Example sentences of "[prep] which [verb] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | Platies and other livebearers do n't pair up in the same way as cichlids do — keeping them in pairs would be a waste of time , as they 're unfussy about which partner they choose to breed with . |
| 2 | In Chapter 4 we discuss the relationship between some of these factors , and conclude that the most crucial is the pattern of decisions by the courts : not only about what sentences offenders should receive ( whether they should be sent to custody and , if so , for how long ) , but also decisions about which counts they should be tried in and whether they should be remanded in custody in the meantime . |
| 3 | Plant nutrients are derived in the most part from the decomposition of plant and animal remains , during which process they reach a peat-like structure that has remarkable powers of moisture absorption and retention , and at the same time has considerable influence on the physical texture and structure of the soil . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , a firm of mechanical engineers , Hunter and English of Bow , inspected the model and reported favourably on the proposal in March 1897 , for which service they were paid 100 guineas . |
| 5 | The Sri Lanka government and armed forces swung from their position in early 1990 of coexistence with the LTTE to the pursuit of military victory over them ( in which regard they achieved a series of successes from mid-1991 — see pp. 38392 ; 38439 ; 38534 ) , while providing sporadic indications of willingness to seek a negotiated settlement . |
| 6 | When you have decided who is speaking , tell them all how many speakers there are and in which order they are speaking . |
| 7 | It does not matter whether variables are declared in one list or singly : ( 6.1 ) unc Nor does it matter in which order they are declared . |
| 8 | Without this knowledge , it is not possible to decide on the people to interview , in which order they should be interviewed , and the level and subject matter of the questions to ask . |
| 9 | No matter from which angle they are viewed , these statues reveal that the head and limbs counter-balance each other round a central line running through the body so that each part is one with the whole picture . |
| 10 | The store manager believed these qualities were innate , whereas the personnel manager believed they developed as a person developed into an adult , from which point they could not be altered . |
| 11 | Meanwhile , Kent , sixth in the championship last year , are intent on consolidation as an efficient and economic enterprise , to which end they have pruned their playing personnel by five . |
| 12 | Can you spot them and to which pilot they apply ? |
| 13 | The vineyards of the Vallée de la Marne face both north and south , depending on which bank they are situated . |
| 14 | We can imagine the formation of such a chemical bond as requiring that a spring be compressed to bring the substances close to one another , at which point they are held together by a catch , as the jack is held in a jack-in-the-box . |
| 15 | Few people pass this hurdle much before they are 40 , at which point they are far too old to begin any other type of career . |
| 16 | Nickel cadmium batteries can be recharged up to 1000 times , at which point they will have cost less than one pence per cycle , including the electricity used . |
| 17 | Unless he dropped somebody , of course , at which point they 'd have to consider transferring him to light duties . |
| 18 | Subjects did not start their description until the film section had finished , at which point they spoke into a microphone and their description was recorded . |
| 19 | H2T hamster ductal pancreatic cancer cells ( a gift from Dr Courtney Townsend Jr , Department of Surgery , University of Texas Medical Branch , Galveston , Texas , USA ) , which possess 5000 EGF receptors per cell , R Beauchamp , Departmento of Surgery , University of Texas Medical Branch , Galveston , Texas , USA , personal communication ) , were grown ( in Dulbecco 's modified Eagle 's medium ( DMEM ) containing 10% serum ) for three days at which point they had achieved 80%-90% confluence . |
| 20 | Eurodollars can be used to cover transactions inside the US , at which point they cease to be Eurodollars and revert to being ordinary , domestic US$ again . |
| 21 | The Forge Houses at that time were taken by John Ashburner , of Coniston , to operate as a cotton mill ; this was during November 1787 at which date they were still on lease to Roe & Co . |