Example sentences of "which [adv] [vb past] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is tempting to explain the startling developments which duly took place in Russian domestic affairs in the second half of the 1850s and the first half of the 1860s by saying that the tsar recognized the extent of the difficulties which confronted him and applied himself to resolving them . |
| 2 | After months of debate the National Assembly on Dec. 17 adopted a new abortion law replacing that in force under communist rule ( and suspended in 1990 ) which effectively allowed abortion on demand . |
| 3 | They challenged the Home Secretary 's 1983 policies which effectively abolished parole for certain categories of prisoners , but did win the right , with the assistance of the European Commission for Human Rights to be legally represented at prison disciplinary hearings . |
| 4 | Was not ‘ cushion ’ the term which eventually became vogue for the extra help which was thrown over the poll tax time and again in a vain attempt to douse the flames of dissent . |
| 5 | The couple , who live locally , acquired and restored the 20-seater coach as a family keepsake , it was actually 's father who founded the Guy Motor Company which eventually became part of Leyland . |
| 6 | It was UNIP which eventually took control of the first independent government winning , in January 1964 , fifty-five seats to the ANC 's ten . |
| 7 | And sure enough they do panic and run amok , and ‘ the almost mystical terror which suddenly took hold of our authorities ’ completes the ruinous and negative side of the Gadarene story . |
| 8 | There would have been no defence ( just as in Reg. v. Lawrence ) if the charge had been laid under section 15(1) and , as in Reg. v. Lawrence and the present case , it was the Crown 's resort to section 1(1) which alone gave rise to a legal problem . |
| 9 | Heaven 17 appropriated the jargon and paraphernalia of industry , presented themselves as a well-heeled corporation , offering ‘ Music Of Quality and Distinction ’ which suavely played pop at its own game . |
| 10 | Unlike previous Zetor gearboxes , which only had synchromesh on higher gears , the new tractor is all synchro . |
| 11 | Virtually nothing is known of Freeman 's early years ; he shrouded his early life in great mystery and even the details of his secondary schooling — which apparently took place at a boarding-school in north London — remained unknown to his closest relatives . |
| 12 | They described themselves as rusyny , a term which merely indicated descent from the inhabitants of the medieval principality of Rus ' . |
| 13 | This was partly due to the fact that I did n't really understand what I was supposed to be doing and partly because I had a very intricate felt-pen and biro decoration to complete on my pencil case ( which obviously took priority over maths work ) . |
| 14 | The Laban Centre , which finally gained approval for the country 's first BA in Dance , failed to obtain approval when initially submitted . |
| 15 | From March 1743 he began to preach and built up a network of religious societies in Derbyshire , Cheshire , and south-east Lancashire , which soon became part of the Methodist organization led by John Wesley [ q.v . ] . |
| 16 | The main participants were the People 's Party of Free Russia led by Rutskoi , the Democratic Party of Russia ( which thus withdrew support from the government ) and the Union of Renewal ( based on the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs ) . |
| 17 | Just further down the lane were three tiny cottages which always looked spruce in this quiet backwater and their small gardens were bright with flowers . |
| 18 | The decision comes as an embarrassment to the Scottish Office , which once planned opting-out as a centrepiece of its schools policy but has had to veto both the Yes votes so far — favouring Labour-run local authorities over parents . |
| 19 | Large and cavernous , The Ritz is a genuine twenties dancehall which once played host to all the giants of the jazz era . |
| 20 | In general , the materials which can be dated by radiocarbon are those which once formed part of the biosphere , and hence are organic . |
| 21 | Building on the core collection which once formed part of the outstanding collection of Sir Thomas Lawrence , Parker built up the Ashmolean prints and drawings collection into one of the world 's finest . |
| 22 | His description of the galleries of Dent on either side of the narrow street is all that is left to remind us of their undoubted presence , ‘ I regret the loss of the grotesque and rude but picturesque old galleries , which once gave character to the streets ; and in some parts of them almost shut out the sight of the sky from those who travelled along the pavement . |
| 23 | The notion of pastiche is now a guiding thread in critical discourse , to the extent that Palandri 's novel can be put forward as ‘ a disturbing attempt to write a kitsch novel ’ ( De Michelis 1986a ) , and the argument be made — — referring to Piersanti 's Charles — that no novelist born in the 1950s can return to ‘ traditional narrative ’ without being aware that he/she is ‘ holding an old toy which might look fine in an antique shop , or might be an ornament or a collector 's item , but is no good for playing with any more ’ ; if they do use it ( but why should they if it is no use any more ? ) , it is with a mixture of pleasure and melancholy , ‘ like someone repeating a game which once gave pleasure for years and years and now gives none , only the memory of the joy it once gave ’ ( De Michelis 1986b ) . |
| 24 | It had been too easily assumed that strong representation by teachers through their unions ( which usually meant representation by powerful and semi-professional members who spent little time in class-rooms ) would somehow guarantee the active interest and participation of large numbers of ordinary teachers . |
| 25 | Her world had shrunk to the few things which still had interest for her . |
| 26 | Female labour was never used underground in Cornwall and it does not seem to have been much used at the surface either , until the growth of copper mining which rapidly overhauled tin in importance after about 1740 . |
| 27 | The meeting with Picasso , which probably took place around the time this picture was being painted or soon after , must have encouraged him in turning his back completely on Fauvism . |
| 28 | Much later , the Europeans brought cats to Australia ( which probably jumped ship in the seventeenth century ) , and then foxes and rabbits ( for sport ) in the nineteenth century — and these have out-competed and preyed upon a whole host of marsupials . |
| 29 | These libraries had been used as a means to circumvent a restrictive loan policy applied in the main library , which clearly lacked support from the scientific or library staff within the departments . |
| 30 | In the UK , the company says that was because of the hot weather , and the train dispute which clearly affected traffic past their many shops in railway stations . |