Example sentences of "something which [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The idea was to record and tour with the band , but Knopfler saw an essentially fun project with his mates develop into something which came close to getting out of hand . |
| 2 | More generally , Maud generated a climate for greater integration , something which became particularly appropriate during the preparations for reorganization when two major committees ( Bains for England and Wales , and Paterson for Scotland ) were established to advise on management structures for the new local authorities . |
| 3 | In stories of great temptation , of interplanetary flights , wrestlings with the powers of good and evil , Lewis found something which had already engaged his own pen , and would continue to do so . |
| 4 | The king 's own influence in the north rested primarily on the support of local men , and the appointment of a lieutenant could do little more than seek to transfer that support , something which had already been largely achieved through recognition of Gloucester 's role as his brother 's agent in the north . |
| 5 | The king 's own influence in the north rested primarily on the support of local men , and the appointment of a lieutenant could do little more than seek to transfer that support , something which had already been largely achieved through recognition of Gloucester 's role as his brother 's agent in the north . |
| 6 | He had grieved over the dead woman , and Sally-Anne had put her work-reddened finger on something which had frequently troubled him in his slum practice . |
| 7 | Returning to our historical outline and intimately connected with this new notion of female impurity , was the development of an increased rigidity in attitude toward and definition of function within the family group — something which had gradually been happening before the sixth century but which was accelerated and refined by the experience of the exile . |
| 8 | Freud cites one young man in relation to his father and another in relation to his twin , as well as the main case , a young woman in relation to her mother : ‘ It , then , the girl became homosexual and left men to her mother ( in other words ‘ retired in favour of' ’ her mother ) , she would hitherto remove something which had hitherto been partly responsible for her mother 's dislike' ( ix . |
| 9 | Bernini is evidently attempting to render something quite transcendental and something which had never been attempted by a sculptor before that date . |
| 10 | No no that was , that was erm a com a completely er something which had never happened before |
| 11 | They had , naturally and by mutual consent , ceased to have any kind of physical relationship , something which had always meant a lot to them both . |
| 12 | Obviously , they would look pretty stupid wearing a T-shirt that read , ‘ That 's a nice dress you 're wearing ’ , so they may lounge around in something which relays almost the same message , but in a more roundabout way . |
| 13 | Something which refers forward , to the text that follows . |
| 14 | Archiving in the UK central state is something which happens once records are ‘ dead ’ , i.e. are long outside the business cycle . |
| 15 | It is not something which presents too much of a problem , but it may be causing damage in the long term . |
| 16 | The idea behind his work was to completely recreate a landscape , but leave behind something which looked completely natural . |
| 17 | Personally , yes , this is n't er a policy view but living in the ar or living around the area , working in this area , I think the area could be improved , if s the flats were replaced by something which looked more attractive . |
| 18 | In 1973 experiments were reported which described the isolation of portions of tissue containing something which combined specifically with morphine and other potent analgesics . |
| 19 | The most startling thing about fresh pineapple is quite how much acid balances the sweetness , something which contributes enormously to its enjoyment and versatility . |
| 20 | First , if the cause of the purchaser being unable to return the goods within the approval period is something which occurs entirely without his fault and beyond his control ( e.g. if the goods are stolen or accidentally destroyed ) he can offer that as an excuse and property will not pass , Re Ferrier ( 1944 Ch. ) . |
| 21 | At this stage , perhaps because she is unfamiliar with how the words look , she has substituted for the correct letters something which sounds all right but is inaccurate . |
| 22 | In contrast with this fabricated ‘ real ’ redness the redness which immediately appears and from which the whole conception of red is obtained is downgraded to something which pertains only to how things look to us . |
| 23 | After a quick glance , he ordered something which sounded horribly expensive . |
| 24 | Labour , for example , wants next year to throw £20 million at a ‘ reading recovery scheme ’ for which there would be absolutely no need had reading been properly taught in the first place ( something which requires little in the way of ‘ resources ’ ) . |
| 25 | The beginning of a sentence generally introduces what it is " about " , often an item of given information ( i.e. something which has already been mentioned or has been directly implied ) . |
| 26 | This can quite often happen as a result of the last part of the tone-unit being already ‘ given ’ ( i.e. something which has already been mentioned or is completely predictable ) , for example : |
| 27 | Should you feel that you are stagnating in your abyss of boredom , use your mind by studying something which has always interested you instead of something you needed to know in order to keep your job . |
| 28 | ‘ I have never played before but it is something which has always appealed to me , and it should be good for my powers of co-ordination , ’ he said . |
| 29 | With regard to the contingency contingency is something which has often been a matter of debate within this council . |
| 30 | They would know the real meaning of religious freedom , something which has never really existed throughout religious history . |