Example sentences of "of [Wh det] [be] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With budgets of around £50,000 , the preference was for gentle tales with a non-urban setting such as The Brave Do n't Cry ( 1952 ) , about a Scottish mining disaster ; Conflict of Wings ( 1953 , Fuss Over Feathers in US ) , in which East Anglian villagers fight for the cause of bird sanctuaries against the needs of the RAF ; Judgement Deferred ( 1951 ) and Brandy for the Parson ( 1951 ) , both of which are smuggling stories . |
| 2 | Here three roads meet , all of which are signposted Funchal . |
| 3 | However , within the study area there are a number of small villages , hamlets or neighbourhoods , all of which are attributed community status by Shetlanders . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , the 1980s have witnessed ever-increasing use of performance indicators , some of which are unit cost statistics but many of which are output measures , albeit usually low-level output measures . |
| 5 | PRAXIS is at the forefront of the design and development of information systems for its clients , many of which are leading UK organisations . |
| 6 | Just as important , but generally not accorded due attention , are such factors as the clearing up of fallen and accumulated debris from under shrubs , hedges , fence bottoms and odd corners , all of which are hibernating havens and breeding grounds for all manner of enemies . |
| 7 | This supposed boundary of the Pacific plate almost exactly parallels what was once called the Andesite Line : a zone surrounding the Pacific , on the outer edge of which are found rocks of an andesitic — acid — variety , and within which nearly all the rocks are of a more basic kind , using the word in its chemical sense . |
| 8 | Working on the basis that there is a finite number of hill walkers , and I believe that to be the case , then spreading the load will only have a good effect on the more popular hills — some of which are showing signs of over-use . |
| 9 | Those countries adopt ‘ uniform ’ accounting , the explicit goal of which is to eliminate differences in accounting practice . |
| 10 | Most allegations of breach of privilege or contempt end there , but if it appears to the Speaker that there has been a prima facie breach of privilege , the matter will be referred to the Committee of Privileges , the function of which is to receive evidence , determine whether , in its view , a breach or contempt has occurred and , if so , report to this effect to the House with any recommendations thought fit . |
| 11 | One of which is receiving mail from you ( I always get it via my postmaster ! ! ) . |
| 12 | It is also launching a new series called Wisley Companions , the intention of which is to collect information from a variety of Wisley Handbooks and compact it into a smaller number of volumes . |
| 13 | The point to remember , however , is that these mechanisms occur unconsciously , they 're things the ego does to defend itself from anxiety and from and the result of which is to force things into the unconscious . |
| 14 | Our first aim too is to serve the district according to the needs of our time , the first of which is to preserve knowledge of the life of the area . |
| 15 | But what is also clear is that it is unfair to litigants that they should meet the cost of a second appeal , one of the principal purposes of which is to resolve issues of law of general public importance . |
| 16 | Unlimited life goods — the best example of which is building land |
| 17 | In an apparent attempt to codify existing practice , the bill exempted " traditional counterintelligence activities " , " traditional diplomatic or military activities " , " traditional law enforcement activities " and " activities the primary purpose of which is to acquire intelligence " . |
| 18 | The University has been pursuing the details of its IT strategy and in 1992–3 , following extensive consultation , it has settled on the framework for the technical elements of this , the principle of which is distributed computing using a client-server model . |
| 19 | HIV and drug targeted services in the region have concentrated on a ‘ harm reduction ’ approach , one aspect of which is to encourage injectors at least to use a safe injecting technique but preferably to switch to oral use . |
| 20 | In respect of this part of his earnings the object of which is to provide income available for current expenditure the tortfeasor is , subject to sums necessarily spent to earn the income , entitled to no credit for expenditure saved as a result of the injury ; the principle that it is no concern of the tortfeasor how the plaintiff chooses to spend his income applies . |
| 21 | Another essential ingredient of our diet is fibre , the importance of which is to provide bulk to keep our gastro-intestinal tracts working satisfactorily and to provide nourishment for the beneficial bacteria which , in health , inhabit our large intestines and supply us with a not inconsiderable proportion of our daily vitamin requirements . |
| 22 | It is followed by a chapter which surveys major social , economic and political developments in colonial Sri Lanka , the purpose of which is to provide information necessary for an understanding of the arguments presented later in the book . |
| 23 | Friends of Elizabeth Patterson have contributed handsomely to the Fund in her memory , one object of which is to provide books for the Library on the History of Science . |
| 24 | Much of it occurs as plantation forestry , the prime objective of which is to produce wood and wood products . |
| 25 | The alternative regime in ss219 to 229 applies if : ( a ) Target is an unquoted trading company or the holding company of a trading group ( an unquoted company will include one whose shares are traded on the Unlisted Securities Market ) ; ( b ) the purchase of own shares is wholly or mainly for the benefit of Target 's trade or any of its 75% subsidiaries ; ( c ) the purchase does not form part of a scheme or arrangement the main purpose of which is to avoid tax or enable shareholders to participate in the company 's profits without being taxed on dividends ( there is a clearance procedure under s225 ) ; ( d ) the vendor shareholders are resident and ordinarily resident in the UK in the tax year in which the buy-in occurs ; any nominee shareholder must also be so resident , so if the distribution treatment is desirable it can be achieved by interposing non-UK-resident nominees ; ( e ) the shareholder has held his shares for at least five years ; ( f ) the shareholder 's shareholding immediately after the buy-in has been substantially reduced ( ie , by 25% or more , and his entitlement to profits must be similarly reduced ) ; for these purposes the shareholder must include the shareholdings of his " associates " as determined in accordance with s227 ; ( g ) the shareholder must not be connected with the company following the buy-in , and for these purposes he will be connected if he is entitled to acquire more than 30% of the share capital or voting rights in the company or assets on a winding up . |
| 26 | Kenneth Horne and the producer Jacques Brown , went with Williams to the South Coast to see the show , The Foll De Rolls — the whole purpose of which was to view Pertwee at work . |
| 27 | The Korean peninsula consisted of three kingdoms , the smallest of which was called Silla . |
| 28 | ‘ I thought at the time that leaving John Mayall 's Bluesbreakers was a bit speculative , even though Peter , Mick ( Fleetwood ) and myself had already cut a couple of tracks within the Bluesbreakers band format , one of which was called Fleetwood Mac . |
| 29 | However , a study commissioned by FRES , the primary objective of which was to give support to these claims , made very clear that for certain categories of worker , particularly secretarial/keyboard staff in central London and computer staff , agency supplied labour was more expensive ( Rothwell/Mingard , 1985 ) . |
| 30 | It has to be remembered that India and many countries of the Far East had appalling economic and social problems , not the least of which was providing food for their expanding populations . |