Example sentences of "[prep] [Wh det] [vb base] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dartmoor was used by the inhabitants of both Devon and Cornwall until AD 850 , after which date common rights began to develop for the Moor , protecting the rights of all but the people of Barnstaple and Totnes ( who were excluded after AD 900 ) , while allowing the area to be hunted by the Wessex kings . |
| 2 | The general layout and fine pavements give the site all the appearance of a rich villa , but it has been built on a levelled shelf of tufa , through which flow vigorous streams from nearby springs . |
| 3 | In as much , however , as the cultural forms thereby produced become the external environment through which emerge other groups whose interests are not identical , and indeed may be contrary , to their own , we are faced with the situation described in the discussion of building styles above , where the dominated group is forced to attempt to invest itself in the domain of culture represented by the built environment in terms of a set of objects whose initial meanings are antagonistic to its own interests . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The twice yearly honours lists are the ones which attract most attention , but there is another raft of honours in the gift of Downing Street , some of which reflect professional excellence and others which confer real power and influence : jobs . |
| 6 | I have become aware of three stages , all three of which deserve equal attention and time spent on them . |
| 7 | The Chicago SO/levine ( RCA ) , and the LPO/Tennstedt ( EMI ) , are particular favourite of mine , both of which combine superb sonics , sumptuous orchestral playing , and interpretative warmth in near-ideal proportions . |
| 8 | Continued diplomatic lobbying by France resulted on April 5 in the adoption by the UN Security Council of Resolution 688 condemning the " repression of the Iraqi civilian population in many parts of Iraq , including most recently in Kurdish populated areas , the consequences of which threaten international peace and security " . |
| 9 | The major serial publications of the United States Geological Survey ( USGS ) are the Bulletin , and the Professional Papers , each of which contain externally-refereed papers of comparable standard to any non-government publications . |
| 10 | There are also three Kislevite vodka bottles , two of which contain Kislevite vodka , and one of which is actually a Potion of Disguise . |
| 11 | The roundel is " supported " by the intrusion of large triangles into the field , three of which contain distinctive motifs . |
| 12 | Annelid worms are made up of body segments , each of which contain reproductive cells . |
| 13 | There are several possible answers , all of which contain some truth . |
| 14 | Moscow has some 80 old tips , some of which contain radioactive waste and have been built on . |
| 15 | Yet these same people do not deem it improper to call on white people to get involved in other Black national , local or personal struggles , some of which reveal nasty aspects of oppression . |
| 16 | The most brilliant blues can be provided by Salvia patens and from the morning blooming Commenlina coelestis , both of which flower all summer and are easy from seed . |
| 17 | There are other methods of dealing with floors , some of which require existing floor boards to be lifted . |
| 18 | Each major department has at its headquarters a group of 100 or so civil servants , from the grade of ‘ principal ’ up to ‘ permanent secretary ’ , who are concerned with decisions of a ‘ policy ’ kind , many of which require ministerial approval . |
| 19 | Such matters must only be conducted in accordance with the statutory rules and regulations and in accordance with the provisions of the 1991 guide and Practice Direction ( Crime : Costs ) [ 1991 ] 1 W.L.R. 498 , all of which require careful study before such hearings are conducted or orders are made . |
| 20 | These are the potters , the females of which make small jars in which they deposit an egg together with a paralysed spider or caterpillar to provide the hatching grub with its first meal of meat . |
| 21 | Reference may also be made to the relevant Domesday texts and the published volumes of the curia regis and other rolls , some of which make useful contributions to local knowledge . |
| 22 | There are other differences too — for example , aquatic leaves have fewer stomata — all of which make feathery leaves better underwater and stouter ones better in air . |
| 23 | Figure 6 shows the extent of the two Regional Parks in the Auvergne — Parc des Volcans d'Auvergne and Livradois-Forez ( the latter being proposed for extension ) , both of which cover extensive uplands and forests . |
| 24 | This month I have written out several ‘ popular ’ jazz phrases , all of which use chromatic approach notes and semitone resolution and release which , in turn , add interest to the melodic contour of the phrases . |
| 25 | They are more like ( while much clearer than ) the formal method used by Berg In Wozzeck and Lulu , both of which use concealed forms of various kinds to brace the free symphonic flow of the music-drama . |
| 26 | Newspapers frequently publish macabre photographs of people who have been cut , too late , from the innards of enormous snakes , some of which reach thirty feet long . |
| 27 | Biotechnology has an extremely wide range of applications in agriculture , among which are crop improvement , biological control of pests and the enhancement of nitrogen fixation , all of which influence environmental quality . |
| 28 | If you want to be actively involved in the work of The Ramblers ' Association , there are 300 groups throughout England , Scotland and Wales , many of which organise practical work — clearing paths , raising signposts , opposing path closures , reporting obstructions and generally making sure the countryside can be walked . |
| 29 | Britain 's stance on sovereignty has traditionally been less aggressive than many other claimants , such as Argentina and Chile — both of which claim overlapping portions of the British Antarctic Territory — or even Australia and France ( New Scientist , 21 October , 1982 p 140 and 6 January , p 4 ) . |
| 30 | The company is hoping that the work could also lead towards the protection of plants from pests more common in Britain , some of which show poor response to traditional pesticides . |