Example sentences of "[prep] a [noun] which " in BNC.
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| 1 | And although the margin of defeat at Villa Park was slender , Graham labelled his team as ‘ an easy touch ’ after a performance which leaves them with just two points from their last seven games and now a 10-1 title bet . |
| 2 | Rangers nevertheless extended their lead over Aberdeen in the championship to ten points after a performance which had seemed destined to go unrewarded before the floodgates opened . |
| 3 | When in 1859 nine of the most upright miners from Seaton Delaval — ‘ every man a teetotaller , six of them Primitive Methodists , and two of the six local preachers ’ — were sent to jail for two months after a strike which they had opposed , the mine manager was quite clear on this point . |
| 4 | A WOMAN motorist could face two charges of causing death by dangerous driving after a crash which killed a pregnant wife . |
| 5 | Serbia became an independent kingdom in 1882 , after a struggle which began with Karadjordje 's revolt in 1804 . |
| 6 | When France and Spain made peace in 1659 after a struggle which had lasted for almost a quarter of a century it was agreed that their representatives , Cardinal Mazarin and Don Luis de Haro , should meet on a small island in the River Bidassoa , which separated their territories in the Pyrenees . |
| 7 | But the fact is that a Hunt victory was not on the Ferrari books if they had ceded — after a re-start which looked as though it favoured Hunt — they would have been lynched in Italy , where only a Ferrari is allowed to win . |
| 8 | He was expelled from QUB after a conviction which resulted from a too-well-celebrated student society dinner . |
| 9 | Did my copious scribbles help or hinder — and you 'll see I now have my ‘ Apple ’ back after a saga which made Monty Python , Esther Rantzen and Bernard Levin 's saga about his mother and the North Thames gas board look like child 's play . |
| 10 | After a trial which ended with his conviction , the well-known preacher was publicly hanged — which shocked those who read of it , and even more those that witnessed it , but did not deter James Neild and The Thatched House Society from continuing its fine work . |
| 11 | He was sentenced to between five and 15 years after a trial which exposed the privileged lifestyle of rich New York youngsters . |
| 12 | FOURTEEN human rights activists were sentenced on 17 March to prison terms ranging from three to 10 years after a trial which fell below international standards for fair trial . |
| 13 | " The Star " was ordered to pay £500,000 damages after a trial which amassed an estimated £750,000 in legal costs . |
| 14 | It is with the greatest possible pleasure that I write to you once more , this time to confirm that your Company 's independence has been preserved after a battle which has lasted over nine months . |
| 15 | This involves responsible self-knowledge ; not a striving after a spirituality which may not be appropriate to one 's particular capacity , but a creative inner process . |
| 16 | After a day which saw United 's chances once again undermined by their inability to score , Richardson believes Villa showed just why they are capable of putting up a genuine challenge . |
| 17 | He wanted an open relationship after a while which meant him bringing bits of trade back and then saying could n't we be just sisters ? |
| 18 | His rich vein of form has come after a winter which saw him left out of the West Indies World Cup team … their loss has been Gloucestershire 's gain . |
| 19 | The activity of the National Liberation Front of Corsica ( FLNC ) was revived in early January after a truce which had begun in June 1988 [ see p. 36227 ] . |
| 20 | Labour 's intentions to shift the focus of campaigning were succinctly set out yesterday by the shadow Scottish secretary , Tom Clarke , after a speech which surprised his supporters and confounded his critics by its professional , tough delivery . |
| 21 | That Shelford has a few doubters to disprove is cold comfort to Cardiff , who have had an unconvincing start to the season and whose main hope is to catch the tourists either cold or rusty after a lay-off which for most has lasted all of a fortnight . |
| 22 | The second caliph , Omar , was assassinated in 644 after a reign which had seen , in addition to Qadesiyah and dramatic territorial expansion at the expense of Byzantium , an extremely important development within Islam . |
| 23 | After a job which had taken up all of her energies , Elaine did n't realise how long she would need to do all the jobs she had been putting off for years . |
| 24 | A rationale after a command which can obscure what is required and encourage the child to ask questions and side track , e.g. ‘ Please pick up your toys , you 've got a friend coming and I want your room to look tidy ’ . |
| 25 | SCOTLAND 's two largest trade unions yesterday called for increased investment in public transport after a study which reaffirmed that Scotland has the lowest level of car ownership in Britain . |
| 26 | After a meal which bore sumptuous witness to the Riverside Country House Hotel 's reputation for reasonably priced and lovingly prepared local game and produce , we soaked in the charming 17th Century atmosphere and began to plan the first of our walks . |
| 27 | After a meal which bore sumptuous witness to the Riverside Country House Hotel 's reputation for reasonably priced and lovingly prepared local game and produce , we soaked in the charming 17th Century atmosphere and began to plan the first of our walks . |
| 28 | Early last season , Limpar was sent off for hitting Pembridge , then at Luton , and the pair clashed again at Kenilworth Road when Pembridge put him in hospital after a clash which went unpunished . |
| 29 | What I met was Cleese in full flow , with nothing to sell — no film gale force imminent , no series , no book , nothing but a mind primed after a sabbatical which had been deliberately aimed at reflection . |
| 30 | I sometimes think that some of my hon. Friends who would like to see the tax in some way equalised between one place and another are hankering after a tax which this tax is not . |