Example sentences of "[Wh det] [verb] [pron] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There had been some war damage but this was not on a scale which lent itself to large-scale redevelopment . |
| 2 | Therefore you will need to rewrite that in a way which mean something to modern erm , readers . |
| 3 | In a relaxed atmosphere and elegant surroundings , you can take your pick from our extensive menu , which offers everything from delicious light snacks to substantial three-course meals . |
| 4 | And although the er , the causal relationship is not completely established , it is a very helpful way of remembering that one of the principle distinguishing features of this organism which separates it from other members of the genus staphylococcus it pr it produces this enzyme to coagulate things on and the effects of this enzyme are illustrated here as against the control preparation , you see a clot form due to the action of this enzyme on clotting practice which has been put into this test tube serum . |
| 5 | It is envisaged that an analysis of such information will enable the identification of those financial , entrepreneurial , technical and regional factors which are most associated with the growth and performance of subcontracting small firms and which distinguish them from other more ‘ typical ’ small firms . |
| 6 | What he has done is describe certain linguistic features of the text which distinguish it from other texts ( he refers to Yeats 's ‘ Phoenix ’ and Tennyson 's , ‘ Morte d'Arthur ’ , as well as instances of non-literary usage ) , and which look as if they may be of some literary significance ; but he leaves it to the literary specialist to determine what the nature of that literary significance is . |
| 7 | The last of these was the excavation at Alexandrov led by Academician Boris Rybakov , which unearthed nothing but ancient foundations . |
| 8 | A second and smaller reason for attending to causation is that too dramatic conceptions of it , such as those which connect it with certain images or ideas of power , or fate or plan , or compulsion , or logical connection , distort one 's responses to determinism . |
| 9 | Campbell suggests that there are extra pressures on girls which push them towards certain types of crime . |
| 10 | It is busy , open all hours , and full of shops which sell anything from ancient Chinese herbs and medicines to electronic gadgetry . |
| 11 | This state coercion ( the removal of grain surpluses , tax in kind , or some other form ) is economically funded : in the first place , directly , since the peasantry itself has an interest in the growth of industry , which supplies it with agricultural machines , implements , artificial fertilisers and electric power , etc. ; in the second place , indirectly , since the state power of the proletariat is the best means of protection against the restoration of the economic pressure of the large-scale landowner , banker … |
| 12 | Although major developments in the ecosystem were largely external to biogeography until the 1960s , Stoddart ( 1967b , p. 524 ) argued that the ecosystem concept has four main properties which commend it for geographical investigation . |
| 13 | The main cancer that affects AIDS sufferers is Kaposi 's sarcoma , not previously noted among white young menthe average age of the victims is 35 — which manifests itself in purplish spots that neither itch nor hurt but do n't clear up . |
| 14 | Newton spent more time and energy on alchemical speculations than on the scientific discoveries which galvanised the Western world : Storr reconstructs the neurotic drive which impelled him to heroic intellectual feats . |
| 15 | You are good at expressing yourself , which stands you in good stead if you want to ask someone to do you a favour . |
| 16 | Vancouver Island is big — about 300 miles long — and is separated from the mainland by a strait about 25 miles wide , which contains lots of small islands known as the Gulf Islands , of which more anon . |
| 17 | Some people develop very strong appetites for recognition and are attracted to jobs which provide them with endless ‘ jellybeans ’ ; for example , the reward systems of the armed services , higher education and the professions offer substantial opportunities to be recognized and praised for one 's performance . |
| 18 | As is usual among deviations , most men and a good many women have some fetish object or objects which provide them with sexual stimulation and can increase the enjoyment of sexual activity . |
| 19 | Diplomatically the Avignon popes gave more to Edward than they gained from him , and by their intervention , first to save his favourites and then to bring about peace with Scotland and with France , the terms of which were not relished by the people , the papacy went further towards gaining that ill-reputation which dogged it in fourteenth-century England . |
| 20 | Several respondents commented that both foster parents and children had enjoyed participating in an exercise which provided them with concrete proof of achievements and which sought to monitor progress systematically . |
| 21 | To the right of the steps was the gas cooker , a black monster which provided lots of hard work to keep it clean and at the side of this stood my father 's wooden tool chest . |
| 22 | Anything which involved her in unnecessary enmeshment with Vitor d'Arcos would be sturdily fended off . |
| 23 | On the absurdity of his get rich quick schemes , which involved him with shady financiers . |
| 24 | The UK boasts more than 50 machines from a dozen manufacturers in the class which covers everything from outright super sports machines to all rounders , custom bikes and dual purpose on/off road trail bikes . |
| 25 | As well as prompting a rise in trade , the existence of a new class which found itself with spare time and spare cash at its disposal also heralded an era of unprecedented artistic achievement . |
| 26 | We called at Penndon museum which was closed , but looks good , and then went to look at the Cholsey and Wallingford Railway which has plenty of rolling stock . |
| 27 | Thus he learned a ‘ street wisdom ’ which helped him through similar periods between passages at sea . |
| 28 | A group which perpetuates itself by endogamous sexual reproduction usually has some perception of ethnic identity . |
| 29 | While he can not really be called a poet , he has strong and sensitive feelings which show themselves in poetic music in the opera . |
| 30 | That time , Topaz heard something in the marquis 's voice which filled her with tremulous hope . |