Example sentences of "[Wh det] [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The evidence is provided by a number of low scarps which wind for considerable distances across the Mercurian surface . |
| 2 | It begins as a sharp and funky hang-out movie which drifts towards real political complexity ( and absurdism ) before retreating to the safer territory of a ‘ black gangster/psycho movie . |
| 3 | Older people are more expensive for the state to care for — not only are they eligible for state pensions , which account for 13 per cent of public expenditure in Britain and 22 per cent of the federal budget in the United States , they are also the most costly group for public health services since they are likely to require expensive operations and long stays in hospital . |
| 4 | Scott Cairns , promoted from within to fill the role vacated by Mr Milne , aims to lift Scottish investment from 63 p.c. to 70 p.c. , and increase the retail content at the expense of offices , which account for 55 p.c . |
| 5 | Doctors will be able to use the kit for regular screening for lung and gastric cancers , which account for 70 per cent of cancers treated in the western world . |
| 6 | The publication details major financial losses and fatalities caused by minor events and provides a prescription for reducing these losses , which account for many millions of working days lost each year . |
| 7 | The new parent wants to concentrate on rail traction vehicles for railways , industry and mining , which account for 90 per cent of LEW 's sales . |
| 8 | But Carl Prean may not be accommodated on one issue , the exclusion of German Bundesliga results , which account for most of his successes . |
| 9 | In addition there are rehearsals , which account for most of the time spent on music . |
| 10 | Conversely , musculo-skeletal problems , which account for few deaths of those aged 65 + , are a major cause of disability in the community . |
| 11 | The position is less clear in the case of the 3,000 miles of inter-urban routes , which account for 60 per cent of Regional Railways ' track . |
| 12 | And the figures would have been higher still , but for a smaller rise in car offences which account for three quarters of all reported crimes . |
| 13 | Abu Dhabi has major oil reserves which account for some 8% of |
| 14 | Filter tip cigarettes , which account for some 97% of cigarettes sales in the UK , yield less tar than plain cigarettes although some filter brands yield more carbon monoxide . |
| 15 | It is small , burgeoning firms which account for true economic growth . |
| 16 | Officials are now negotiating a $1 billion facility with the IMF , which insists on tougher credit overall . |
| 17 | Majority opinion in the ILP was best expressed in the resolution moved on behalf of the Rugby Branch , which argued for continued affiliation on the basis of a satisfactory revision of Parliamentary Standing Orders . |
| 18 | By the application of good marine logic — tasting the water and finding it salty , then making sure the ebb — and flood-tides were of equal strength ( both tests which argued against this body of water being a river ) they realized that they had , indeed , discovered the way through . |
| 19 | One definition of function often found in present-day texts is : " A function is a rule which associates with each element of some set A a single element of a second set B. |
| 20 | Many of the concepts explained may appear to be self-evident but their thorough understanding will assist the reader in later chapters which concentrate on international banks , markets and financial flows . |
| 21 | MSC are opposed to schemes which can be defined by them as political or critical of prevailing government policy — in practice , this leaves courses for women which concentrate on traditional job skills and traditional job expectations — even though those skills are not valued in the present economic climate and the opportunities for women in the labour market are negligible . |
| 22 | Some are service agencies providing painting and decorating , gardening and catering services to the local community ; others have developed workshops which concentrate on one business activity — baking , furniture renovation and picture-framing are examples . |
| 23 | Under the heading of coarse fishing there are different types of fishing which concentrate on one species an example of this is Carp fishing . |
| 24 | In this way it is different from the bulk colonial films which concentrate on white men 's adventures and dramas . |
| 25 | Transfer activities , which concentrate on both written and spoken skills , stimulate active language production . |
| 26 | Services which concentrate upon those with greatest needs . |
| 27 | Black people are now moving back to the People 's National Movement , which ruled for 30 years before Mr Robinson came to power . |
| 28 | In 1983 , for example , there were ‘ radical ’ authorities of the ‘ Left ’ ( such as the GLC ) , as well as of the ‘ Right ’ ( such as Wandsworth ) , which operated with particular local distinctiveness . |
| 29 | It was certainly something which operated on two unusually distinct levels . |
| 30 | Intercity buses in the United States carry 375 million passengers a year across more than a billion miles — quite a legacy from the first US bus service which operated on Long Island in 1899 . |