Example sentences of "which [verb] a [noun sg] to [noun] " in BNC.

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1 By 1685 , although more established and better organized , the Garden was proving a heavy expense for the Company , which made a proposition to Mr Watts .
2 The following evening ( that was three expensive dinners in a row , which made a contrast to Georg 's grudging once a month treat at the cinema ) she had insisted that this time they talk about him .
3 This is even more depressing when one realises that in various parts of the country there are projects run by the probation service and the voluntary organisations which provide an alternative to custody .
4 Which involved an explanation to Kersey .
5 At this level the first of the two chords is often chord V of a minor key , rather than chord I. The dénouement of Tancrè de contains three examples , each of which accompanies an allusion to Clorinda 's fate .
6 For example , those with characteristically straight hair which has a tendency to greasiness and lankiness would choose the mild Body Building Shampoo to gently purify the hair without stripping it of essential moisture , and the Body Building Conditioner to replenish thirsty hair strands without weighing them down .
7 Like copyright , patent law has a long history and has developed as a means of protecting innovation which has a benefit to innovator and public alike .
8 David Edyvean , who has had installed in his shop the Bestseller EPOS system , which has an interface to Buyline and links to TeleOrdering , BookBank and other CD-ROM databases — explained that despite a personal lack of technical expertise , careful investment in new technology had enabled his shop to establish a competitive edge .
9 Over a period of days or even hours , pollution concentrations may rise to levels which pose a threat to people 's health .
10 The newly appointed Minister of Information and Broadcasting , Paul Etyang , told a gathering of Christian communicators in Kampala that he was particularly concerned about the widespread distribution of pornographic films which pose a danger to Uganda 's youth .
11 They are both advisory committees with very limited power , which give a voice to representatives of the professions , unions , and regional and local authorities .
12 As opposed to the harsh angularity of the Demoiselles , the Baigneuse is dealt with in terms of free , curving rhythms which owe a lot to Fauvism and to the contemporary work of Matisse .
13 [ For Commission 's original February 1992 proposal which envisaged an increase to ECU 87,500 million ( 1.37 per cent of joint GNP ) by 1995 see p. 38785 . ]
14 Habre met French President Mitterrand during a private visit to Paris on Oct. 21 , 1989 , which followed a visit to Belgium and the European Community headquarters primarily concerned with aid and development matters .
15 This expectation has rather been confirmed than otherwise by the superimposition in the last two years of an element of graduation in the contribution , the additional yield of which for many years to come will mainly help to finance the standard pension but which creates a right to additions to it which will gradually build up over the next forty years on an actuarial basis .
16 INTOXICATED as they are with the feeling that they are the World Cup champions , Pakistan , after only a brief stay at home which included a pilgrimage to Meccas at the government 's expense to offer their thanks to the Almighty Allah — besides cash awards at home from every quarter — are now here to take on England in a series of five Tests , and , for the first time in this country , five one-day internationals .
17 Mrs Thatcher rejected a personal campaign , preferring to emphasise her stature by carrying out her normal official duties which included a visit to Ulster and attendance at the Security and Cooperation summit in Paris ( where she was when the result of the first ballot was announced ) .
18 In 1675 , however , he accompanied his cousin , Izaak Walton 's son , on a grand tour of Europe which included a visit to Rome in a Jubilee Year during which the pilgrims received indulgences in return for their offerings to the papal Treasury .
19 We have not sought to extend the list of conditions which entitle a sufferer to exemption from prescription charges .
20 Gladys and Patsy both stepped forward and gave Charlie a half-curtsey , which brought a smile to Becky 's lips .
21 They employed hundreds of workers who had previously known lace-making as a domestic craft , and turned it into a mass-production industry which brought an end to cottage lace-making here and in the villages of Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire .
22 In this case it was the prolongation of war which gave an opportunity to men lacking landed ties in England to show how important their presence in France could be .
23 Rabin said : " In exchange for a peace treaty which promises an end to war and opens the borders between Syria and Israel , diplomatic relations and normalization , Israel is ready to implement [ UN Resolutions ] 242 and 338 …
24 Returning from a training exercise one night , Stirling tripped over the guy ropes of his tent and cut his eye quite badly , which entailed a return to hospital .
25 Seligman has also suggested that a maladaptive style of thinking can be learned which predisposes a person to depression .
26 Note that advertisements which include a reference to KPMG , require the KPMG headed logo .
27 When undertaking this programme , which provides an introduction to chemistry , it is advisable to integrate the Outcomes of Introducing Fundamentals of Chemistry into the other modules so that concepts can be developed throughout the programme .
28 What happens where an untrue statement is made which induces a guest to book at the hotel ?
29 Hayek argues that these are self-generating structures which have a tendency to equilibrium .
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