Example sentences of "which [adv] [vb -s] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He has that Attila the Hun touch which rarely goes over big in diplomatic circles . ’ |
| 2 | For ten years Frelimo , the ruling party in Mozambique , has operated a system by which party members are publicly elected by each community in a manner which effectively rules out those who may have opposing views . |
| 3 | Such an agency generates a repulsive force which eventually becomes so strong as to halt the contraction of the object and to make it ‘ bounce ’ . |
| 4 | This is an Italian dish of pasta quills tossed in a hot and spicy tomato sauce which only takes about 20 minutes to make . |
| 5 | The company , which only employs about 40 people on an annual turnover of £3m , stands to enhance its reputation and profitability if the Thompson Grenoble venture is a success . |
| 6 | It 's a face which only grows more beautiful with the years . ’ |
| 7 | On paper this hardly looks a version competitive with those listed above ; in the event it has much to offer , which only shows how dangerous preconceptions can be . |
| 8 | However , John has ( exactly ) £10 entails John has ( at least ) £10 , which perhaps explains why 46 is not zeugmatic : |
| 9 | ‘ But they tend to be heavy handed with the equipment , which generally lasts only half its normal life here . ’ |
| 10 | Another instance of the type of work which generally includes both round and pointed arches in one building is in the Church at New Shoreham . |
| 11 | Pontormo is also known as Jacopo de Carucci and the picture has also been called Portrait of a Halberdier which somehow sounds less expensive . |
| 12 | It takes a few moments to adjust — one moment one is dry , wearing dry swimming trunks and walking about , and the next one is progressively getting wetter ( including the swimming trunks , which somehow seems particularly inappropriate ) — and it 's only when half a length or so has been swum that the whole thing seems ordinary again . |
| 13 | The low , expectant chatter of the audience was muted further by the soaring granite walls of the city , the rushing Neva , and the sky which somehow seems more vast in Russia . |
| 14 | Having put themselves in an extraordinary environment , which nevertheless feels so homely and ordinary , the members occasionally come into contact with wider , more powerful and less homely influences . |
| 15 | The only other differences in the motive power is the use of a Class 37 on the Stanlow to Aberystwyth tanks which normally arrives around 08.10 on a Wednesday and departs around mid afternoon . |
| 16 | In these experiments the unconditioned stimulus was a strong shock to the tail , which produces a strong gill and siphon withdrawal response , paired with , as conditioning stimulus , a mild tactile stimulus to the siphon , which normally produces only mild withdrawal . |
| 17 | Harmondsworth , which normally holds about forty men , women and children , would sometimes have up to four cots per small room . |
| 18 | Yes , they had talent , more than all of us put together , but that does n't negate the fact that they were n't trying to be lyrically witty , which always sounds so contrived . |
| 19 | The awards are tenable at UK Universities and Colleges , including Edinburgh , which usually receives about 50 new awards each session . |
| 20 | However , a proportion of convalescing calves suddenly develop severe respiratory signs , unassociated with pyrexia , which usually terminates fatally 1-4 days later . |
| 21 | The centre of their life was the abbey church , which still survives almost intact , the view through the east window of the wooded slopes being particularly memorable . |
| 22 | This and other transformations , rendered in the beautiful Technicolor of the 1940s ( which has faded far less than the colour processes of the 1950s and '60s ) , call on the state-of-the-art technology of the period , which still looks very sophisticated . |
| 23 | The hut stands at 4157 metres , which still leaves nearly 1500 metres to climb . |
| 24 | This problem , so easy to state , is undoubtedly the greatest scientific challenge of our time , which probably explains why some of our most able scientists are turning their attention to it . |
| 25 | IP 3 R sensitivity can also be enhanced by specific thiol reagents , such as oxidized glutathione or thimerosal , which probably explains how these agents induce calcium spiking in intact hepatocytes , mammalian eggs and HeLa cells . |
| 26 | While not absolutely essential , a helicopter radio will make things much easier — which probably means less expensive in the long run ! |
| 27 | All report a passionate directness of response that they attribute to the setting and the pathology of the patients , but which probably has as much to do with social class . |
| 28 | Burberrys ' UK stores have been affected by declining numbers of tourists during the recession though parent company Great Universal Stores , which also owns upmarket woollen goods chain Scotch House , returned increased profits overall in 1991 . |
| 29 | Erm which also sounds very interesting . |
| 30 | In tank conditions the leaves are round , heart-shaped at the base , purplish green or mauve , translucent , slightly crinkled and borne on slender , long , leaf stalks , Bushy leaves are formed at the base of the plant , which also puts forth aerial leaves which float on the water . |