Example sentences of "[prep] which most [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It offered evidence for a theory of the immune system about which most researchers were curious but sceptical . |
| 2 | Day-trippers and weekend visitors have filled the streets and riverside paths every summer for more than sixty years but only a tiny percentage are aware of the village 's remarkable gastronomic distinction , about which most communities would continually drum up a publicity fanfare . |
| 3 | of the crime about which most members of the public are concerned relates to property . |
| 4 | That in France , about which most information is available , had at various times responsibility for a wide variety of technical services — couriers , diplomatic bags , codes and , much more significantly , personnel and appointments . |
| 5 | Mr Baker 's demands for more emphasis on grammar began a ridiculous debate in the newspapers , during which most participants revealed their misunderstanding of language by taking for granted that the rules of grammar are fixed and permanent throughout time . |
| 6 | Sleep can be defined as a period of reduced consciousness usually occurring at night , during which most body functions are slow or inactive . |
| 7 | They have discovered that in the period during which most cot deaths occur between two and four months 80 to 90pc of babies produce saliva , which makes it easier for bacteria to stick to the nose and throat . |
| 8 | This is now less common since building societies , through which most homes are purchased , will now automatically register a property in the names of both spouses . |
| 9 | Detailed scrutiny of large scale and complex undertakings on a continuing basis is not a task for which most MPs have either the inclination or the time . |
| 10 | The three groups for which most data are available , the carnivores , the rodents and the artiodactyls or even-toed ungulates , reveal running speeds that are independent of mass . |
| 11 | From the 1930s , on the other hand , the big insurance companies moved in strongly to fill the gap between the state pension and the standard of living for which most workers hoped , setting up occupational pension schemes for firms on a contract basis . |
| 12 | One great monument towards which most bishops did contribute was the cathedral . |
| 13 | On the other hand there is external inspection , of which most teachers have occasional experience through the visits of HMI , who were charged to ‘ report as you find ’ and ‘ do good as you go ’ . |
| 14 | Thatcham is funded by the insurance industry as a specialist operation which researches and measures how long all repair jobs should take , something of which most consumers will be unaware . |
| 15 | Examples of which most people have heard are press-ups , stomach curls , and leg lifts . |
| 16 | The competitive nature with which most counties have come to contest the Second XI competition adds to the pressure . |
| 17 | It imports small luxuries like chocolate , scent , cigarettes and fizzy wine , with which most Russians can just afford to cheer themselves up . |
| 18 | She seems to live in a comfy old-fashioned world which is far removed from the reality with which most women have to struggle . |
| 19 | I hardly approached the book unwilling to hear ill spoken of science ; but I came away struck by the rapidity with which most cases of scientific fraud have been exposed and penalised . |
| 20 | Friends can help museums in many ways — they are in great demand to help fill the gap between an ideal museum service and the reality of limited resources with which most museums struggle . |
| 21 | The glee — and clear conscience — with which most people here avoid taxes if they can , is to do with their feeling of powerlessness in relation to government , and that is what fosters selfish competition . |
| 22 | Auckland ( NZ 's largest city , and the one into which most visitors are decanted from their 747s ) has a fine international airport ( with a statue to Jean Batten and a well-worth seeking-out small memorial corner in the terminal dedicated to this New Zealand pioneer pilot ) , but this is the last place you want to start searching for vacation VFR . |
| 23 | And some 200 U-boats , capable of remaining at sea for up to four weeks and armed with torpedoes and guns , were deployed in the Atlantic , covering the approaches from North America along which most merchantmen passed . |
| 24 | B. Railway building in Devon and Cornwall was expensive because the main rivers and valleys lay across the east-west route along which most people wanted to travel . |
| 25 | It would , of course , be a mistake to think that all hoards fall into one or other of these categories : they are the opposite ends of a spectrum along which most hoards in reality lie . |
| 26 | 1 April 1992 saw the introduction of the government 's new Duty of Care regulations under which most companies who produce or handle waste will become directly responsible for its safe management from ‘ cradle to grave ’ . |
| 27 | Because of the circumstances under which most replacement gutters are fitted , however , they may not join up as beautifully as you 'd like , which may mean that they need more regular cleaning — but do n't rush to criticise your builder — it probably was n't his fault if he had to join up to existing work . |
| 28 | HIGHLY-publicised incidents of patients who die on trolleys in accident and emergency units while waiting for a hospital bed are the rare consequences of the extreme pressure under which most units work . |
| 29 | The fall of the Berlin Wall also destroyed the regime within which most scientists in East Germany had worked all their lives . |
| 30 | These groups are wholes , within which most figures can not be detached either in execution or design from the others . |