Example sentences of "which it [vb past] in [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Its power continued till the fifteenth century , after which it declined in face of competition from new trade routes opening up . |
2 | Almost perfect , but not quite : the emotional freighting which it acquired in transmission deprived the Arnoldian message of any remaining austerity . |
3 | At the congress Carlsson declared that the emergence of a new security system in Europe based on the 1975 Helsinki accords meant that Sweden 's neutrality no longer " bore the same heavy burden " , and the party began to come round to the view of both industry and the two major opposition parties ( M and Fp ) that Sweden should apply for membership of the European Communities ( EC , which it did in July 1991 — see p. 38353 ) . |
4 | Once the Allied powers had recognised the creation of a Czechoslovak state as one of their war aims , it was not long until that state came into existence , which it did in October 1918 . |
5 | In other words , John Finnegan advised on the value of the property for the period of 17 months during which it increased in value from £4.4m to £9.4m — or by £10,000 per day ! |
6 | Accordingly , in December 1988 , the Commission issued a proposal for a Directive on takeovers , which it amended in September 1990 . |
7 | ‘ Mortmain' , or dead hand , refers to the fact that the church was an undying institution so that any land which it held in fee ( or freehold ) was never vacated by the death of its owner or came into the possession of a minor or an heiress ; thus it would never revert ( or escheat ) to the chief lord for the duration of the vacancy or minority , so depriving him of the valuable rights of wardship and marriage appertaining to feudal tenure . |
8 | Given the Labour Party 's lack of political action on the Spanish issue it is hardly surprising that the Labour Spain Committee renewed its efforts to call for a national conference , which it organized in October 1938 . |
9 | The government also began negotiations seeking membership of the IMF ( to which it acceded in October ) and the World Bank and indicated its desire to join the European Communities . |
10 | Yet he proceeded to declare that by refraining from exercising in America the power of the executive which it controlled in Great Britain , Parliament would preserve the unity of the Empire : |