Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In rural areas the poor , many of whom are agricultural workers , are harnessed to their jobs through their housing , under the system of tied cottages . |
| 2 | The videos are produced by a team of four , three of whom are deaf . |
| 3 | Before the Secretary of State sets sail to be Governor of Hong Kong , will he exercise his subtle and calming qualities on behalf of the 5,500 British expatriates , many of whom are Scots engineers working in the oil industry in Libya ? |
| 4 | The Palestinians , many of whom are desperate as a result of roots in the poverty of the refugee camps , hold few cards other than their determination not to be subdued and the ‘ armed struggle ’ through which this determination is sometimes expressed ; what they seek is recognition of some form of statehood on Palestinian soil . |
| 5 | There are four full-time Research Officers and the rest of the work is done by 13 research assistants , some of whom are part-time and most of whom are studying for PhDs . |
| 6 | The police know that ’ hotting ’ , ram-raiding , and related offences are committed by a comparatively small number of people , many of whom are persistent young criminals . |
| 7 | Ranch meals are invariably big and hearty , and the smaller the ranch the more likely it is you 'll be sitting down to eat with the wranglers , many of whom are great characters . |
| 8 | The clearance procedure involves a review of the circumstances to confirm our competence to act which should be carried out by two independent MAS partners plus a senior partner the names of whom are available from CFSU . |
| 9 | In a letter to the board , Jim Johnson , executive director of the Old Town Renewal Trust , said adoption of the proposals would greatly help to reduce the levels of personal crime , vandalism and disturbance to residents , a high number of whom are elderly . |
| 10 | Such a result would mean one of the largest-ever Labour intakes , with at least 120 new faces joining the 206 Labour MPs standing for re-election — most of whom are confident of winning . |
| 11 | If all providers going into trusts and if all er purchasing gon na be done by fund holders , the majority of whom are confident at this stage they 'll become fund holders what actually is the role of the purchasing consortium that be and role of the health authorities , as such er , other than perhaps to collect statistics in the future of our time the climbing and quality of the health service in this area ? |
| 12 | How Utopian and how irrelevant this seems when a microscope is taken to social problems and they show up as being caused by individuals , some of whom are rich and some of whom are poor . |
| 13 | The councils , some of whom are reliant on their income from fishing , will vote on whether to contribute to the £35,000 survey , which will need Foreign Office approval in order to go ahead . |
| 14 | The questions were raised in proceedings brought against the Secretary of State for Transport by Factortame Ltd. and other companies incorporated under the laws of the United Kingdom , and also the directors and shareholders of those companies , most of whom are Spanish nationals ( hereinafter together referred to as ‘ the applicants in the main proceedings ’ ) . |
| 15 | Can it market itself more effectively to its potential customers , many of whom are unclear about what factoring is or what it can do for their company ? |
| 16 | The influential Italian daily sports newspaper , Corriere dello Sport , has just published a list of 50 players worldwide who have become targets for the ‘ money-no-object ’ brigade of Italian clubs , all of whom are keen to cash in on Gazza 's magic . |
| 17 | Tribunals consist of a lawyer chairman , many of whom are full-time appointments , sitting with two lay members , one representing employers and one employees . |
| 18 | The College has about 400 students , all of whom are full-time ; like those in the nearby Welsh Agricultural College and Aberystwyth College of Further Education , and indeed the University College , they are all members of the Aberystwyth Guild of Students . |
| 19 | The collection spans the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries with sheets by 199 artists , more than half of whom are new to the gallery ( including Peruzzi , Ribalta , Coypel , Schinkel , Landseer , Doré and Alma-Tadema ) . |
| 20 | Netwise Inc has picked up $8.5m in third-round venture capital from eight firms including Hancock Venture Partners and the Japan Associated Finance Co , both of whom are new to the company : the money will be used for further development . |
| 21 | The RIBA is still supporting the schooling of six black South African students , three of whom are new while the others are carrying on from last year . |
| 22 | but that 's now got forty six members some of whom are mutual |
| 23 | No financial details were revealed on AT&T Co 's acquisition of Shaye Communications Ltd ( CI No 2,148 ) , and no indication of the company 's size was given apart from the fact that it employs 60 people , many of whom are involved in the design and engineering of the firm 's products . |
| 24 | The limitation of the right to asylum does nothing to improve the status of 6.5m foreigners already in Germany , most of whom are long-time residents . |
| 25 | How Utopian and how irrelevant this seems when a microscope is taken to social problems and they show up as being caused by individuals , some of whom are rich and some of whom are poor . |
| 26 | Although I have so far been concentrating on Thomist interpretations of existence , there have been equally profound examinations in Buddhist and Moslem tradition , and in the modern day by existentialist writers , some of whom are religious and some of whom are not . |
| 27 | Will my right Hon. Friend and those responsible soften their hearts and open those seats , formally reserved for peers , to members of the public , hundreds of whom are disappointed every day in their attempts to enter the House ? |
| 28 | It is his show in Paris which attracts hoards of fans ( some of whom are hardened fashion journalists ) all keen to catch the first glimpse of Thierry 's latest creations . |
| 29 | Since 1977 , when I first published what is still the only British book on the subject ( Modern First Editions : Their Value to Collectors ) , collectors have become more and more attracted to contemporary writers ; in this latest edition I list 281 twentieth century authors in whom there is currently the most interest , 115 of whom are alive and well and regularly producing new offerings which the hopelessly dedicated completists are obliged to add to their earlier rarities . |
| 30 | The development is adjacent to the lands of the Kugapakori Indians , most of whom are uncontacted and therefore vulnerable to disease brought in by project workers . |