Example sentences of "which was [v-ing] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What Margaret had n't known were the twin reasons for her decision to immerse herself in work : her need to occupy each waking moment with creative thought so that she had no time to dwell on Marcus 's sudden vitriolic departure from her life , and the struggle for economic survival which was facing the advertising agency where she was employed . |
| 2 | ‘ It was explained to me that I had a mild form which was affecting the part of the brain that triggers migraine , which is why I was having sickness attacks and blinding headaches behind the eyes . ’ |
| 3 | He knew anyway what John was doing , which was setting the fuse . |
| 4 | The first problem was not simply a lack of data : indeed , for two years , the EPA , which was funding the programme , could not decide where to start . |
| 5 | In 1979 the Conservative Government was elected with a clear mandate to tackle the problem of excessive Union powers which was destroying the employment and the livelihood of thousands of people every week . |
| 6 | Neither Polybius nor Posidonius shows any interest in the rise of a literature in the Latin language which was rivalling the Greek . |
| 7 | When the pointer is in the circle , turn onto the heading ( which was holding the pointer steady at 1 ½ dots ) 5° from blue , 5° from yellow . |
| 8 | Both those were necessary means towards a much more profound end , which was re-establishing the role of God within social life . ’ |
| 9 | Craig : ‘ The funny thing is we had a piss-take album title which was taking the piss out of that whole thing , which we all found was funny . |
| 10 | On June 14 the fifth session of the central committee of the Eritrean People 's Liberation Front ( EPLF ) announced the formation of a 28-member Council to be " the executive body of the provisional government " ( which was administering the region pending a referendum on independence scheduled for April 1993 ) . |
| 11 | The vote has disappointed the anti-hunting lobby which was hoping the groundswell of public opinion would sway MPs . |
| 12 | The Foreign Ministry claimed that the ship , which was flying the Greek-Cypriot flag and had sailed from the Bulgarian port of Varna , was found to be carrying arms including grenade launchers and mortars , which were not registered in its documentation and were probably destined for " terrorist groups " . |
| 13 | The crew of a police patrol car which was passing the scene near Higher Road , Halewood , at the time also helped treat him . |
| 14 | There were two engines , ‘ Carlisle ’ and ‘ No 1 ’ , and we would look eagerly to see which was heading the train today . |
| 15 | Its aim was to provide a convivial meeting place where the enlightened could help formulate a programme to teach the uninitiated the nature of the enemy which was undermining the country . |
| 16 | That at least they could agree with and went away shaking their heads , believing it to be merely another instance of the general moral decline which was overtaking the world . |
| 17 | And then we had the moment that a lot of you er were n't looking forward to which was playing the video back , yes . |
| 18 | This line passed over the Midland platform canopies on a series of viaducts between Weekday Cross and Arkwright Street , and it was a southbound fish train hauled by ‘ Britannia ’ No 70014 which was disturbing the station environs . |
| 19 | The Taiwan Central Benk on Feb. 17 imposed a temporary but indefinite freeze on the inflow of foreign funds for equity investment in an attempt to stem the rise of the Taiwan dollar against the US dollar , which was threatening the competitiveness of Taiwan 's exports . |
| 20 | The military-industrial complex had strengthened its influence on US foreign policy , and so too had the multinational corporations ; together they had declared a ‘ crusade ’ against communism , which was threatening the future of the world community as a whole . |
| 21 | However , the USA relaxed its sanctions against Libya in late March to allow US technicians to travel to Libya to combat rampant screwworm infestation which was threatening the region 's cattle . |
| 22 | Reasons given for this included a 10 per cent fall in production as compared with the same period in 1990 , lower than expected revenue from taxes , the cost of social compensation for price rises , high wage settlements , and the conflict between the republics and the centre which was preventing the implementation of unified financial policies . |
| 23 | The Communist Party was preparing to take advantage of the strong reaction to Nazism which was sweeping the Left . |
| 24 | By the creek , the main force of the islands ' fighters was gathered for the simultaneous assault on Belmont , which was shaking the ground even at this range , like the bass drum of a ceremonial band . |