Example sentences of "of which [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 My sister , however , kindly kept him informed of my whereabouts , and he replied in two letters , the first of which was dated 30 November 1940 : The second was dated 27 May 1942 :
2 The British Museum 's collection , much of which was collected last century or in the early half of this century , was shown by TL to contain some twenty forgeries , most of which had , in recent years , been suspected to be modern .
3 As de Groot ( 1983 ) reports , 90 per cent of the lad area was declared a national park in 1959 and the Charles Darwin Research Station was established in 1960 on Santa Cruz Island , the aim of which was to undertake scientific research and to begin a programme of goat eradication .
4 This group then went on to set up the Teifi Valley Economic and Social Regeneration Project ( TVESRP ) , the aim of which was to undertake more projects which would create employment in that part of Dyfed .
5 This type of inspection chamber may also be fitted with a ventilator with a hinged mica flap — the idea of which was to let fresh air into the drains but not let foul air out .
6 Extension services were set up to focus upon a target population of every couple , the wife of which was aged 15–44 years , backed up by medical services and financial incentives to adopters .
7 The LCAC advice was produced in April , the effect of which was to reject any extension for rights of audience for the CPS and other employed lawyers and the Advisory Committee concluded that the Law Society 's application was inadequate in certain respects .
8 There were four nurses ' rooms each of which was to contain one bedstead , a flock bed , pillow and bolster and two blankets , two pairs of sheets and two pillow-cases ; the porter 's room was similarly furnished .
9 The present pattern of Business Studies degrees , in many respects , reflects the state of thinking of commerce degrees of the late 30s , most of which had disappeared by or soon after 1950 , in favour of a more discipline-oriented approach in which there were substantial new elements , with the appearance of sociology and politics , both of which were to acquire greater prominence .
10 It follows the company 's 1.6″ high 0663 , 250,000 of which were shipped last year according to IBM .
11 One pair of blue jeans , faded , American label , in the pockets of which were found two cinema tickets , one wallet , brown leather with a red painted design , containing … ’
12 Like all Mercantile and General-owned farms , two of which were sold last year and a fourth is also under offer , it had been well-maintained .
13 Commissioned by Chapman & Hall , not as a novel but as the letterpress for a series of comic designs by Robert Seymour , 4 of which were to appear each month , about a club of sporting characters ; at that date novels were not published in monthly parts , a form commonly used for illustrated works .
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