Example sentences of "[noun] which always [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The parents agreed that the priority problem was temper tantrums which always occurred after refusal of Joanne 's demands . |
| 2 | I have long , naturally curly hair which always seems to be dry and often goes frizzy . |
| 3 | George Bush has had the advantage which always goes with the holder of the highest office of being addressed as Mr President . |
| 4 | Hated that slim body with its perfect skin which always nestled into Jacob 's embrace . |
| 5 | Not so popular was the experimental survival section of the course which always seemed to be carried out in extremely inclement weather with a helicopter helping to increase the discomfort of tossing about on a life raft in Plymouth Sound . |
| 6 | The someone , who was , of course , Dr Neil , struck a Swan Vesta to light the oil-lamp which always stood on a side-table where he usually kept the book which he was currently reading . |
| 7 | To return to Molla Fenari , one can not then determine with any certainty the date of his journey to Egypt since it is impossible to assert confidently which of the seemingly contradictory facts or sets of facts-Ibn Hajar 's statement that he made the journey in 778 , Taskopruzade 's statement that he went in company with Seyyid Serif , Taskopruzade 's association of Seyyid Serif 's arrival in Karaman with Cemaleddin Aksarayi 's death , and so on-deserves most weight , though perhaps the specific nature of Ibn Hajar 's date argues in its favour while , equally , the slight suspicion which always attaches to attempts to associate great figures of the past argues against the association of Molla Fenari and Seyyid Serif . |
| 8 | This understanding of ‘ service ’ was crucial to the political practicality of citizenship which always depended upon being able to offer a reconciliation between ‘ personal rights ’ and , despite the vacillating liberal reinterpretations , ‘ the community ’ . |
| 9 | Then there surfaced that seriousness which always lay beneath Leslie 's cheerfulness and exuberance : |
| 10 | It is possible to see Halliday 's view of theme — as whatever comes in initial position in the clause — as a reflection of ( a ) the nature of English as a language with relatively fixed word order , and ( b ) his study of Chinese , this being a language with a special category of topic which always occurs at the beginning of the clause . |
| 11 | She had watched girl friends drift from affair to affair which always began with such certainty that ‘ this time it will be different ’ , and inevitably ended in tears with the realisation that it was n't . |
| 12 | A compass is really a magnetized needle which always points to the North . |
| 13 | Thus , whilst their Lordships entirely understand why both Barnett J. and the Court of Appeal should have felt , in the light of the passage cited from Reg. v. Bow Street Stipendiary Magistrate , Ex parte Director of Public Prosecutions , 91 Cr.App.R. 283 , 296–297 , that the district judge had paid insufficient regard to the task undertaken by the prosecution , they consider that the district judge was in fact correct to take into account all the factors together , without reference to any burden of proof other than the heavy burden which always rests on a defendant who seeks a stay on the grounds of delay . |
| 14 | The mother was just out of sight around the corner in the kitchen making Mr Wormwood 's breakfast which always had to be two fried eggs on fried bread with three pork sausages and three strips of bacon and some fried tomatoes . |
| 15 | Another pleasing choice was Alnus Cordata which is one of medium to large size and has heart-shaped leaves which always seem to be freshly polished and gleaming , accompanied from summer onwards by cone-shaped fruiting heads . |
| 16 | He was certainly an attractive man , with bright , smiling eyes and a face which always seemed to be on the point of laughter . |