Example sentences of "[prep] it which [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Take the paragraph on p. 73 beginning " On the whole … " , underline all parts of it which might be considered not to belong to standard academic register and explain why , and rewrite the paragraph in academic register . |
| 2 | To the linguist , it is clear at once that she has not really managed to speak JC , she has just made an imitation of it which might fool people not really familiar with that language . |
| 3 | She agreed with Gilbert that the souls of the dead are in the hand of God and , as for herself , she was persuaded that there is nothing in this world or out of it which can separate us from the love of God . |
| 4 | A basic interest in questions about the meaning and purpose of life ( a ) to challenge secularist assumptions and to appreciate that religious truth-claims can not be easily dismissed ; ( b ) to understand what is distinctive about religion , that is , what it essentially concerns , and be able to distinguish between that and features of it which can vary and perhaps be dispensed with altogether ; ( c ) to realize in particular in how many different ways religion can masquerade as something else , and fail to be what it claims to be ; ( d ) to appreciate the highly controversial nature of religion and of almost everything that is said about it by anyone , whether religious or not ; ( e ) to have a firm grasp of criteria by which to evaluate precise examples and manifestations of religion in practice ; ( f ) to appreciate the force of the question-mark with regard to the ultimate divide between religion and non-religion , and to appreciate the reality of the dilemma , and the ways in which religion needs to be questioned for its failures , negative attitudes , hypocrisy and externalism . |
| 5 | So you 'll get a big erm warehouse erm which may be typically erm computer controlled , retrieval systems , storage , inventory , stock control and all the rest of it which will employ a certain number of people . |
| 6 | Maybe they even try to swim against it which might account for the length of time that passes before they reach European waters . |
| 7 | No mention is ever made of any of the basic principles of homoeopathy and the undergraduate who has heard of the subject is likely to qualify with an inbuilt prejudice against it which will be difficult for him or her to overcome later on . |
| 8 | If something happens at the school or to someone associated with it which may reflect badly give facts but no opinions . |
| 9 | Because once you 've got a computer running for your main application then you can always find other things to do with it which may help you to improve your business . |
| 10 | ‘ The result is : ( 1 ) That this Act does not necessarily require anything to be done under it which might not be done without causing a nuisance ; ( 2 ) That as to those things which may or may not be under it , there is no evidence on the face of the Act that the legislature supposed it to be impossible for any of them to be done ( if they were done at all ) somewhere and under some circumstances , without creating a nuisance ; and ( 3 ) That the legislature has manifested no intention that any of these optional powers , as to asylums , should be exercised at the expense of , or so as to interfere with , any man 's private rights . |
| 11 | British Airways examine every official accident report that is published by a national accident investigation authority to see whether there are any features in it which might lead to an improvement in the safety of their own operation . |
| 12 | Scotland has recently produced a code of conduct for mountain bikers and there are one or two phrases in it which might be useful for your Code : |
| 13 | However there is an error in it which should be corrected . |
| 14 | ( In speaking of what a thing is like in this sense , one is not referring to its relation of resemblance to other things , only of that in it which could be the basis of such resemblance . ) |
| 15 | If the retina is a square array with n photocells along each edge , then there are n(n-1)/2 pairs in it which can be the ends of a line . |
| 16 | There is a popular idea that when the flight data recorder is recovered from a crashed aircraft the investigator has merely to read an indicator inside it which will tell him just what the cause of the accident was , eliminating the need for all the tedious investigation practices which used to take so much time . |
| 17 | So much so that I deliberately avoided anything outside it which might affect my emotions or disturb my thoughts . |
| 18 | There is nothing outside it which can be useful for it but is not specifically necessary for it . |
| 19 | So , erm you might not get on to number four , if you do , or I tell you to start , can you think of two or three images to add to it which would , which would fit in with the others . |
| 20 | The social services department should also tell you about services provided by itself or other services known to it which could be of use to you . |
| 21 | More specifically , the accident resulting from the first incident had only taken place because of a concatenation of events leading to it which could not have been foreseen . |
| 22 | This expectation has rather been confirmed than otherwise by the superimposition in the last two years of an element of graduation in the contribution , the additional yield of which for many years to come will mainly help to finance the standard pension but which creates a right to additions to it which will gradually build up over the next forty years on an actuarial basis . |
| 23 | If the registered transferor , A , was not entitled to the shares , what will pass when he transfers to B or C is not , strictly speaking , either a legal or equitable interest but only his imperfect title to it which will not prevail against the true owner . |
| 24 | Clearly , this sort of material needs careful analysis : it is too easy to impose patterns on it which may not correspond to much that Libyans thought or said . |
| 25 | It should also check whether there are any special restrictions binding on it which would prevent the buy-back ( eg in loan or security documents ) . |
| 26 | It can be evaded by careful drafting such as the addition of " whatsoever " , or some synonym for it which may prevent its application . |
| 27 | So an exhibition of the female nude is unlike other thematic or genre-based displays ; claims may be made for it which would be seen as inappropriate in relation to other kinds of subjects . |
| 28 | Despite the noise of the traffic out in the piazza , the room had a peaceful sense of intimacy about it which may have had something to do with the large low beds and the subtle green and white colours . |
| 29 | It causes an electric current to flow through anything moving across it which can conduct electricity . |