Example sentences of "which [verb] [noun sg] to [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Many of the things which bring joy to our hearts in the countryside have been destroyed , ’ said Sir David . |
| 2 | In an effort to disguise the smile which rose unbidden to her lips at her own powerful imagery she ducked her head and dealt with the orange juice . |
| 3 | While Kahlo 's art helped her to deal with the vicissitudes of her life , for most audiences it is her life story which allows access to her art . |
| 4 | One comic in the class chose to hear this as ‘ f … ing alt ’ which caused laughter to us boys and some embarrassment to Bunny . |
| 5 | Like his mother , Leonard was even then subject to alternating highs and lows , which added spice to their friendship . |
| 6 | A damned dangerous architectural feature if you ask me , which added weight to my theory that the pub must have been designed by a feminist with a grudge . |
| 7 | Atchley ( 1976 ) proposed that retired individuals have a ‘ hierarchy of goals ’ which give rise to their expectations , their behaviour and their sense of well-being . |
| 8 | The concern of civil libertarians , that we should not do things to or about old people which run counter to their wishes , is entirely legitimate . |
| 9 | Within a decade of his accession , Nicholas was to be confronted by a wave of social and political protest which shook tsarism to its foundations . |
| 10 | The report was asserting the responsibility of social workers and doctors to deal with the alleged victims and their parents in a way which paid respect to their feelings , loyalties and values , as well as their legal rights . |
| 11 | A verb form which relates activity to its inception , duration and completion . |
| 12 | ‘ Ah , but would I fill out in the right places ? ’ she said rashly , then bit her lip as Penry eyed the places in question with a deliberation which brought colour to her face . |
| 13 | It is this concurrent development which provides the source of what much later is destined to become the relationship which binds man to his God , first , by the processes of evolution , and then by man himself struggling to bring into his life the enrichment available to him if only he can control the legacies of ruthless evolution . |
| 14 | This was an issue for epistemology ; sociology presumed that the epistemology of science which gave rise to its norms of practice had eradicated the influence of presuppositions on the form and final content of scientific knowledge . |
| 15 | The charge is void whether or not the event which gave rise to its voidness occurred during or after the end of the 21-day period . |
| 16 | The receivers had already paid off the debt to the bank which gave rise to their appointment , but had not paid themselves first , as they were entitled to do under the terms of their appointment ( p 99 ) . |
| 17 | " Many candidates … write long introductions packed with unnecessary detail or fail to " introduce " their essays with perceptive comment which gives direction to their answers . " |
| 18 | First , she made a free gift of Scotland , and her claim to England , to the French king , should she die without issue ; second , she put her country in pawn , for the money spent by France in defending it and educating her ; and third , she negated in advance any agreement between her and the Scottish Estates which ran counter to her disposal of Scotland in the interests of France . |