Example sentences of "which [vb past] it [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In retrospect , Ceauşescu 's first important meeting with a Western head of state on equal terms took place in circumstances which made it a curious anticipation of his own downfall . |
| 2 | The dollar also became a principal source of liquidity for private transactions ( e.g. oil payments ) because of the dollar 's crucial position in the international monetary system , which made it a safe and acceptable medium of exchange . |
| 3 | The visual splendour and durability of gold which made it an outstanding symbol of excellence were matched by the fact that however widely distributed and keenly sought in nature it has remained rare . |
| 4 | It was the oldest Boeing remaining in existence which made it an historical treasure , and it was an interesting aircraft beyond that because it flew in so many of the old Hollywood movies . |
| 5 | But he added : ‘ It did n't require a great deal of insight in 1985 to appreciate that the business of Barlow Clowes was not at that time being run in a fashion which made it an obvious candidate for a licence . ’ |
| 6 | The reasons for the widespread development of the particular form of alphabetic literacy evident in Greece must clearly be sought in the social structure ; Goody and Watt , however , insist that ‘ considerable importance must surely be attributed to the intrinsic advantages of the Greek adaptation of the Semitic alphabet , an adaptation which made it the first comprehensively and exclusively phonetic system tor transcribing human speech ’ ( ibid. pp. 40–1 ) . |
| 7 | Boston ( 1086–1113 ) too is a planted town , its plan related to the curving banks of the River Witham along which came the trade which made it the second most prosperous town after London by 1206 . |
| 8 | They were both there : the three-inch diagonal scar near the wrist and the permanent multiple fracture of the third finger , which gave it a twisted , arthritic appearance . |
| 9 | Robyn strolled up the shopping mall with its glass and fancy tiles and green lush plants , which gave it the strange appearance of a tropical jungle littered with high-street stores , and considered which one of the high-class boutiques she should enter first . |
| 10 | Leach 's has a forked tail which gave it an alternative name of ‘ fork-tailed petrel ’ . |