Example sentences of "which [vb mod] [vb infin] [vb pp] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Alexander could not hold it against the Edoni , local tribesmen , which may have given the Athenians the idea that they could move in and plant a colony ( 465 ) . |
| 2 | Last night we carried a report on fox hunting which may have given the impression that Mr Paul Davis held the view that the death of a hound was an acceptable price to pay in the campaign against hunting . |
| 3 | Sir : Another item for your Margaret Regina file which may have escaped the notice of some of your readers . |
| 4 | There were a number of other factors which may have influenced the Court in deciding in Costa Rica 's favour . |
| 5 | Also make sure you pass water before , and as soon as possible afterwards , as this helps flush out any bacteria which may have entered the urethra . |
| 6 | Those who seek to interpret this increase as a reflection of rapid social change which led to increased lawlessness must still consider the changes in administrative arrangements and popular attitudes which may have distorted the relationship between the reported and ‘ real ’ rates of crime . |
| 7 | In 1018 the English paid the very large sum of £82,500 , and came to an agreement with the Danes at Oxford which may have marked the formal end of hostilities ; the same year part of Cnut 's fleet sailed to Denmark . |
| 8 | Counsel were unable to suggest any case which may have settled the interpretation of the section other than Gillick 's case , and to that I now turn . |
| 9 | Mutually important issues such as Cambodian instability , the security of Taiwan and Hong Kong , and tensions on the Korean peninsula ( which may have prompted the visits ) could have been handled through diplomatic channels without resort to secrecy , Mr Winston Lord , US ambassador to China until this year , pointed out yesterday . |
| 10 | Last week 's meeting left the crucial question of burden of proof open — a fact which may have shifted the odds in favour of the would-be banners . |
| 11 | The jury has been told that locking pins which should have secured the gantry had failed . |
| 12 | In the last three months , which should have seen the culmination of Jubilee Year , a number of things happened which combined to slow and stop the momentum of Jubilee Year . |
| 13 | In this age of fast travel , supported by conveniences in every aspect of a journey , it is almost impossible to imagine the difficulties which must have faced the mission . |
| 14 | One small feature which must have worried the authorities at Hendon , was that there was no wire screen over the stairside end decency panel . |
| 15 | The threat of alliance between the king of France and an unfriendly ruler of northern Spain was one which must have worried the English in Bordeaux . |
| 16 | The left was unmarked but the right bore a huge , deep gash which must have drained the blood . |
| 17 | By 1955 export prices were down to world levels , a development which must have accelerated the scrapping of old plant . |
| 18 | Dana read a group of modern Americans , which must have annoyed the British , starting with Elizabeth Bishop 's ‘ The Fish ’ — I can still hear his voice , the faint American accent and the hushed astonishment he put into the first line : ‘ I caught a tremendous fish … . ’ |
| 19 | But his revelations in The People that he was ‘ guilty ’ of inadvertently taking a food supplement drink which must have contained the drug Methandianone left even his advisers wondering on what grounds he could still appeal . |
| 20 | Hirst , after 55 minutes , and Worthington , after 87 , struck the decisive goals , but it was the all-round display — and Coton 's goalkeeping for City — which must have impressed the watching England manager Graham Taylor . |
| 21 | BOMB-PROOF litter bins , which might have limited the Warrington IRA bomb horror , are being developed by the Royal Ordnance factories . |
| 22 | The radar signals were sent out in necessarily very powerful pulses , which might have damaged the highly sensitive aerials ( American " antennas ' ) waiting for the faint returning echoes . |
| 23 | Whether Terence O'Neill was committed to promoting the sorts of reforms which might have satisfied the Catholic minority is unknown . |
| 24 | They are questions about the procedural advantages which could be derived from the extraordinary procedure , and which might have influenced the use of trusts instead of the parallel institutions of the civil law . |
| 25 | Although the port prospered in part , particularly as a base for privateering depredations on foreign ships , the dues which might have increased the town 's wealth were hard to collect , and attempts to extend port rights over much of the coastal plain met with little success . |
| 26 | erm now if they , I mean they did n't even consider that how other options which might have increased the living standards because land reform |
| 27 | NB Any alleged failure by the doctor to disclose risks about the treatment , which might have enabled the patient to give an informed consent , does not invalidate the consent . |
| 28 | Avoiding a black/white categorization which might have revealed the impact of racism , this oversimplified ethnic categorization results in an association between black educational underachievement and a notion of ‘ West Indianness ’ . |
| 29 | Paul thus neatly avoided a vote expressly on this issue , which might have revealed the Council fathers to have been more or less evenly divided . |
| 30 | And , with Tim Kelaher missing two penalty chances which might have brought the Aussies back into the game , victory was sealed two minutes from time when Williams , in his finest hour for the All Whites , fired over a superb drop goal . |