Example sentences of "which was [adj] [conj] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her smile seemed to me to be defiant and triumphant and accepting all at once , which was ridiculous since a smile is only a smile : sometimes honest , sometimes forced no more . |
| 2 | She noted the greasy chenille tablecloth which was threadbare where the table edge cut into it — a sure sign , Nelly knew , that the cloth had been undisturbed for many months . |
| 3 | A devolution bill in the parliamentary session 1976–7 failed because of backbench Labour objections : the government was unable to carry the guillotine motion to curb debate which was essential if the bill was to reach the Statute Book . |
| 4 | Ruben v. Faire Bros. ( 1949 K.B. ) Linatex was sold which was crinkly whereas the sample was soft . |
| 5 | Mark and I have just been for a walk beyond Dalseattie , which was nice until the mist came down and began to make us rather damp . |
| 6 | In an attempt to sway Scottish shareholders of Distillers and to influence Scottish public opinion ( which was anxious that a merger with Guinness might reduce Distillers ' involvement in Scotland ) , Guinness promised during the campaign that the ‘ largest part of our business will be Scottish-based ’ , that Scotland would be the ‘ decision-making centre ’ of the company and that Sir Thomas Risk , Governor of the Bank of Scotland , would be appointed as Non-Executive Chairman of the combined group . |
| 7 | introduce him , rather a grand Wednesday night a committee meeting which was terrible because the figures we lost nearly thirty thousand pounds in one lump in October , it 's absolutely diabolical . |
| 8 | We describe a female patient who developed both these conditions , the treatment of which was unsatisfactory until a thymectomy was performed . |
| 9 | It is sold as additive-free block salt for preserving and other purposes — the form of salt which was common until the introduction of the ‘ free-running ’ salt produced in vacuum chambers . |