Example sentences of "[noun] which [vb base] [adv] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Almost all the words which have both a strong and weak form belong to a category that may be called function words — words that do not have a dictionary meaning in the way that we normally expect nouns , verbs , adjectives and adverbs to have . |
| 2 | Okay that 's all I wanted to say about voltage gated channels then , let's erm turn our attention to so-called ligand gated channels which form rather a discrete class . |
| 3 | This makes it difficult to place students in ‘ responsible line management roles which make up a valuable part of their training as chartered accountants in business ’ . |
| 4 | It can be useful practice to read through the first sentences of paragraphs which make up a published essay , to see how much work — of summary and of signposting — is being done by these " topic sentences " . |
| 5 | This is illustrated in the notes which make up a musical tune . |
| 6 | He notes the self-perpetuating nature of modern mass production : ‘ Thus vast supplies of products come into existence which call forth an artificial demand that is senseless from the perspective of the subject 's culture ’ ( 1968 : 43 ) , and argues that just as academic pursuits such as philology and archaeology , which start with certain aims , may develop as methods creating infinite classificatory refinements for their own sake , so people may become the mere instrument of that which they originally developed : ‘ The infinitely growing supply of objectified spirit places demands upon the subject , creates desires in him , hits him with feelings of individual inadequacy and helplessness , throws him into total relationships from whose impact he can not with-draw , although he can not master their particular contents ’ ( 1968 : 44 ) . |
| 7 | The value of the statistics from poor countries which have neither a large statistical staff nor routine data collection activities is often especially questionable . |
| 8 | It is our reasons for asserting a dependent conditional which bring in a good deal more than what is brought in by the conditional itself . |
| 9 | And as ‘ mass communication ’ changes technologically and fragments ( we are already seeing ‘ broadcasting ’ diminish and ‘ narrow casting ’ — the targeting of specialist publics grow ) , communications theorists continue to develop models which have both an analytical and a predictive function . |
| 10 | The term ideology refers to a set of ideas which present only a partial view of reality . |
| 11 | The two database management systems are closely integrated to allow the solution of questions which have both a locational and a non-spatial content . |
| 12 | The primary , but not exclusive , focus is on Scottish IT firms which make up a localised sample that could be comprehensively surveyed . |
| 13 | Bodies such as Links and the Spastic Society which produce quite a substantial report at the last election to illustrate what the problems were then there will be established designated polling stations in which there will be various characteristics required such as wheelchair access , unaided wheelchair access , although the problem of accessibility is for more people than those people who are in wheelchairs and many people who are not registered disabled and are mainly old and infirm , should have the opportunity to exercise their franchise readily and easily . |
| 14 | Two of many examples of nomic correlates , although the matter is in several ways complex , are provided by the interdependent variation of the pressure of a gas and its volume and temperature , according to the Boyle-Charles law for ideal gases , and the orbits of the two stars which make up a double star , which are held close together by mutual gravitational attraction . |
| 15 | Consequently , the National Certificate Modules which make up a general SVQ may not relate directly to functions performed in employment , although they are relevant to the needs of employment . |
| 16 | Problems are more likely to arise from an increase in the number of small enquiries which generate only a modest income but which impinge on the time of core staff . |
| 17 | It would be ideal if we could list the factors which make up a good melody . |
| 18 | As Oliver , Davis and Bentley ( 1981 ) remind us : ‘ The ‘ suburban semi ’ is a cliché which summons up a mental picture of rows of red-roofed , roughcast pairs of houses , each with its bay windows , its porched entrance , its ‘ third bedroom ’ above ’ , ( Oliver , Davis and Bentley , 1981 , p , 11 ) , recalling images of small front gardens and bigger rear ones , side garages and garden gates . |