Example sentences of "of [noun] which [verb] [be] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Strangely , it also sliced through the air of unreality which had been preventing Vologsky from facing the real issues . |
| 2 | Barbarossa 's initial aim was to unify Germany , and settle a number of conflicts which had been weakening the realm . |
| 3 | Then he extracted the cassette , hauling out the length of tape which had been recording and stuffed both items in his jacket pocket . |
| 4 | It is understood that the deal had been held up by the Bank of England which had been seeking some form of ‘ comfort ’ from Bank of Edinburgh 's largest minority shareholder , Scottish Amicable , with 39.2 per cent , effectively asking it to stand behind depositors and take a more active role . |
| 5 | G. visits a couple of pollutions which have been giving trouble in the last week or two . |
| 6 | CHARLES DARWIN opened a can of worms which have been crawling their way up the evolutionary ladder of history ever since . |
| 7 | Their goodness has helped to make up the huge amount of goodness which has been accumulating for thousands of years and which we call the Created God . ’ |
| 8 | She inherited from her brother a methodical and intelligent Treasurer , the Marquis of Winchester ; and she also took over the conclusions of committees which had been investigating the Crown 's finances under Edward VI . |
| 9 | It also ends a long wrangle between Skandia and its two largest shareholders , Hafnia and Uni Storebrand of Norway which had been trying to use their combined 43 p.c. stakes to force a three-way merger . |
| 10 | The look of strain which had been missing from Jenny 's face most of the morning returned . |
| 11 | The birds went off at noisy full-throttle , right through a herd of deer which had been grazing quietly till then . |
| 12 | A bird of prey which had been flying loose since the weekend is back with its owner . |
| 13 | When Dennis emerged I reclaimed my room , flopped out on the sheets impregnated with his distinctive odour and slept fitfully until just after ten , when a hot slice of sunlight which had been working its way across the bed reached my face . |