Example sentences of "[coord] which [vb past] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( 4 ) Nonetheless the several expressions of refusal to the staff nurse , to Dr. F. , to the midwife , refusals maintained in the presence of the father and her boyfriend , whom I accept remained unaware that she had actually signed a form of refusal , were valid refusals which bound and which continued to bind the hospital . |
| 2 | Our fourth child had been born 10 years previously and I do n't expect anyone believed there would be any more , but my wife and I thought we were getting too old too quickly , so we would have another two ; and on November 5 that year my wife went down to the bonfire which was already alight and saw on top of it a dropside cot she had been keeping , and which had served the four children , a relatively new carricot , and other items of that sort . |
| 3 | The prime reason for bringing in a new constitution in 1937 was the return to dominance of the republican grouping , the side which had lost the civil war , and which had retained the intention of establishing a republic . |
| 4 | One could develop the argument that a well-run housing association , with tenants on the board and with regular consultation , might be more accountable than a local authority for which there was a vote only every four years and which tended to ignore the views of tenants . |
| 5 | And this she did , holding on for support to the iron rail that rimmed the wooden edge of the cart and which helped to keep the rags in place . |
| 6 | When our love was young , we would exchange presents — small tokens , often meaningless in themselves , but which seemed to enclose the very essence of their donor . |
| 7 | He stopped every now and then to listen to the patient lapping of the water , the light breeze in the leaves , scurries and sounds in the wood which he could not identify but which helped to reinforce the solitude he needed . |