Example sentences of "[prep] which [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Progress in the 19th century lay in improving refining techniques , in finding new uses ( especially in catalysis and electricity ) and discovering new sources , principally in the Urals — after which for a time the Russians adopted platinum coinage . |
| 2 | She finally made it to university , after which to my regret I lost touch with her . |
| 3 | From 1334 to 1343 the clergy voted for no fewer than eight tenths , or from the combined provinces — and at a conservative estimate — roughly £140,000 ; in the next decade almost as much , seven tenths or some £124,000 were conceded ; during the second half of the 1350s only two tenths were granted , £35,000 ; the peace of Brétigny brought a respite from royal taxation until 1370 , after which until the end of the reign £100,000 was raised by traditional subsidies , £50,000 was sought as a special grant in 1371 ( though little of this was effectively collected ) and a graduated poll tax was imposed in 1377 . |
| 4 | STOCK broking analysts are about to start making choices about which of the 10 water authorities being floated in early December are worth investing in . |
| 5 | You need to consider those antecedent events that prompt you to break a diet , and then think about which of these things you can avoid or change in some way . |
| 6 | It would be as foolish to argue about which of these views is correct as it would be to argue about whether algebra or geometry is the correct way to solve problems in science . |
| 7 | In submitting its scheme of delegation to the DES for approval , each LEA had to make decisions about which of the permitted discretionary items it intends to control from the centre and which it will delegate to schools . |
| 8 | Scientists are divided about which of the great apes evolved first from the Proconsul line . |
| 9 | I 'm going to introduce this abbreviated momentictiture here in the hope that during the course of the lecture I 'll be able to add comments about which of these factors lead to which of these results . |
| 10 | As the four-man squad loped , half-crouching , along the space station 's strangely-twisting corridors , Ace and Daak were squabbling about which of them should guard the other 's back . |
| 11 | It got rather nasty — at one point my sister and I were actually playing tug-of-war with a vase — and ended with us rowing about which of us was his favourite . |
| 12 | Clarity is needed about which of the five models ( the training model , the liberal model , the therapy/social control model , the social purpose model or the socialist/community action model ) is being adopted and evidence is needed about the outcomes of the work as seen by participants . |
| 13 | The answer is that it comes mid-way between them — which tells us nothing about which of the other two came first . |
| 14 | This depends on the aims of the essay , but it might include : — a judgement about which of the competing arguments you have considered in your essay is correct or most persuasive ; |
| 15 | Such were the army , in which both George I and George II took a strong personal interest , and foreign policy , about which as a rule few ministers knew or cared very much . |
| 16 | Only his politics are bad , about which in due course I did ‘ warn ’ . |
| 17 | In mid- to late June the Maoist Shining Path ( Sendero Luminoso ) guerrilla group brought its latest two-month offensive to a head with well-orchestrated attacks around the country , during which at least 60 people were killed and 15 private banks were bombed in the capital , Lima . |
| 18 | Faecal samples were collected over three days during which at least 50 grams of fat were ingested per day . |
| 19 | Other recent flotations might just represent companies ' taking advantage of windows through which to de-gear , rather than waiting for the exits that offer the optimum long-term return . |
| 20 | It is a blissful little region through which to coast , preferably without aim , along the serpentine country lanes which link one modest cluster of grey-roofed houses to the next . |
| 21 | Likewise , Manuel Puig 's Betrayed by Rita Hayworth and Heartbreak Tango are based on interior monologues , long dialogues and extracts from diaries and letters , through which of identity of their own in their assumption of a borrowed identity derived from pop culture in the shape of Hollywood films , radio soap operas , popular songs , etc . |
| 22 | Thus a particularly bizarre practice , for which with typical resourcefulness Tylor coined the name teknonymy , involved calling a married person not by his own name but by that of his children . |
| 23 | What these characters are engaged in , however , is a competition for the attention of the camera , for which during the course of the film they posture and scheme . |
| 24 | For a host of reasons , the nation today has much for which to be thankful . |
| 25 | Most of us went to church on Christmas Eve and on Christmas Day , and I felt I had so much for which to be profoundly thankful . |
| 26 | All year , as each season reveals its particular joy , there is so much for which to be thankful . |
| 27 | ‘ That is surely something for which to be thankful . ’ |
| 28 | There was another small mercy for which to be grateful . |
| 29 | The material in the early issues indicated a group high on advice , but low on the reportage for which at least some of its founders had hoped . |
| 30 | It applies to any profession regulated in some way by the state ( or by chartered professional associations , as is the case with many in the UK ) for which at least three years ' education and training at university or equivalent level are required . |