Example sentences of "which [verb] [vb pp] since the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The second source of ‘ goodness ’ is from the centuries of human struggle which has endured since the dawn of civilisation . |
| 2 | Even while the various rugby groups in South Africa are heading for unification , the New Zealand Rugby Football Union still can not quite make up its mind how quickly it should bridge the gap which has existed since the tumultuous Springbok tour of New Zealand in 1981 . |
| 3 | There are no plans to end the maximum part-time option , which has existed since the early days of the NHS . |
| 4 | All this has , of course , been made possible both by technological revolutions in transport and communication and by the lengthy period of free movements of the factors of production over a vast area of the globe which has developed since the second world war . |
| 5 | According to ecologists it is impossible to predict the long-term impact of tapping into the area 's subterranean reserve , but ratification of the water district plan could result in the drying up of the natural springs in the Death Valley National Monument in California , destroy verdant valleys throughout the West and kill rare fish species such as the Moapa dace , which has survived since the ice age . |
| 6 | It is one of the world 's fastest-growing industries which has burgeoned since the Second World War , and especially since the 1960s . |
| 7 | In Phanerozoic time ( the time which has elapsed since the beginning of the Cambrian ) there have been three such ice ages , separated by intervals of a few hundred million years when the world enjoyed a more equable climate and lacked extensive polar ice caps . |
| 8 | The restoration of the warehouse and the adjoining 457m ( 500yd ) length of canal is viewed with enthusiasm by the Wey and Arun Canal Trust , a society which has worked since the early 1970s for the complete restoration of the Arun Navigation and the Wey and Arun Junction Canal between Pallingham and the River Wey , and which has restored the opportunity for navigation to several stretches of these waterways . |
| 9 | I mean , two of them seem as if they are referring back to something which has happened since the first two . ’ |
| 10 | IRAN : Hundreds of prisoners , prisoners of conscience , continue to be executed each year in Iran , a pattern which has persisted since the proclamation of the Islamic Republic in 1979 . |
| 11 | I had to stand on tiptoe to reach the brass knocker , which had appeared since the previous day . |
| 12 | It was decided to build a huge central market , the construction of which was entrusted to Baltard , a man who was as much an engineer as an architect , on a site which had existed since the reign of Napoleon I. Succeeding regimes had neither had the will nor the drive to carry out the project as originally planned , but the Emperor was determined that this new market should be one of the earliest major building projects of his reign . |
| 13 | After some detailed negotiation about the composition and scope of such a gathering , the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe ( CSCE ) finally opened in 1973 in Helsinki , and in August 1975 the thirty-three participating nations signed a Final Act — an agreement rather than a formal treaty — which recognised existing boundaries in Europe , in effect legitimising the division of the continent into Soviet and Western spheres of influence which had existed since the end of the war . |
| 14 | Parliament on March 20 passed legislation allowing the establishment of independent radio and television stations and news agencies , thus ending the state broadcasting monopoly which had applied since the early 1950s . |
| 15 | Jacobitism often grew out of disillusionment with developments which had happened since the Revolution , rather than out of opposition to the Revolution itself . |
| 16 | The owner wished to reconstruct the wharf structure which had disappeared since the active days of the waterway , but no drawings or photographs of this feature could be found . |
| 17 | Now that we have a little experience in the joys of simple kite flying , it 's time to look deeper into the whole subject and to understand more about those ‘ Modern Materials ’ which have emerged since the 1970s . |
| 18 | He will deliver his third Budget today and his overriding concern is to protect the ‘ green shoots ’ of economic recovery which have emerged since the beginning of the year . |
| 19 | Before turning to the attempts to revitalize science teaching which have emerged since the early 1960s , it is important to ask the question ‘ Why did school science emerge in the way it did ? ’ |
| 20 | Under this type of system , each frame of video picture is ‘ labelled ’ with its own reference number relating to the number of hours , minutes , seconds and frames which have elapsed since the beginning of the recording . |
| 21 | Between these two extremes there are various alternatives , two of which have operated since the ending of the gold standard in 1931 . |
| 22 | Give particulars of any important events affecting the company or any of its subsidiary undertakings which have occurred since the balance sheet date . |
| 23 | Give details of any important events affecting the company which have occurred since the balance sheet date . |
| 24 | The study also assesses the changes which have occurred since the 1960s in attitudes towards social and economic inequality and conceptions of social justice . |