Example sentences of "which belonged to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ramster , which belonged to Miranda Gunn 's grandmother the late Hon. |
| 2 | The estimated cost of £22,000 provoked considerable discussion on how it should be financed , for many members felt increasingly perturbed about personally improving an investment which belonged to others , namely the bondholders . |
| 3 | To his surprise he recognised the battered old van which belonged to Anna 's boyfriend and he wondered what it was doing there . |
| 4 | When the seals , which belonged to Rose Cuthbert , were stolen the police said they dated from the pre-Ming dynasty . |
| 5 | Rival churches had claimed tithes and privileges which belonged to Bec . |
| 6 | When this picture , which belonged to Saatchi , was exhibited with other works from the same series at Gagosian 's gallery in 1990 , it would have been valued at $3.5 million . |
| 7 | There was a tiny shop at the Barnard 's Cross — Love Lane corner , again just the front room of a cottage which belonged to Mr. Mont . |
| 8 | For a thousand years there has been a manor on this site , which belonged to Hesdins , Wriothosleys , Badds and Worgans until the nineteenth century . |
| 9 | Her extended family group was camping in the Buraimi , in that part of the oasis which belonged to Oman . |
| 10 | In 1842 he was asked to report on the practicality of restoring the Brymbo ironworks in Denbighshire , which belonged to John Wilkinson [ q.v. ] but had been allowed to become derelict . |
| 11 | That room , furthermore , contained the violin , diplomas and medals which belonged to brother Carl . |
| 12 | I had butterflies in my stomach enough and I had to do something , so I grabbed the nearest paw , which belonged to Merlyn Rees . |
| 13 | As well as killing Humbaba they also slaughtered a semi-divine bull , the Bull of Heaven , which belonged to Ishtar the Queen of heaven and patroness of Uruk . |
| 14 | He owned Little Marston and farmed the rest of Fleet Marston , a moiety of which belonged to Colte . |
| 15 | It contains over 6,000 instruments which span centuries from these paleolithic reindeer bone whistles , to the harp which belonged to Queen Victoria 's Welsh harpist . |
| 16 | In a reference to Iceland , Norway and Turkey , which belonged to NATO but neither to the EC nor to the WEU [ see p. 38216 ] , ministers said that " Allies that are not participating in the development of a European defence identity … should be adequately involved in decisions that affect their security " . |
| 17 | There are also unique association copies , the Office for Holy Week in the version of Urban VIII which belonged to James VII , and Swifts ' Bible . |