Example sentences of "which [is] [verb] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.

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1 He had a degree of concern for the vanquished Germans , and respect for them as individuals , which taught me another valuable lesson , and which still makes his name in Wilhelmshaven one which is honoured rather than reviled .
2 Even more significant is the impression alluded to by both grammarians that the infinitive evokes a mere possibility here — something which is brushed aside as " impossible " , something which the speaker can not conceive as actually existing .
3 Work has already started on saving the fen , which is drying out because of the extraction of drinking water from a borehole by the Suffolk Water Company .
4 Others use only the root , such as the yellow flag or iris ( Iris pseudacorus ) , Sealasdair or Seileasdair , which is dug up after the flower has bloomed .
5 But the UN , which is trying harder than SWAPO probably realised to be an honest broker , had almost nobody on the ground anyway .
6 West Lothian suffered 10 school fires last year , after the destruction of Williamstown primary , Livingston , which is costing more than £1 million to replace .
7 which is burnt off when the whole thing gets fired in the kiln , so what will have to happen is the , your pots you 've done so far , once they 're thoroughly dried and go into the kiln , they 're fired at a high temperature and then they 'll come out this bit fired you 'll then separate them with oxide pastes , dip them into glaze , which I 'll explain in a minute , and re-fire them at a higher temperature , the glazed would
8 What I am going to focus on is this terrible guilt feeling which is coming out while you 're giving me all this information , and I can see one or two nodding heads , I guess , I guess some of you 've been in that situation .
9 A substa substantial area of open land which is shown there as being within the inset of the village ?
10 Office equipment and vehicles are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation , which is provided so as to write-off those assets over their estimated useful lives , ranging from four to 15 years .
11 Work should therefore be rapid and finish in time for the Louvre 's exhibition of ‘ The Marriage at Cana ’ which is going ahead as scheduled at the end of September .
12 ( The oxide contains about 60 per cent metallic tin , which is recovered only after the material is reduced in a smelter . )
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