of their recent displays . |
| 10 | I had a great opinion of my person and air , which had been remarked by many ladies whom my vanity thought to be very good judges of these outward advantages . |