Example sentences of "[Wh det] [vb past] [noun pl] for the " in BNC.
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1 | The valleys of the choked and overflowing streams were speedily transformed into long stretches of bog , impassable except by a few well-defined tracks , which became marks for the enemy 's artillery . |
2 | which became bywords for the desecration of the countryside . |
3 | Brother Mark is no outsider to Continental markets , having done his MBA at Insead , the business school at Fontainebleu , which trained executives for the Single Market . |
4 | The individual being insufficient for the expression of these values , they might be extended in vicarious forms such as footservants who had nothing to do but to display their own superfluity , or pets , which provided surfaces for the further display of luxury . |
5 | He became the first Earl of Iveagh , and set up the Guinness and Iveagh Trusts which provided homes for the poor in Dublin and London , and made substantial contributions to Trinity College and Dublin hospitals . |
6 | The Inter-Andean Depression of Ecuador is controlled by two terrane boundaries ( sutures ) , the Cainozoic reactivation of which provided channelways for the double chain of volcanic cordilleras , which form a caldera-graben . |
7 | The economy continued to suffer , however , from persistent inflation , balance-of-payments and budget deficits , and a shortage of foreign exchange reserves , the management of which posed problems for the incoming National Front government . |
8 | John and Stephanie used a kit home , which included plans for the traditional Scottish tower . |
9 | A local authority scheme which included plans for the abolition of certain grammar schools was altered following a local election at which the party in power changed from Labour to Conservative . |
10 | The 1966 congress of the CPNI adopted a ‘ Democratic Programme for Unity ’ , which included demands for the electoral law in Northern Ireland to be brought into line with that in Britain , except for the reintroduction of proportional representation and the abolition of cash deposits by candidates . |
11 | At a meeting with Yeltsin on Nov. 3 , Civic Union 's representatives presented its " anti-crisis " economic programme [ see p. 39108 ] which included demands for the resignation of several prominent reformist ministers . |
12 | The National Assembly of Popular Power ( ANPP ) on Oct. 29 approved a new electoral law which established mechanisms for the election of deputies and members of provincial assemblies " by direct and secret vote " . |
13 | The Mr Universe competition brought him to London , and he was recruited for a tour of South Pacific which needed men for the chorus . |
14 | This issue figured strongly in the election campaign , and appeared to benefit the Centre Party , which won seats for the first time . |
15 | The protocol , which was subject to ratification by the governments of the states concerned , effectively marked a compromise between those countries which favoured the eventual opening of Antarctica to mineral exploitation ( notably the United Kingdom and the United States ) , and those which supported proposals for the continent to be declared a " world park " ( which included Australia and France ) . |
16 | The 50-year ban , which now needs to be ratified by the governments of the 26 " voting members " of the Treaty , was a compromise between those nations which favoured the eventual opening of the Antarctic to mineral exploitation ( notably the USA and UK ) , and those which supported proposals for the continent to be declared a " world park " ( led by Australia and France ) . |
17 | The rally on Jan. 12 was led by members of Civic Alliance which backed calls for the government 's resignation . |
18 | In 1834 Parliament , largely under Benthamite influence , adopted the new Poor Law , which grouped workhouses for the indigent into regional Unions , and imposed harsh discipline designed to deter ‘ able-bodied vagabonds ’ from exploiting the charitable instincts of the locality . |