Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] which [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Amphibious raiding along the Channel coast and elsewhere became a coordinated intelligence gathering operation in preparation for the opening of a Second Front by the invasion of Europe , plans for which entailed amphibious training for large armies , pre-empting men and equipment from possible large raids .
2 It was a hell of leaping flames through which darted black figures .
3 It has , at the moment , absolutely no institutions through which to express itself .
4 Alternatively , if you require a little time , a booking can be held on ‘ Option ’ for 24 hours during which time you must make the booking ‘ firm ’ otherwise the booking will automatically be released .
5 They are very useful for spraying large areas or inaccessible or elevated surfaces for which purpose some spray wands can be fitted with extensions of up to 2 metres .
6 On the subject of bitmap file formats , like BMP , PCX , TIFF and TGA , there are no concrete rules about which to use ( bar EPS for separations ) .
7 ‘ I used a hot towel and left the product on for ten minutes after which time my hair felt very soft .
8 New and more stringent financial constraints and other commercial pressures on management required appropriate organizational channels through which to take effect .
9 If meditation means achieving a state in which stress is reduced — which I believe to be the case — a state in which the self-healing processes of the body may be encouraged , then there may be many channels through which to achieve it .
10 The ability of mother and child to form a bond with each other is not necessarily restricted to a blood relationship ; it is an urge , a power , a need that may & d other channels through which to operate , so that during our lives we may create more bonds of a similar nature , finding new ‘ mothers ’ or ‘ children ’ to attach ourselves to .
11 A minority of the more sophisticated industrialists , technical experts , academics , and publicists enthusiastic about Russia 's industrialization did begin , with official support , to form organizations through which to voice the needs of industry .
12 Perhaps David Hargreaves 's remarks are also somewhat speculative since they rest on no other evidence than that presented by Her Majesty 's Inspectorate ( doubts about which have already been raised ) .
13 Allegheny West had a greater percentage of units for which bond issue loans were allocated and a still greater percentage allocated to investors than its percentage of North Side units would account for .
14 A few more war damaged cars and non-standard cars for which spare parts were not available were moved into Purley depot .
15 Perhaps one of the best subjects about which to exercise one 's imagination , and any detective urge one may have , is the standing stones , which are to be found all over the island singly , in groups or in one case in an ellipse .
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 By the middle of the twentieth century , Britain had developed an electoral system the basic characteristics of which have been delineated above : single-member constituencies , first-past-the-post election to determine the winner in each , and each adult citizen having the right to cast a vote .
18 Inspired by Hensel 's construction , E Steinitz , in a 140 page paper in 1910 , undertook a classification of all fields , several apparently unrelated sorts of which had now come into existence .
19 VERTUS : An accumulation of weathered deposits of loess and colluvial calcareous clayey-silt and iron-bearing flinty pebbles radiates outwards from the village , two particularly large legs of which follow the Côte north and south .
20 It was anticipated , therefore , that the Premiers ' talks — three sessions of which had been held since September 1990 — would be resumed in April or May .
21 The meeting was also attended by leaders of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine ( DFLP ) , Jordanian supporters of which had established the Jordanian People 's Democratic Party ( JPDP ) in July 1989 .
22 While Pétain strove to reanimate the French Army , many units of which had mutinied after the collapse of Nivelle 's ill-judged offensive , Haig moved the weight of the BEF to Flanders to pursue his plan .
23 Behind the wall was part of Moorlake 's garden , but most of the latter lay behind the house itself , and ran down to a small stream , with a view beyond of fields and woods , some forty acres of which had been owned by Alicia Lockwood , the remains of her father 's more extensive holding .
24 In a letter of 1794 he wrote : ‘ Yet the highest and most craggy parts , two acres of which do not afford sustenance for six months to one sheep , might with a great prospect of success , be planted with larches . ’
25 Yet it is clear in references to natural justice that our conception of law is bound up with ideas of notice , fair hearing , representation and open judgment , aspects of which have been denied in the admission of children to the care of the state , and particularly in parental rights resolutions by local authorities .
26 However , since other issues had been fully argued the court continued to deliver a comprehensive judgment of persuasive authority , some aspects of which have an important bearing on the issues raised in this appeal .
27 Globalization refers to the increasingly global scope of a range of phenomena and issues , some aspects of which have already been discussed above .
28 Within the complex history of the twentieth century it is possible to discern a number of dominant tendencies , and distinct periods , various aspects of which have been illuminated and made more intelligible by political and sociological thinkers of diverse schools .
29 It is covered with gold leaf into which is etched a pattern of oak and bay leaves — and a medieval North Italian inscription , the surviving words of which suggest that it said : ‘ In this little goblet one often acquires happiness ’ .
30 At first sight both the earlier and later languages of blazon appear somewhat esoteric , but they readily yield up their secrets , being based on a comparatively small vocabulary , the words of which describe quite accurately both the colours ( tinctures ) , layout , and principal devices used in armorial design .
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