Example sentences of "[Wh det] was [verb] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shellshock was cocoa , which was served with bread and margarine for breakfast and tea . |
| 2 | This provided background information which was extended through visits . |
| 3 | There was a sixth form at St Aidans which was joined with St John Fishers School 's sixth form . |
| 4 | The franchise application bill , including £2m of ‘ golden handcuff ’ bonus payments to 20 or 30 executive staff , is reflected in a £4m extraordinary charge below the line — part of which was offset against Exchequer levy , which fell 30 p.c. last year . |
| 5 | This is a common scenario in Manchester at the North West HQ of Childline , the national helpline for children which was spearheaded by Esther Rantzen six years ago . |
| 6 | Set into the wall , which was made of wood , was an enormous iron-studded door . |
| 7 | Which was made of wood , and the rest is plywood at the side and back . |
| 8 | Christmas pudding is thought to have originated from a type of medieval porridge or pottage , which was made of meat , cornmeal , dried fruit , nuts , sugar and spices . |
| 9 | I tugged him gently along the walkway , which was made of planks , I discovered , with short mooring posts sticking up at intervals , needing me to lift his legs over one at a time . |
| 10 | I used an MVP brace , which was made of carbon , titanium , graphite , velcro and other highly technical but very strong lightweight substances — it resembles scaffolding , but the Americans wear it as a fashion accessory on top of the trousers ! |
| 11 | A good illustration of ‘ intended ’ is found in the case of Childs v Coghlan ( 1968 ) 112 Sol Jo 175 where a 30 ton earth mover which was made for use on construction sites and not roads was held to be a motor vehicle . |
| 12 | The meeting was , however , adjourned at the end of March 9 and no further discussions were held since the parties agreed that talks would be suspended following the formal announcement of the UK general election , which was made on March 11 [ see p. 38821 ] . |
| 13 | Then it would be mixed with the hot water in a possing tub , which was made from wood in the early days , but eventually we acquired a zinc one . |
| 14 | The defendants decided to enter this market and they made a drink called " Keeling 's Old English Advocaat " which was made from Cyprus sherry and dried egg powder , an inferior but cheaper drink . |
| 15 | Senior Chinese officials have blamed the damage to Hong Kong 's confidence variously on Hong Kong people themselves , for daring to demonstrate ; and on the British , an astonishing claim which was made by China 's principal representative in Hongkong , Xu Jiatun , the director of the New China News Agency , who said that the responsibility for restoring confidence in Hong Kong rested with London . |
| 16 | The first great collection or book to have a widespread circulation was the Decretum , which has long gone under the name of Gratian , and which was made in Bologna in the early 1140s . |
| 17 | Can I just draw people 's attention to the very last point which was made in case any one sending large sums of cash through the post office , erm , it , it 's been running for a long time |
| 18 | In the same sale the top price of £11,700 was given for a twelve-piece Ring 's Pattern set of table cutlery in an oak canteen which was made in Sheffield in 1931 and £950 for a George IV coffee pot of panelled baluster form decorated with acanthus leaf motifs made in London in 1825 , probably by Joseph Angell . |
| 19 | ‘ We have two wills on file , ’ Timothy Hutton said , reaching the end of whatever internal debate he had been having , ‘ but the second , which was made in anticipation of her marriage to Mr Hawick , can not of course be submitted for Probate since that marriage did not take place . |
| 20 | This conclusion is similar to the criticism of classical foundationalism which was made in chapter 4 . |
| 21 | On 4 January 1813 , as volunteer first-class he entered the brig Colibri ( 16 guns ) which was lost off South Carolina in a hurricane . |
| 22 | In an attempt to defend his position he secured election to Parliament for Bletchingley the following year and immediately introduced a bill , which was lost in committee , for the easier supply of saltpetre . |
| 23 | Is my right hon. Friend aware that in Ayrshire we are extremely proud of the new hospital which was built from start to finish within five years , a record for anywhere in the country ? |
| 24 | Here , there 's another parador contrived from a 16th century building — the Hostal de Reyes Catolicas , which was built by Ferdinand and Isabella as an inn for pilgrims and is still fulfilling its original purpose . |
| 25 | The party was held in the ruins of Persepolis , which was built by Darius and burned by Alexander the Great . |
| 26 | An interesting group of lime-kilns stands beside the harbour which was built by John Wood Craster at the end of the eighteenth century for the export of lime . |
| 27 | As far as I have been able to find out , it has no specific connection with Bristol but is named after Nonsuch Palace , which was built in Surrey near Hampton Court . |
| 28 | In Algeria , at the Maison Alletti , the large , low-built house which the old baron had had built in the late 1920s , which formed the base for his Algerian vineyards and timber plantations , and which was built among gardens on the slope of a hill , overlooking the city and the breathtaking bay of Algiers . |
| 29 | In the book , which was written with Lineker 's knowledge but not his direct input , Taylor criticises his former striker . |
| 30 | Franc 's Diary , that entertaining miscellany which was written for years by a succession of different pens . |