Example sentences of "[Wh det] [vb past] [pers pn] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Worse still , the new Leeds are as sly and provocative as Don Revie 's sides , with none of the skills which made them the Liverpool of the Seventies . |
| 2 | In Germany , in July 1932 , the Nazi party won 230 seats in the Reichstag , which made them the majority party , although Adolph Hitler was not able to become the Chancellor until January 1933 . |
| 3 | Alexander 's method was brought about by his unique way of thinking which made him the genius that he was . |
| 4 | His loneliness as a child had been reinforced by his years of solitary endeavour in the north-west frontier in India and Kenya , which made him the world 's leading authority on the diseases of the camel . |
| 5 | Which made me the family oddity . ’ |
| 6 | Of all the commercial cities of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries Genoa is the best documented , for its marvellous series of notarial registers give us almost a comprehensive view of the sophisticated world of contracts and partnerships , of commerce near and far , which made it the home of a commercial empire stretching from the western Mediterranean to the Middle East . |
| 7 | The most significant of these was Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio , which made it the responsibility of an employee to show that an employer used practices adversely affecting women and minorities without any " business necessity " . |
| 8 | Miss Mates , indeed , kissed her on the cheek , said , ‘ Oh , you poor thing , ’ which made Sally-Anne feel a little mean , even if it was the last copper-bottomed clincher — that was her Uncle Orrin this time , not Papa — which got her the job . |
| 9 | He is still smarting after Tuesday 's controversial umpire call , which cost him the race against Kanza , Koch 's other boat . |
| 10 | Thanks to proper medical care , the infection was cured , but he needed a convalescence of four weeks under medical guidance , a time which cost him the part of Timmy Cleary that he craved . |
| 11 | Ten minutes ahead on the clock , Short castled on the queenside and began a pawn advance which secured him the initiative . |
| 12 | She felt the sudden weight on her legs which told her the cat had leapt up again . |
| 13 | And yet there was a part of her which longed to get to the bottom of this complex man , an instinct perhaps which told her the quest would be a worthwhile one . |
| 14 | Oh , yes , I know about the secret metal box she owned ; her turreted chamber at Blois with its magic mirror which told her the future ; and her employment of that terrible prophet Nostradamus who prophesied the end of the world . |
| 15 | He fired again , and felt the lesser kick which told him the ball had only lodged half-way down the barrel . |
| 16 | A cold breeze was blowing in off the sea which blasted them the moment they stepped on to the pavement . |
| 17 | Rex asked , which spared me the bother . |
| 18 | And you went on to these chairs and you went through a , a scenic part which showed you the roads of the future . |
| 19 | Just a fortnight earlier , she 'd been on a course called Heart Start , which taught her the basics of resuscitation . |
| 20 | The CNAA was a marvellous learning process which … drove me into intimate contact with a wide range of higher education courses , in dance primarily , which taught me the criteria for judging dance as a higher education subject … |
| 21 | In 1943 , the Maronites had agreed to an unwritten National Covenant which awarded them the presidency of Lebanon , command of the Lebanese army and other assets in return for their abandonment of French protection . |
| 22 | Perhaps he had hit a patch of false going which caused him to lose his action , or had a fleeting muscular spasm which lost him the use of his hind legs — something like Bryan Marshall had reported after a couple of his races earlier in the season . |
| 23 | Nonetheless , prices are unlikely to drop further : TransTools made the mistake of launching its first database at too low a price , which lost it the prestige Ollero feels it deserves . |
| 24 | The arrogance remains which brought us the poll tax , centralisation in Britain and isolation in Europe . |
| 25 | The combined Staines/Nine Elms team somehow managed to finish with a negative score , which earned them the title of ‘ most sporting team ’ , and saved head office teams from occupying the last two positions ! |
| 26 | They were so pleased with these that they ordered a further six vessels in 1860 of novel long design , with a narrow beam and flat bottom , which earned them the nickname of Bibby 's coffins . |
| 27 | William Hill have already reacted by installing him as 5-2 favourite to win the world after his record fifth successive victory in the Masters , a performance which earned him the gold trophy for keeps . |
| 28 | He was quickly involved in a series of crashes which earned him the nickname |
| 29 | The regular conductor Bruno Walder was taken ill , and Bernstein suffering from a hangover had to take over for a Sunday afternoon concert broadcast on radio across America ; he captivated the audience and the critics , as much with his conducting prowess as with his gyrations on the podium which earned him the nickname ‘ Leaping Lennie ’ . |
| 30 | Through his association with the customs , which earned him the title of ‘ customer ’ , Smith entered the realms of government finance and court patronage and politics . |