Example sentences of "which it is [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ All metals expand when heated ’ will only be a legitimate generalization if the observations of expansion on which it is based range over a wide variety of conditions .
2 One result of Barclays 's policy is the number of high-technology firms to which it is lending money under what it calls its business start loan scheme .
3 If they do not , they must leave the system in which it is taking place .
4 ‘ ( 9 ) The powers conferred on the board by the previous provisions of this rule shall be exercisable by notice given to the member concerned ; and the notice shall state the date on which it is to take effect .
5 A notice ( under this paragraph ) shall state the date on which it is to take effect .
6 The examining officer in a scrutiny is a member of the department in which it is to take place , not a member of the central unit , and is normally appointed from within the department .
7 The DTI is currently proceeding with the 14th Round of Oil/Gas Licensing through which it is selling oil companies the permission to explore many blocks of seabed which the Government 's official advisers on nature conservation have said should not be disturbed or put at risk in this way .
8 While it must be admitted that the republic in which it is set down has its less attractive aspects , the Canal itself is a thing of unexpected spectacle and beauty .
9 A more serious concern is the extent to which it is undermining faith in the criminal justice system .
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