Example sentences of "[prep] [Wh det] [vb base] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I used a hot towel and left the product on for ten minutes after which time my hair felt very soft . |
| 2 | We are now 7 degrees within the tropics and if the trade winds in which we got off Madeira continue we may expect to cross the equator in a week or ten days , about which time our Captn. informs us that we may expect to fall in with some homeward bound vessels which will enable me as well as the rest of our passengers to forward letters to our friends … bad weather had the effect of making us all good sailors and now we are enjoying fine weather and a fair wind . |
| 3 | She spent about seven weeks during which time her mother spent a weekend with us too . |
| 4 | She lived for only seven weeks during which time her two sisters , Clare , five , and Victoria , three , bought her a small teddy bear . |
| 5 | Between 1973 and 1981 he was general manager at the Golf View Hotel in Nairn , during which time its turnover increased by 800% . |
| 6 | The compensation claim covered a period between 1919 and 1967 when Nauru was under Australian administration , during which time its phosphates were extracted and sold at below market prices . |
| 7 | Edward , his half-brother , succeeded , aged about 38 years , and he remained as King for twenty-four years , during which time his endeavours towards sainthood earned him the title of The Confessor . |
| 8 | Mozart 's final illness lasted 15 days , during which time his body swelled , he vomited intermittently and he suffered from high fever . |
| 9 | He then worked for many years as a country doctor , during which time his son Robert nearly died from smallpox inoculation performed by a ‘ surgeon of his acquaintance ’ . |
| 10 | My son spent a year at Liphook Junior School , during which time my husband and I made frequent visits to discuss our concerns regarding this apparent lack of progress . |
| 11 | It took about a day and a half for each of them , during which time my nerve-ends were pinging like a Du-gnorian soniharp . |
| 12 | If you are heavily laden with treasure you might only manage a couple of swings of the sword before you have to rest , during which time your opponent can batter away at you ! ) |
| 13 | The idea that England was an ‘ Empire ’ was not new : it was asserted in a letter from Cuthbert Tunstall to Henry VIII in 1517 : ‘ But the Crown of England is an Empire of hitself … : for which cause your Grace werith a close crown . ’ |
| 14 | The acme of parental care among amphibians , however , is that provided by a West African species of Nectophrynoides , the females of which retain their young inside their bodies in a way that compares very closely with the technique of placental mammals . |
| 15 | Various types of contract can be devised , ranging from population-based contracts , through block contracts , to cost-per-case contracts , all of which contain their own perverse incentives . |
| 16 | They achieve declared or undeclared goals : involvement , legitimization , recognition , prestige , all of which increase their influence among the others in the client system and those in external systems , thus increasing the chances of further and better outputs in the future . |
| 17 | Lorne sees best when looking through his camera viewfinder — the contents of which become his whole world . |
| 18 | Bell 's essay divides into six chapters , four of which cover his figurative or narrative work , one being reserved for his portraiture , including his nude studies of Patricia , and the final chapter dealing with his landscapes and still-life canvases , the first proper study of this popular business which , surprisingly , accounted for more than one half of his entire production . |
| 19 | The fact is that even if significant quantities of material can be made available from super quarries and recycling ( both of which cause their own environmental problems ) the environment and communities of Wales are facing a dramatic and unsustainable burden from aggregates provision in the years ahead . |
| 20 | The fact is that even if significant quantities of material can be made available from super quarries and recycling ( both of which cause their own environmental problems ) the environment and communities of Wales are facing a dramatic and unsustainable burden from aggregates provision in the years ahead . |
| 21 | When we think about those questions of individ individuation in our normal affairs , the best we can do is to say that what individuates us and also what makes us the same person through changes over time , is a great medley of factors , some of which are bodily , some of which involve our souls |
| 22 | The couple took up the hobby almost five years ago and since then have completed around 50 tapestries of various sizes , some of which decorate their home . |
| 23 | Er , the the the er er the fax in the first instance has been sent by a back bench member of this house who is not a minister , but I may tell the honourable gentleman that I get all sorts of things from mail shots inviting me to all er manner of functions , all of which find their way into the waste paper basket . |
| 24 | She first appeared as a strange red light , as of a ship all a-glow , in the midst of which light her masts , spars and sails , seemingly those of a normal brig. , some 200 yards distant from us , stood out in strong relief as she came up . |
| 25 | Although we tend to think of selection interviewing as a conversation between two people there are several variations on this theme , all of which have their advantages and disadvantages . |
| 26 | There are different ways of making notes , all of which have their individual strengths and weaknesses . |
| 27 | They show , for example , how the full range of local authority associations , together with such professional bodies as SOLACE or CIPFA , have been deeply involved in financial matters but that their involvement is less apparent in other policy areas such as fire , education , housing and transport which are marked by their own configuration of interests ( such as the Institute of Housing Managers ) all of which have their own style of central-local relations . |
| 28 | Here are just some of the expenses you pay , all of which affect your profits and your bank balance . |
| 29 | ‘ We crossed the equator on the 7th of July , having been more than twenty days within the tropics , part of which time our vessel lay becalmed . |
| 30 | I will conclude this chapter by considering a few objections to the account of authority suggested above which challenge its general orientation . |