Example sentences of "which [vb base] [adv] [verb] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have often noticed that in any flock of genuinely free-range chickens there are one or two high-layers : that is , birds which seek out nesting sites in elevated positions , on inaccessible window-ledges or the tops of bale-stacks . |
| 2 | Indeed , the optic lobe contains a wealth of neurons which respond specifically to elaborate patterns of motion , such as the optic flow fields generated on a retina when an insect turns around or flies over the ground , but there have been disappointingly few descriptions of neurons with interesting spatial properties . |
| 3 | But such judgements are questionable because they rely on composite time series of export prices which do not expose variations in the pattern and timing of price changes of individual goods . |
| 4 | Those which do not contain pyrozines naturally , gather them from noxious plants , either eating them as caterpillars or drinking them as adults . |
| 5 | Some Marxist anthropologists have argued that units which do not contain classes are not true states , and of course , in these cases , by definition there can not be classless states . |
| 6 | However it is evident that bleomycin can interact with other sequences which do not contain guanines . |
| 7 | He also notes alternative methods for libraries which do not record issues on date labels in the books , and he shows how to predict the number of books which will be weeded at a given level of future use . |
| 8 | There are two main ways of creating atonality : one is to begin with a tonal framework and then obscure it ; the other is to ignore conventional harmonies altogether and use only note-combinations which do not suggest tonalities . |
| 9 | Dr Roger Nourish , head of the team of microbiologists within Britain 's Health and Safety Executive ( HSE ) , which inspects factories , says that ‘ even in microbially low-risk processes , like the processes carried out so far — which do not involve infections or toxic hazards — allergenic risks arising from workers ’ exposure to foreign proteins or polypeptides have to be considered ’ . |
| 10 | But of course it is only invariant in a special sense : the author is free to order his universe as he wants , but for the purposes of stylistic variation we are only interested in those choices of language which do not involve changes in the fictional universe . |
| 11 | There are the Old People 's Associations , about 100 of them , which do not pay dividends and , therefore , function as charitable institutions ; also counted as charities are the Housing Trusts , such as the Peabody , Astor , Guinness , Lewis and Sutton Trusts , which started to build large blocks of flats in industrial areas at an early date . |
| 12 | In practice , then , journalists have the " power " — in the sense that they are unlikely to be stopped — to defame the poor , to publish falsehoods which do not injure reputations , and to invade personal privacy . |
| 13 | The patterns could be interpreted in different ways ; one possibility is to argue that the correlation with extra-linguistic variables constitutes evidence that the forms are simply different ways of saying the same thing , that differences in modal meaning which do not affect truth-conditions are merely stylistic and so may be ignored . |
| 14 | In fact I am more concerned about authorities which do not place children and decide by using no criteria beyond barely-concealed and crude financial ones . |
| 15 | Forty-three per cent are fathers ( not necessarily living with their children ) , and 52% currently live in households which do not include children . |
| 16 | There are few major cities in any First or Third World country which do not have members of or connections with one or more of these organizations . |
| 17 | Since the Second World War , the United Nations Statistical Office has done much to stimulate a global view of economic and social problems particularly in relation to human fertility but the responsibility for gathering the required information is left with individual countries , the majority of which do not have resources of trained manpower to accomplish the task themselves . |
| 18 | Will my hon. Friend take into account motorway service areas of the kind found in France — which do not have restaurants , hotels or facilities of that kind , but offer lavatories , running water and parking places , so that the motorist can stretch his legs and rest before continuing his journey ? |
| 19 | On theoretical grounds , it has been proposed that hot coronal loops become unstable in evolved stars because of the combined effects of large size ( presumed to scale as the stellar radius ) and low surface gravity , leaving only low-lying cool loops which do not emit X-rays . |
| 20 | All these tests , many of which do not constitute tests of the original hypothesis , could result in the falsification of the modified hypothesis . |
| 21 | I am greatly disappointed in the London Tourist Board 's initiative for small-to-medium sized hotels which do not operate restaurants , but wish to achieve a three-crown rating . |
| 22 | Do n't forget the birds which do n't eat seeds , such as dunnocks , robins , wrens and pied wagtails . |
| 23 | You 'll discover an extensive range of products available at your post office which do n't require stickers , wrapping or stamps — they 're all included in the price . |
| 24 | Wolves , which do n't attack humans , are loyal and only mate once . |
| 25 | Not all DHAs operate a bank , but those which do usually welcome applications from returners , and are happy to discuss your mutual requirements at an early stage . |
| 26 | The use of the MLA logo for business purposes is restricted to two categories of membership : companies which have already had locksmiths accepted as corporate members of the MLA ( and which meet additional set criteria ) , and affiliate members . |
| 27 | The names which have previously confused scholars would in effect have been like the variety of names used for , say , a contemporary political party or , at most , for the spectrum of groups and individuals which coalesced into a single movement — the French Resistance , during the German occupation . |
| 28 | Siemens in turn is ( along with Ericsson and ITT ) one of three companies which have traditionally supplied telecommunications equipment on a favoured , semi-sheltered , basis in many national markets . |
| 29 | The Ministry of Agriculture , which is responsible for Britain 's coastal defences , is considering a major rethink in policy , shifting the emphasis away from technological solutions toward more natural solutions involving the revival of salt marshes , which have traditionally protected coastlines . |
| 30 | There are other provisions of the 1981 Act which have either created difficulties in practice ( as in the case of s.8 which is headed ‘ Confidentiality of Jury 's Deliberations ’ ) or which have been interpreted restrictively ( as in the case of s.10 , which is concerned with the protection of journalists ' sources of information ) . |