Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] whose [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | And now these fears have been compounded by a sixth profitability study by accountants Spicer & Oppenheim whose gloomy conclusions may well prolong the sector 's agonies further . |
2 | The EC regime will replace national systems under which bananas cost less in Germany and the Netherlands than in Spain , France or Britain whose overseas territories or former colonies grow more expensive bananas than large-scale Latin American plantations . |
3 | A colourful and exciting celebration in song and dance of those two giants of the American musical theatre RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN whose captivating melodies and lyrics are played somewhere throughout the world every day of the year ! |
4 | All these accusations , rebuttals and counter-accusations are largely covert and known in detail only to the prince or chief whose judicial oracle confirms or refutes all witchcraft-murder accusations ; hence the same death appears in different guises to the various parties concerned . |
5 | They are defined as firms or enterprises whose final output is in some sense non-material , irrespective of the types of occupation that make up a firm 's labour force . |
6 | This means jobs for 23,400 typists and supervisers whose varying rates of productivity come under fire . |
7 | A more common relationship is that between adult education and MSC whose declared commitment to training of various kinds and social education in preparation for responsible citizenship is well known . |
8 | The local party leader in Shanghai , Jiang Zemin , attempted to deter the first demonstration by personally addressing thousands of students at the Jiaotong campus on 19 December , Jiang was a technocrat and moderniser whose future success in the party seemed certain . |
9 | Margaret Forster is a novelist , biographer and critic whose new biography of Daphne du Maurier , an investigation into the mysterious and passionate personality of one of the century 's best-loved authors , is already generating lavish praise and attention . |
10 | The thrust of the above arguments is the suggestion that there is , or is widely believed to be , a trade-off between efficiency and equity whose precise form is unknown . |
11 | Exceptional groups profited from the war — notably those like shipbuilders and coopers whose specialised services were much in demand for the naval war . |
12 | ( Such jargon does contribute , however , as archaeology deals with many sites , objects , and even tribes and nations whose actual names are unknown . ) |
13 | Edward was pro-Norman , his court filled with barons and clergy whose French possessions were swelled by grants of English land . |
14 | But one of the ironies of life in the border districts was that it also produced Poles who became more German the more nearly they were incorporated into the Polish state , and Poles and Jews whose political opinions were so far to the right that only their ethnic , religious or national identity stood between them and the Nazi Party . |
15 | ( Alternative ending : Finally , I must pay tribute to the bridesmaids Sharon , Natalie , Margaret and Sue whose invaluable support has helped to make this day so successful . ) |
16 | Ingeniously designed , the main cabin contained a stove , a curtained bed and cupboards whose painted doors let down into tables . |
17 | The impulse proved at first a happy one , for in the graveyard Miss Fergusson discovered tombstones and crosses whose Celtic air recalled those of her native Ireland ; a smile of approval crossed her dutiful features . |
18 | Other manual methods of signalling included flags , arc lights operated by gas , and heliographs whose flashing signals could be read by telescope . |
19 | Visitors can reach treasures of both Tuscany and Umbria and should not miss Greve And Figline whose central squares are among the most attractive of Tuscany 's less celebrated squares . |
20 | That puts me in mind of Montesquieu ’ — ; the French philosopher and belle-lettrist whose Persian Letters may have formed the inspiration for Goldsmith 's Citizen of the World : both employed the satirical device of having their society scrutinised by visitors from a far-off land . |
21 | The pink petals of moss campion on highland wastes , the whites and pinks of saxifrage among the scree and rock beneath great cliffs ; while in more sheltered spots , where streams ran , he found mosses whose greens were bright with life , and ferns whose intricate leaves moved quietly with the breeze . |
22 | The growth in world trade led to the development of multinational corporations and banks whose increased scope of operation made them more concerned with the placement of funds in a wide range of currencies . |
23 | In particular , the Soviet statistics alluded to a whole range of research institutes and agencies whose precise functions were virtually unknown in the West . |
24 | LYNDA Chalker , reappointed as Minister for Overseas Development despite losing her Wallasey seat at the election , yesterday backed United States Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady 's opposition to new funds for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development whose annual meeting in Budapest ended yesterday . |
25 | Finally , we have a cultural anal trauma associated with pastoralism and monotheism whose modern adult equivalent is obsessional neurosis and whose pre-Oedipal focus lies in the anal-sadistic phase . |
26 | The vicar would never have agreed to any kind of mock funeral , but he finally yielded to Midge 's plea that some intercession should be made for the souls of the unknown man and woman whose charred corpses lay in the refrigerator at the mortuary . |
27 | ‘ The young man and woman whose naked bodies were found in the marsh ? |
28 | People who are blind can not judge the colour of light , people who are totally deaf can not assess the wonder of a Mendelssohn sonata , and people whose whole experience of life has been lived in the darkness of materialism can not fully appreciate the holiness and perfection of God who dwells in light unapproachable . |
29 | But whereas the long version refers only to the words in Lamentations 1:12 ( O all ye that pass by the way , attend , and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow ) , the short version incorporates all the references to focus more sharply on the organic relationship between man and Christ whose natural growth is blasted by sin : And only in the short version does the meditator acknowledge this by identifying himself with the penitent thief pleading for pardon to be extended to him , and confessing his failure to acknowledge Christ as the true source of his integrity : In both versions the meditator admits that the very ability to recognise the life-giving power in Christ is a sign that he in fact has the love of God even if he does not feel it : And in both , as the meditator sees his betrayal and sense of deprivation borne by Christ in His words : " My god , my dere god , why hastow al forsakyn me … ( 89. cf.102 ) he imagines himself lying down among the bones of dead men on mount Calvary , taking the foot of the Cross in his arms , the stench of death in his nostrils . |
30 | To his growing band of Cambridge friends he remained the brilliant talker and philosopher whose radical sympathies were ever more plain . |