Example sentences of "be [adj] which " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is , descriptions of perception and action are assumed to be unproblematic which in fact are deeply puzzling . |
| 2 | In speaking of the works of others I referred to that disposition to be dissatisfied which the public have sometimes with and often without reason evinced . |
| 3 | Baker restated on Oct. 16 the US position that no settlement would be acceptable which involved any Iraqi material gain from its Aug. 2 invasion of Kuwait . |
| 4 | However , any letters we send or telephone calls we make in connection with your overdraft will in future be free which , we hope you will agree , is good news . |
| 5 | Although Pacu are mainly vegetation , they will eat small fish , so be careful which species you keep with them . |
| 6 | So you , you 've got to be careful which road you go along , oh , yes , have n't you heard this in America ? |
| 7 | The Wagner report ( 1988 ) recognised that this role conflict could be paralysing at times and suggested that social workers should be clear which role has priority at any one time . |
| 8 | The last type comes under the cal umbrella , but it should be clear which application in the lists below apply to which of the others . |
| 9 | Iii some situations , the workload will be constant which simplifies the task . |
| 10 | Please accept my apologies , and put these lines in your file to replace the wrong ones ; it should be obvious which lines . |
| 11 | Other compounds contributing to the odour may also be present which may not react with either an alkaline or acid reagent . |
| 12 | ‘ the application of tariff principles requires the sentencer to find the sentence which most accurately reflects the offender 's culpability , a process which involves relating the gravity of the offence to the established pattern of sentences for offences of that kind , and then making allowance for such mitigating factors as may be present which tend to reduce the offender 's culpability . |
| 13 | The licence may be exclusive which means that the software publisher can not grant licences to others in respect of the software ; but , more usually , the licence will be non-exclusive so that the software publisher will be free to grant licences to anyone else he wishes to . |
| 14 | Further research would therefore be helpful which examined differences in institutional policies as well as differences in performance . |
| 15 | A delighted Mason could not be sure which punch ended Biggs 's interest in the proceedings and no one could be sure about the outcome as the bell approached . |
| 16 | Or perhaps I should say , ‘ Another of the Black Sumatras has done it ’ — for our three sooty chickens of this exotic breed are indistinguishable from one another , and we can not be sure which of them has excelled itself . |
| 17 | Even then it was difficult to be sure which of the shadowy tumbled shapes was the one in which Marian had dropped the sack . |
| 18 | I would also like them to be sure which player was responsible for Hirst being sent off — his name 's Haber . |
| 19 | When dog occurs in a sentential context in which the specific interpretation entails the general interpretation , we can not be sure which sense is operative when reference is made to a male dog : the two senses under these circumstances are effectively inseparable . |
| 20 | On the other side of the rim I can see way over the savannah in the direction of the Mountain of God , which is reduced in size so that I ca n't be sure which of the outcrops on the horizon it is . |
| 21 | Julia 's pain seemed to have left her , and she lay seeming to drift in and out of sleep or unconsciousness , Anne could never be sure which , as she sat beside her , wiping her face , or tried to feed her with beef tea from a feeding cup . |
| 22 | Without calculating moments of inertia about three Cartesian axes we can not be sure which band-type corresponds to which of the three IR-active symmetry species , but we now know that the B-axis is associated with a 1 vibrations , and is therefore the z axis . |
| 23 | Already I had ceased to be sure which side I was on . |
| 24 | The case of Doctor Faustus exemplifies how we can not be sure which version of the play was the more common experience of audiences and whether they understood the two versions as offering something markedly different or not . |
| 25 | The judges decided they could not be sure which of Sarbutts ' stories was true and quashed Turner 's conviction , Mr Roberts said . |
| 26 | This finally led John Hunter , the eminent surgeon , anatomist and classifier of monsters to produce a seminal paper ( An account of an extraordinary pheasant , Hunter , 1837 ) in which he proposed that differences between the sexes were of two kinds : those involving the sexual organs themselves , which were evident from birth and did not change during an individual 's lifetime ; and those that did not develop until the animal approached breeding age , such as differences in body size , plumage and in the tendency to be fat which he termed ‘ secondary ’ marks or characters of sex ( Hunter , 1837 , 1861 ) . |
| 27 | Recognising his need to be alone which , she acknowledged , was probably even greater than hers , Polly gave a quick nod and went below . |
| 28 | Plane and solid shapes should be available which pupils can handle and measure , and use for building . |
| 29 | will be available which I take the word |
| 30 | I am blatantly against the use of monkey climbers because small movements can be undetected which in turn could lead to deep hooked pike . |