Example sentences of "which [pers pn] is [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A courtesan , an expensive courtesan , who drenches herself in sandalwood oil to cover the nauseating stench of the bedbugs with which she is infested . |
| 2 | She has won awards for many of the sporting activities in which she is involved . |
| 3 | She can not abjure , give up , control the force by which she is possessed . |
| 4 | The ensuing discussion is based around the concept of value : whether Helen is worth the daily blood with which she is painted . |
| 5 | For her subjects it will undoubtedly confirm our respect and affection for her as a person ; but , more importantly , by its sequential emphasis , it reasserts the awesome spiritual power with which she is invested . |
| 6 | In certain extreme circumstances , Her Majesty may find herself in a position in which she is called on to use her discretion in making a political decision . |
| 7 | Since Seia is coheir , and therefore already in receipt of a benefit under the testator 's will , the trust with which she is burdened is valid , and does not ( as in the previous case ) depend on construing a further disposition of which she is the beneficiary . |
| 8 | Because of the difficult position in which she is placed , any training provided on ‘ preparation for retirement ’ should encourage the farmer , his wife , and the family to attend . |
| 9 | at the dismissal date she is incapable because of her pregnancy of doing the work which she is employed to do ; or |
| 10 | That was in keeping with the respect in which she is held for her tireless work , especially on behalf of the world 's children . |
| 11 | in such of the terms on which she is offered employment as make provision in relation to the way in which she will be afforded access to opportunities for promotion , transfer or training or as provide for her dismissal or demotion ; or |
| 12 | He subjected both to repeated analysis , ending up with a version of Maria Luisa in which she is transformed into a sharp-beaked , staring owl , and of Francisco Lezcano in which he has metamorphosed into a dog . |
| 13 | She does not fly from history , yet as a woman of the labouring class there is a great deal from which she is excluded . |
| 14 | In broad psychological terms , it can be said that the male is achievement-orientated , directing his efforts towards a specific goal , whereas the woman is more concerned that the differing elements in her life should be in harmonious relation to one another , and that the circle of light in which she is centred includes them all . |
| 15 | Another of the sheets is ‘ Studies of the penitent Magdalene ’ , in which she is shown in two stances , kneeling before a crucifix and asleep ( est. £12–18,000 ; $21–32,000 ) . |
| 16 | The Other Woman has a category to herself in Silhouette 's construction of the necessary elements of the romance novel , an indication of the extent to which she is considered to be an essential ingredient : ‘ The Other Woman Usually means over sophisticated , well groomed . |
| 17 | There is a point of despair at which she is forced to choose between life and death , however unconscious that choice may be . |
| 18 | JULIA Roberts ' latest film is Joseph Reuben 's Sleeping With The Enemy , in which she is terrorised by a jealous , violent husband ( Patrick Bergen ) . |
| 19 | Mitch offers Blanche an escape from a life which she is trapped in . |
| 20 | ‘ I have already packed the few things to which she is entitled , in a small box . |
| 21 | The surfeit of codes and jargons in which she is immersed brings about a loss of faith in the power of the word , but her attitude toward the ‘ instant world ’ that is ‘ whiter than white ’ because it has no memory and no values makes her uneasy . |
| 22 | Furthermore , cohort studies in Britain show that the relation between a woman 's family size and the family size in which she is brought up is positive , although not very strong : childless women are more likely to be single children themselves , mothers of large families tend to come from larger than average families themselves , even when other influences are controlled for statistically ( Kiernan 1989a ) . |
| 23 | Since there is no plain disposition in favour of Seia in addition to the share to which she is instituted , it is to this clause that the jurist resorts in his interpretation . |
| 24 | How can we know that a pupil derives satisfaction from ( in this case ) the learning tasks in which he/she is engaged ? |
| 25 | In order to gain a Record of Achievement a student must have successfully completed the assessment schedule(s) of the single area(s) of study for which he/she is registered . |
| 26 | In order to gain a Record of Achievement a student must have successfully completed the assessment schedule(s) including the examination(s) for the single area(s) of study for which he/she is registered . |
| 27 | It 's a perfectly honourable exercise in which he is engaged . |
| 28 | The things he says are right , and they explain his popularity , but ho he says them explains the certain wariness with which he is regarded . |
| 29 | And on page 832 , Elizabeth Kemf , who helped translate the article , introduces this WWF Gold Medal winner from a necessarily less modest , third-person viewpoint , and explains the esteem with which he is regarded both in his own country and in the world conservation movement . |
| 30 | Just after we closed for press on Friday , news came through that NCR Corp 's chairman and chief executive Gilbert Williamson would retire from the company in May and would be succeeded by Jerre Stead , currently president of AT&T Co 's Global Business Communications Systems , which he is credited with having turned around ; Stead , 50 , will have the title group executive-NCR , and will be succeeded by Patricia Russo , currently vice president-national sales and service for the Global Business Unit ; although the switch is being presented as amicable , there are mutters that AT&T is concerned that NCR has not had a higher profile since acquisition . |