Example sentences of "[Wh det] was [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During 1582 and 1583 , for example , they organized a public collection for the city of Geneva , which was under threat from attack by the Duke of Savoy , raising nearly £6,000 . |
| 2 | The King had acquired , in the time of Richard II , an authenticating instrument , the Signet , which was under his own control and was wielded by his personal secretary . |
| 3 | They caught up with Henry 's rearguard , which was under William Marshal 's command and , in William 's opinion , would have overwhelmed them had not William himself saved the day . |
| 4 | And thirdly , he suggested that the " remainder surrendered personnel and refugees " in 5 Corps area should be " concentrated in the area Radstadt " — ie evacuated to the American zone of Austria to the north , under the control of 12 Army Group , which was under Gen Eisenhower 's SHAEF . |
| 5 | The northern area from Rijeka to Zadar was incorporated into the military frontier , which was under the control of the Habsburgs . |
| 6 | He nodded to the case , which was under the table , and strode out . |
| 7 | Rescue teams were quickly reinforced by United States military units operating from bases in the Philippines , the future of which was under discussion between the two countries at the time of the disaster [ see p. 37458 ] . |
| 8 | Armand Roy , were to be deployed in 10 observation posts on both sides of the " walls of sand " which Morocco had built since 1981 to enclose the two-thirds of the Western Sahara which was under its control . |
| 9 | The measures were designed to promote greater efficiency , reverse agricultural stagnation and help Mexico compete in readiness for the free trade agreement which was under negotiation with the United States and Canada . |
| 10 | Accusations of corruption had been levelled against Ibrahim for a number of years , and in May President Gayoom yielded to demands that the State Trading Organization ( STO ) , which was under Ibrahim 's control , be investigated for evidence of corruption . |
| 11 | He advocated a co-ordinating body in the new structures , to prevent the process of dismemberment which was under way in the country . |
| 12 | The accused drove a car , which was under repair , from one place to secure premises . |
| 13 | The Labour Party and the TUC remained " against any form of Means Test at all " , but they discouraged association with the NUWM which was under the control of Communists , particularly of Wal Hannington and Harry McShane . |
| 14 | A spokeswoman for the employment benefit adjudication office said it had received a file on the subject , which was under consideration . |
| 15 | Corporal Rose had tried to fix the car but discovered a bent track rod end which was beyond his capabilities . |
| 16 | Undeniably naïve , he nonetheless loved the magic which was beyond the grasp of record companies . |
| 17 | His whole approach to African problems rested indeed on the assumption that there were large reserves of political sagacity within the imperial service , and his aim was to ensure that no situation developed which was beyond the reach of that sagacity . |
| 18 | He had lost face , he had lost honour , yet now he flirted with the thought of murder , which was beyond all honour , and he did it solely for a woman . |
| 19 | And finally , the professional " student " of English is actually elevated above authors , at least to the extent that hindsight ( like death ) enables not only the making of a complete and final assessment , but also the development of a historical understanding which was beyond the comprehension of the historical actors themselves . |
| 20 | We were all being swept into a maelstrom of energy which was beyond anyone 's ability to control or even explain . |
| 21 | Dr Neil had not meant to consummate his love for McAllister , but having begun to heal and reassure her he had started something on its way which was beyond his control , or McAllister 's either . |
| 22 | However , a government offer to purchase the debt at 47 cents on the US dollar , which was below its current secondary market trading price , was felt to be an obstacle to many banks agreeing to sell . |
| 23 | I met Hermione and David and John Hutchinson , who was the guitarist , at a show which was with the Scaffold and The Who . |
| 24 | I tried the unit out in a variety of everyday situations , the most notable of which was with a very distorted preamp passing through the gate and into the desk . |
| 25 | Again , a story in Thucydides ( v.45 ) shows that the Council hears foreign ambassadors before the Assembly does ( Alcibiades persuades a Spartan delegation , after their first audience , which was with the Council , to deny at their later audience with the Assembly that they had full powers to treat with Athens ) . |
| 26 | To this end Dicey distinguished legal sovereignty ( which was with Parliament ) from political sovereignty ( which was with the electorate ) . |
| 27 | To this end Dicey distinguished legal sovereignty ( which was with Parliament ) from political sovereignty ( which was with the electorate ) . |
| 28 | That was hard work all the time , my hands my hands used to chap on the backs , used to chap hands and that was only , I was over the wind , I wind and , and er when I used to scrub the cabin out which was with washing soda and soft soap and when you went along cos that was you get , you get erm , ordinary washing soda on the back of your hands and they did n't supply anything then . |
| 29 | Having been lucky with the only real audition I did which was for the RSC , I ca n't really complain about it . |
| 30 | The face was hardest to tan , and this model , which was for professionals and cost £5,912 plus VAT , featured three facial tanning units , one to tan the front of the face and two others to tan the sides . |