Example sentences of "which [vb past] of a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Prior to the 1753 Marriage Act , the state made few serious attempts to suppress either contract marriage , which consisted of a verbal promise , or clandestine marriage , which involved a religious ritual and witnesses but which did not conform to the dictates of canon law . |
| 2 | It shows a sweet-faced girl , shy , yet with a sunny , open disposition , dressed in the school uniform which consisted of a dark red jacket and grey , pleated skirt . |
| 3 | Patients with colorectal tumours ( benign and malignant ) and inflammatory bowel disease underwent standard bowel preparation which consisted of a low residue diet for two days and picolax ( nordic pharmaceuticals , feltham , middlesex ) on the day before surgery . |
| 4 | The rest of us left Addis Ababa by train on the morning of 1 October 1933 , arriving three hours later at Mojjo , which consisted of a few sheds and huts . |
| 5 | A trustee in a sequestrated estate , part of which consisted of a public house business , who did not himself hold the certificate or retail excisable liquor , was held not to be disqualified under the corresponding provision then in force : Lundie v. Magistrates of Falkirk ( 1890 ) 18 R. 60 . |
| 6 | The research assessment consisted of a structured psychiatric interview ( the geriatric mental state ( GMS ) ) , a full medical and psychiatric history , a physical examination , and a routine blood screen which consisted of a full blood count , liver function tests , thyroid function tests , syphilis serology , and determining concentrations of urea , electrolytes , serum glucose , vitamin B-12 , and folate . |
| 7 | She had to provide her practice outfit which consisted of a short skirt of any colour , just above knee length , with a blouse . |
| 8 | The lobon-gur mixture taught to the mothers was a revised version of the pilot LGS , which consisted of a three finger pinch ( up to the first crease ) of lobon and one fistful of gur in half a seer of drinking water , the only change being that the gur was measured as one fistful rather than two four-finger scoops . |
| 9 | Clasper 's small hard core of left-wing supporters , which included a phalanx of students from Liverpool University , had formed a noisy group immediately in front of the improvised platform , which consisted of a large wooden CKD crate with the Vehicle Divisions ' name stencilled in large black letters on each surface . |
| 10 | Silas ignored the comment and went out to the car to collect her case , returning with a particularly large one which hinted of a lengthy stay . |
| 11 | -After maybe ten or twelve yards , the right-hand wall gave way to a right-angled turn which felt of a similar width to the one I was in . |