Example sentences of "a [noun] which we [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( vi ) On unc the relation R defined by ( a , b ) R ( c , d ) iff ad = bc is an equivalence relation of a kind which we shall meet again in the proof of 3.10.3 . |
| 2 | ( It is a story which we shall tell in the following chapter . ) |
| 3 | The term " donor " , for example , is specific to a genre which we might call " writing about narrative in a tradition following Vladimir Propp " ; and the term " the Imaginary " is specific to the genre " recent psychoanalytically-influenced criticism " . |
| 4 | Er you 'll find that we do have actually have a calculator which we can send out with a retirement pack and that actually gives you an aide-memoire to actually remind you about the things that you might forget erm with regard to erm things like er holidays er erm say , medical expenses , er fuel expenses , erm club fees , T V licence , all those things . |
| 5 | After much study Hahnemann came to the conclusion that the basic underlying causes of chronic diseases were what he termed the inherited miasms , a term which we might translate into modern parlance as inherited predispositions . |
| 6 | The Saturday Review bitterly commented that they had ‘ framed for themselves a rule which we must characterize as both illogical and unfair — namely , of distributing their patronage so that no competitor should net more than one premium ’ . |
| 7 | ‘ How do we test our ideas ? ’ is a question which we could ask about an experiment with seeds , struggling to grow while deprived of adequate light . |
| 8 | It is on the borderline between a true signal , indicating the nature of the coming activity and establishing specific relations within which it is intended to occur , and that type of signal which is not preparatory or externally indicative but is integrated within the form of a work : a type which we can distinguish as conventions , and which is so fundamentally important that it will be separately discussed , below . |
| 9 | In these circumstances to talk of the inner city may be to accept a vocabulary which we might prefer not to endorse but it might also use the only language in which we can be heard . |
| 10 | The concepts mental lexicon , lexical entry and lexical access provide a vocabulary which we can use when discussing how words are perceived and produced . |
| 11 | So that we have got a disk which we can put into the machines down there in the computer room , a whole lot of transcriptions that they 've already made . |
| 12 | Now that 's good because it does , it gives us a record which we can refer |
| 13 | However , it is a distinction which we should keep in mind . |
| 14 | Such comments give some idea of what some academics understand by the idea of a disciplinary ‘ culture ’ , a notion which we will explore in more depth in Chapter 4 . |
| 15 | We have an invitation to a tournament which we must accept . ’ |
| 16 | Again we have here a variable which we can use to regulate individual needs if required , twelve shakes giving a slightly sharper daily rise in potency than eight . |
| 17 | Intimacy is a living experience , rather than a state which we can arrive at . |
| 18 | ‘ We no longer live in a society which we can claim is founded on Christian belief , ’ said one , favouring instead an education which teaches children to accept people have fundamentally different beliefs which are neither wrong nor right . |
| 19 | It was at the very next stage was n't it that you had this switch from a boundary which we could accept to one which we profoundly could not accept ? |
| 20 | Erm , the answer in our minds is to take positive steps to reduce the housing revenue account debt burden , a matter which we will continue to bate , to debate until something is done about it . |
| 21 | Therefore to suggest that an undertaking of this enormity with its potential to contribute to various national and word ; d development activities should be allowed to become the vehicle for economic experimentation or the advancement of narrow short term profit motivation without proper examination of the alternatives , is clearly a path which we will tread at our peril . |
| 22 | If things went well , we 'd get our investment back in five years , with a handsome profit as well , and we 'd still have effective control of a hotel which we could continue to operate as part of our group . |
| 23 | She had set a very high standard for our display work and had established a tradition which we would do all we could to uphold in the future . |
| 24 | The confidence that often comes with maturity can help us to voice our sexual preferences to our partners in a way which we may have been inhibited about in the past , and the ability to communicate sexual needs gives a good foundation for a satisfying relationship . |
| 25 | Finally , we should note here a phenomenon which we will refer to again later , namely the fact the a large number of what are usually called ‘ interest groups ’ or ‘ pressure groups ’ or ‘ lobby groups ’ play an important role in the process of policy formation in Britain . |