Example sentences of "[prep] which [vb base] a " in BNC.
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1 | They ran the cell all day , after which time a green crust had formed on the cathode . |
2 | Faced with the immediate prospect of a serious coal dispute and fuel crisis the Baldwin government decided to provide a nine-month subsidy to the coal owners , during which time a royal commission , the Samuel Commission , would investigate the coal industry . |
3 | They voted by 19 to 6 in favour of a two year moratorium , during which time a scientific committee will ‘ review the scientific and technical considerations relevant to the proposed amendments ’ . |
4 | She went slowly to the refrigerator , took out a block of ice cream , cut three slices off it and put them into glass dishes , then plonked the dishes on the table , during which time a new idea came to her . |
5 | The prisoners are allowed out of their cells from around 5.30 in the morning until 6.30 in the evening , during which time a majority of them would be involved in some type of work ; this is because for every two days they work they can earn one day 's remission of sentence . |
6 | ( b ) Where an order is subject to a negative resolution it must be laid before Parliament ( usually for 40 days ) during which time a member can move a prayer to annul it . |
7 | Suitable markers include X-autosomal reciprocal translocations such as T ( X ; 4 ) 37H or the X-autosomal insertion Is ( 1n7 ; X ) 1Ct , both of which present a marker chromosome longer than the normal longest mouse chromosome ( see ref-17 for a list of such markers ) . |
8 | The sequence selectivity of the platination of DNA by cisplatin and its analogues has been investigated through a number of approaches , all of which indicate a preference for binding to GG sequences . |
9 | There are many such areas , each containing a full or partial representation of the visual field , some of which receive a direct input from the primary area and some of which rely on indirect projections for their inputs . |
10 | Ms Tyson has supported the Japanese-American semiconductor agreements , the last of which set a proposed share of part of the Japanese chip market of 20% ; she says that not all sectors should be treated to the ‘ market-share ’ approach , but that the administration reserves the right to use it where appropriate . |
11 | Retailers incur fixed costs , many of which contain a sunk element , for example fixtures and fittings . |
12 | The same is true of free , fit , apt , able , etc. , all of which denote a quality in the person designated as the support which predisposes him to realize the action referred to by the infinitive in a certain way . |
13 | A short continuous crisis , the origins and consequences of which cover a long period , seems to be the double requirement of tragedy and its double relationship to time . |
14 | Self-help groups have also been started by carers themselves , many of which form a strong platform to campaign for improvements in health facilities , patients ' rights and benefits , public awareness and funds for research . |
15 | The information is placed within specific fields , each and all of which form a data dictionary which enables the information to be used to search and organise the data . |
16 | The boilers to raise the necessary steam were of ‘ Lancashire ’ type , the characteristics of which enable a small amount of steam to be supplied over long periods with a minimum of attention , which was the type of duty envisaged for this plant . |
17 | There are more manufacturing countries than ever before , some of which use a style of labour relations based on the industrial dark ages . |
18 | The strength of these funds , 17 of which show a return of better than 17 per cent , lies in their re-conversion from dollars to sterling . |
19 | Termites , ants , bees and wasps display various forms of this caste system , all of which show a level of social differentiation that can not be found among any vertebrate species other than man himself . |
20 | Bearing in mind also that our body clock tends to run slow at the weekend , we will tend to have later nights and lie-ins , all of which cause a slight delay of our body clock . |
21 | The worst expensive flop Peter Barnes , Allan Clarke says he needed to buy eight players and was only allowed four , one of which cost a lot , well Allan , you bought the WRONG ONE ! 30,000 |
22 | Very similar in appearance to the Giraffe , there are three members to this species , all of which remain a much more manageable size , reaching only about 8in ( 20cm ) . |
23 | Another plant much used for hair colouring is chamomile , the flower-heads of which provide a solution which lightens light-brown and fair hair appreciably ; saffron will have the same effect . |
24 | Permanent inhabitants include many kinds of protozoa ( single-celled animals ) and a great many multi-celled animals , many of which undergo a daily vertical migration , from deeper to surface waters , effectively to stay within the same level of illumination as the light varies . |
25 | The styles of the lotus buds which occupy opposite arms of the saltire are different — the one at the " bottom left " is broader at the base and more heavily drawn than the other , although they possess identical stems both of which meet a small rhomboid , with equal precision . |
26 | A high positive rate is nearly always associated with rapid industrialisation and export diversification , both of which enhance a country 's credit rating among world bankers . |
27 | The surrounding countryside is very pretty and there are numerous walks , many of which start a couple of miles from the house . |
28 | The SL-Bit players are the CDX-560 ( £199.95 ) and CDX-460 ( £179.95 ) , both of which include a remote control handset . |
29 | The main organised religions in Scotland today are Christianity , Islam and Judaism , all of which share a belief in one God . |
30 | The disk is round , diameter of holotype 2 mm , covered by imbricating scales many of which carry a rugose rodlike spinelet . |