Example sentences of "which [vb -s] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | There is little industry except the old dog mill which now makes plastic chairs and the new brewery which brews real ale , but being surrounded by the power stations of Drax , Eggborough , Ferrybridge and Thorpe Marsh , it makes a good base for power station workers , who can move for promotion without uprooting their families . |
2 | Will he be having any talks with the Cairns group of countries , which involves major food producers such as Australia and New Zealand and is dedicated to getting rid of all subsidies , tariffs and quotas which put extra costs on food , and getting good-quality , cheap food back on the shelves — policies from which our farmers have absolutely nothing to fear ? |
3 | The Department has specific responsibility for senior management remuneration , management development and Group personnel policies which involves close liaison with Personnel colleagues and line managers throughout the world . |
4 | It will also help to introduce a ‘ copper card ’ scheme which involves young neighbourhood watchers collecting a series of crime prevention stamps to stick on a card . |
5 | Okay we know where it went and we know what it was used for , but er my question to you is , is it a legitimate use of a pension fund to fund a business development scheme which involves early retirement ? |
6 | The GEP emphasises a practical approach to business development which involves comprehensive training and advice in those key areas that determine business success . |
7 | This normally encompasses balances , status , arrears , movers and a full payment history which involves complete confidence in sharing information . |
8 | Error will be present in any system which involves human intervention . |
9 | ‘ It is within the little boxes which the division of labour has bequeathed us , a solidarity in other words which involves permanent concern with the boundary of one 's own box , and thus with comparability . |
10 | It is the main producer of protective coatings for the whole of Europe , supplying paint , through its own sales organisation and those of its sister companies , for use on bridges , chemical plant , oil rigs and anything else which involves large steel structures . |
11 | The informed consent of the patient is also relevant when considering research which involves patient participation . |
12 | Suppose a particular nationalized firm wants to institute a project that has a very favourable rate of return but which involves heavy capital outlays prior to any revenues being generated . |
13 | Pollarding , which involves repeated cutting of branches at head height , and was originally practised mainly for firewood , is to be reintroduced , along with experimental grazing of ponies , pigs and cattle . |
14 | Most University graduates end up thinking that anything which involves manual work or shouting above the noise of machinery should be done by someone stupider than themselves . |
15 | Old age generally involves the loss of two crucial social roles , highly regarded by dominant social values , and it is essentially the loss of these valued roles which associates increasing age with diminished social status and prestige , and with disengagement . |
16 | As will be explained later in this chapter , Parliament in the 1970s passed legislation which renders certain exemption clauses absolutely ineffective and renders many others ineffective unless they pass a test of fairness and reasonableness . |
17 | It is this characteristic which renders fundamentalist religion open to large numbers of fissures in communities , with preachers or sections of congregations shaking the dust from their feet and moving off to build or buy another church . |
18 | The problems raised by this gregarious tendency , and particularly by the recurrence of paired contrasting symbols , become very evident when we consider a bodily product which receives symbolic attention in most human societies and provides extremely expressive symbolic material — hair . |
19 | Grundig Satellit 500 — excellent all-round SW radio which receives good facsimile charts . |
20 | Analysis of their expression in pheochromocytoma PC 12 cells which mimicks neuronal development has shown that the NF-L and NF-M genes are at least in part controlled at the level of transcription , whereas the induction of NF-H by nerve growth factor is controlled post-transcriptionally ( 4,5 ) . |
21 | Discrete servo motor units operate each camera control and linked into the system is an LED unit which displays present set shutter speed , present set aperture , present set focused distance and exposure count . |
22 | Let me not suggest that he could not work freely and spontaneously when he chose , as we see in the late The Gipping from Blakenham , 1977 , a watercolour which displays admirable freedom as opposed to recklessness . |
23 | Some shapes also have internal ridging , which aids uniform cooking . |
24 | Under changing fiscal regimes there are clear advantages in holding a diverse international portfolio which offers alternative investment opportunities to maximise value for the Company . |
25 | Powder Byrne , which offers off-piste skiing courses as add-ons to its hotel and chalet holidays in the Swiss Alps , is a confirmed user , and has hit on the bright idea of recycling some of last winter 's footage as a low-key promotional device . |
26 | The MLA produces two leaflets which are available free of charge : Take a closer look at your master locksmith , which outlines the various services you can expect from master locksmiths , and The guide to home protection , which offers invaluable advice on how to protect your home . |
27 | A good sommelier or restaurant manager can persuade the customer to choose a super bottle of wine which offers marvellous value and drinks perfectly , rather than just a grand name in a superlative vintage which , inevitably , will have a premium attached to it . |
28 | The latter Liverpool-based agency , which offers electro-acupuncture treatment to drug-dependent people , opened in December 1985 , and soon began to attract clients from the Wirral area . |
29 | Brough Park , which last night hosted the final of the 2,000 Guineas , is now preparing for next month 's Northumberland Puppy Cup , which offers prize money of £2,000 for the winner . |
30 | The Music Publishers ' Association has produced a Code of Fair Practice which offers helpful advice as to when church musicians may be permitted to copy without application to the publisher . |