Example sentences of "of which [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The twice yearly honours lists are the ones which attract most attention , but there is another raft of honours in the gift of Downing Street , some of which reflect professional excellence and others which confer real power and influence : jobs . |
| 2 | There is a recurrent failure not only to ground the subject fully in its historical context , but also to propose an adequate theoretical model by means of which to assess socialist realist literature . |
| 3 | I have become aware of three stages , all three of which deserve equal attention and time spent on them . |
| 4 | Then there are n stages , each of which generates one quotient bit and a new partial remainder . |
| 5 | The aims of sexual activity may focus on any of the erotogenic zones , that is , those parts of the skin , or those organs of the body , the stimulation of which produces sensual pleasure . |
| 6 | A large collection of sun-hats hung on pegs in the entrance hall , bowls were filled with dried lavender and a huge pottery jar was crammed with walking-sticks , some of which had ornate silver handles . |
| 7 | There was such a variety of activities and competitions for all ages — tennis , windsurfing , dinghy sailing , table tennis ( some of which had free instruction ) . |
| 8 | The polytechnic was originally formed from three colleges , two of which ran applied physics degree courses . |
| 9 | The numbers from Fujitsu Ltd , Hitachi Ltd and Toshiba Corp , all of which announced last week , were every bit as bad as expected , with Fujitsu plunging to a consolidated net loss of $295m and the other two more comfortably diversified companies reporting sharp profit declines of 39.4% at $699.4m and 48% at $186m respectively . |
| 10 | Continued diplomatic lobbying by France resulted on April 5 in the adoption by the UN Security Council of Resolution 688 condemning the " repression of the Iraqi civilian population in many parts of Iraq , including most recently in Kurdish populated areas , the consequences of which threaten international peace and security " . |
| 11 | There are also three Kislevite vodka bottles , two of which contain Kislevite vodka , and one of which is actually a Potion of Disguise . |
| 12 | There are several possible answers , all of which contain some truth . |
| 13 | Moscow has some 80 old tips , some of which contain radioactive waste and have been built on . |
| 14 | Any contract or transaction , the formation or execution of which involves such communication , is ( or , if made before the war , becomes ) void . |
| 15 | The traditional term will serve , even if it is one the scope of which requires further explanation . |
| 16 | The most brilliant blues can be provided by Salvia patens and from the morning blooming Commenlina coelestis , both of which flower all summer and are easy from seed . |
| 17 | There are other methods of dealing with floors , some of which require existing floor boards to be lifted . |
| 18 | Each major department has at its headquarters a group of 100 or so civil servants , from the grade of ‘ principal ’ up to ‘ permanent secretary ’ , who are concerned with decisions of a ‘ policy ’ kind , many of which require ministerial approval . |
| 19 | Such matters must only be conducted in accordance with the statutory rules and regulations and in accordance with the provisions of the 1991 guide and Practice Direction ( Crime : Costs ) [ 1991 ] 1 W.L.R. 498 , all of which require careful study before such hearings are conducted or orders are made . |
| 20 | To be " denounced " , " censured " , or " condemned " ( each of which carried equal weight ) was the strongest form of discipline against a member short of outright expulsion . |
| 21 | Three wells were drilled in the area in the 1980's — all of which made small gas discoveries — although two are excluded from this award . |
| 22 | By 1907 , the CUB , acting on a plan initiated by W. H. Beveridge , was busy opening exchanges in every London borough , each of which made special provision for women and juveniles , and provided vocational guidance for school-leavers through working in co-operation with the ASEA and the Education Department of the LCC . |
| 23 | The sample , placed in a dialyser bag , is suspended in distilled or deionized water , circulation of which encourages osmotic exchange of the salts over a period of several days . |
| 24 | This month I have written out several ‘ popular ’ jazz phrases , all of which use chromatic approach notes and semitone resolution and release which , in turn , add interest to the melodic contour of the phrases . |
| 25 | Biotechnology has an extremely wide range of applications in agriculture , among which are crop improvement , biological control of pests and the enhancement of nitrogen fixation , all of which influence environmental quality . |
| 26 | Bit mapped graphics : Certainly the most common , these derive their name from the fact that they are made up from individual dots or pixels , each of which represents one bit of computer memory . |
| 27 | All of which lends circumstantial weight to the idea that oncogenes may be activated by stripping them of their methyl groups — and also explains the common observation that tumour cells may sometimes express inappropriately characteristics of other tissue cells . |
| 28 | If you want to be actively involved in the work of The Ramblers ' Association , there are 300 groups throughout England , Scotland and Wales , many of which organise practical work — clearing paths , raising signposts , opposing path closures , reporting obstructions and generally making sure the countryside can be walked . |
| 29 | The company is hoping that the work could also lead towards the protection of plants from pests more common in Britain , some of which show poor response to traditional pesticides . |
| 30 | Even greater difficulty is found with the extensive facilities for discovery provided for in many United States jurisdictions , the intrusive nature of which presents another ground for serious concern . |