Example sentences of "which suggest [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 A surprising number have tales which suggest some form of ‘ activity ’ , almost as if they were alive , a strange thing on the surface , as stones are the archetype of solid , unmoving form .
2 For example , Slobin ( 1973 ) has put forward a number of ‘ operating principles ’ as a way of accounting for the appearance of language forms which suggest this kind of abstract grammatical knowledge .
3 Indeed , some of the features which suggest this string of connections also lead one to a second , main sequence of saltires — a sequence which has many traits in common with each of the pavements so far discussed , and which puts the development of this integral group into perspective .
4 He did not after all suggest passing conduct of the investigation over to Duroc 's police , which suggested less confidence in them , or more in Thiercelin , than the latter had anticipated .
5 In 1982 she disowned a CPRS paper , which suggested drastic cuts in the welfare state including some privatization of the NHS , when the Cabinet reacted negatively .
6 Whereas all the trends erm I would submit , sir in in economic activity , are suggesting that employ average employment levels and densities are falling , partly because of improved working conditions that workers require and also because of er modern processes and site layouts er have lower densities , all of which suggests that depression on the number of workers per hectare rather than an increase which is where the county 's head is at .
7 Dustin Hoffman is splendidly and surprisingly Old Etonian as Hook , with facial expressions reminiscent of Terry Thomas and a drawl which suggests close study of Jeremy Irons and Alan Rickman .
8 In the face of great hostility the clothiers then agreed to pay compensation of threepence a thrum , which suggests some degree of recognition on their part that thrums were part of the " customary wage " , whatever the legal position .
9 At high speed , the Alpine feels rock steady which suggests careful attention to aerodynamic tuning and it is only at lower speeds , over give-and-take roads , that the price of the rear engine layout has to be paid with momentary vagueness in the steering when the car crests a brow .
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