Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] of the [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is difficult to establish which of the two scientific theories could hold sway . |
| 2 | To find which of the five is the most fragrant , we 'll be holding a studio sniff-in on Morning Edition at 8.45am on Saturday August 31 . |
| 3 | In another experiment , subjects were woken either five or fifteen minutes after REM sleep had started , and asked to estimate which of the two intervals had been used . |
| 4 | Try to spot which of the four or five known activities it is . |
| 5 | To assess the likely impact of electronic media on the business historian , it is first necessary to understand which of the three layers of information are of most interest , which are tangible , and which are currently being preserved . |
| 6 | When he is shown a pair of faces and has to decide which of the two is a celebrity , he performs at chance level , even though he performs almost as well as normal subjects on this task when the faces are replaced by their names . |
| 7 | Benny was also putting off telling her own parents about the accident , but she had to decide which of the two nuns to talk to on Eve 's behalf . |
| 8 | German speakers have difficulty in distinguishing between " bring " and " take " in English as these are translated by one German word " bringen " , but the English speaker has difficulty trying to decide which of the two English words is meant in any statement containing the German word " bringen " . |
| 9 | The reader is also invited to ponder which of the two proofs gives him the greater personal satisfaction . |
| 10 | Four minutes to stand before 7,000 of her peers , to say nothing of the thousands of invalids , shift-workers and bored housewives who might well be tuned in to BBC2 . |
| 11 | and in the end the jury will have to say which of the two versions of the meaning they except |