Example sentences of "[noun sg] which [vb past] [adv prt] for " in BNC.

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1 A demand for the ‘ noblest ’ architecture inevitably meant that Nonconformity was caught up in the debates over the value of Gothic architecture which went on for most of the Victorian period .
2 The Youth Club of the Paris Commune as it was officially known , or the ‘ Paree ’ as its more irreverent members called it , was a gimcrack affair , cracked concrete and cheap plastic panels , tucked beside the inevitable block of flats , and a health centre , but it was well equipped : table tennis , television , a library , a concert room , a rather more substantial annexe for weight lifting , a hall which doubled up for meetings of the Free German Youth and dancing , and a comfortable lounge where one could buy coffee and soft drinks .
3 You 're talking about some forms of abuse which went on for a very very long time indeed to pull the average up like that .
4 One , an innings of 499 : the other , a knock which went on for the little matter of 970 minutes .
5 I would always try and choose pieces which I thought had a bit of atmosphere and mood , a passion which made up for the lack of presentation ! ’
6 This was an area which cried out for reform .
7 Pensions , however , were not the only area which cried out for reform .
8 I have to say that the galleries were the thing which stood out for me this week , apart from the fine golf played .
9 Then began a remarkable conversation which went on for some time ; it was getting on for five when she left .
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