Example sentences of "[noun sg] which be [verb] by [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most striking feature of the frog retina is the presence of ‘ bug-detectors ’ : that is , fibres in the optic nerve which are stimulated by small dark moving objects on the retina . |
| 2 | It is certainly a brash energy rather than an inferiority complex which is conveyed by Australian stations . |
| 3 | The agency has applied to the Scottish Office for permission to erect a barrier across the mouth of the dock which is used by local fishermen to unload their catches and berth their boats . |
| 4 | Older Marxist criminologies ( notably Bonger 's ) saw the link between economic conditions and crime precisely as lying in the culture of egoism which was stimulated by economic advance under capitalism ( Bonger , 1916 ) . |
| 5 | Finally , some adventurous youngsters began diving off low rocky outcroppings on the shoreline , a practice which was copied by other members of the troupe . |
| 6 | er sustained willpower which was highlighted by frequent illnesses , especially in his er president of the university , where Wilson suffered defeats and conflicts and transfer of reform of rebuilding the university , and also we see there er back part of his life a Wilson of his own er , seem to direct some of his rage against er , a coloured colleague of his , a . |
| 7 | To understand what constitutes pregnancy-related unfavourable treatment is crucial since Article 10 of Council Directive 92/85/EEC obliges the Member States to take the measures necessary to prohibit the dismissal of women who are pregnant , have recently given birth or are breast-feeding , during the period from the beginning of the pregnancy to the end of the period of national maternity leave except in exceptional circumstances not connected with their condition which are permitted by national law . |
| 8 | He regards both economic loss which is occasioned by physical damage and ‘ pure economic loss ’ regardless of physical damage to be recoverable . |
| 9 | The inside of Jotan 's house was constructed on three levels — galleries off the main building which were buttressed by huge timbers — and the open ends of each living space overlooked the central hall , although the stairways which gave access to them were concealed . |
| 10 | The level of provisions ‘ demonstrates the immense damage which is done by extreme economic cycles and just how important it is for this country to strive to secure steady growth on a low-inflationary basis ’ . |
| 11 | Darlington council should do something as quickly as possible to have repairs done to the perimeter fencing , they would be surprised at the number of people wandering through the park at night , plus the vandalism which is caused by certain people whose sole object is to thieve and destroy . |
| 12 | Rostov guessed that Yuan had decided that the emotional shield which was provided by conversational Manchu was no longer necessary . |
| 13 | This was the name of the place which he had visited five years before ; he had gone almost in the role of a pilgrim , since it was there that Nicholas Ferrar established a small Anglican religious community in the seventeenth century — a familial life led in poverty , discipline and prayer which was extirpated by Parliamentary troops in 1646 . |
| 14 | Known as Ceylon until 1972 , and an independent state within the Commonwealth since 1948 , under the 1978 Constitution the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka has a presidential form of government ; the President is directly elected for a six-year term , appoints the Prime Minister and cabinet , and is also empowered to dissolve the 168-member parliament which is elected by proportional representation . |
| 15 | The last part of this paper describes the Professional Studies course which is pursued by Junior students . |
| 16 | LTP can be tentatively subdivided into several mechanistically distinct components : LTP1 , with a duration of less than 3–6h which is blocked by kinase inhibitors but not by protein synthesis inhibitors ; LTP2 , a component which is blocked by translational inhibitors but which appears to be independent of gene expression ; and LTP3 , with a time constant of several days , which is only obtained if the animal is unanaesthetised at the time of induction and which may require gene expression ( see text ) . |
| 17 | Turning now to the manic alternative to depression , we find that in welfare totalitarianisms periodic alcoholic intoxication constitutes the externalized equivalent of the purely psychic state of intoxication which is produced by internal means in the manic individual . |
| 18 | His most cherished foundation , however , was the Koraes chair of Modern Greek and Byzantine history , language , and literature which was endowed by well-to-do Anglo-Greeks , by Venizelos himself , and by the Greek government . |
| 19 | When one attempts to describe and discuss this elusive concept of community care , one is immediately beset by the range and variety of the situations in which old people find themselves , and of the provision which is made by formal and informal carers in different areas . |
| 20 | But the belief that hypnosis at least enhances the recall of memories still lives on , encouraged by rare cases of amnesia which are caused by emotional trauma , rather than brain damage . |
| 21 | Easily Accessible : Redlands is half a mile outside Ladybank village which is served by British Rail and buses . |
| 22 | The City was not too deterred by the rights issue which was offset by strong interim figures and an improved dividend payout . |
| 23 | Almost all aspects of life suffered under martial law which was used by consecutive governments to ban large public meetings and to crack down on any political groups and political parties working underground . |
| 24 | To make matters worse , two of them , the present and preterite , overlap into other areas of temporal reference which are covered by identical forms in standard English ( J. Harris 1984 : 313 , and cf. 43 and 44 above ) . |
| 25 | On Saturday 19 June Wood Group employees are invited to enter a float into this year 's Bon Accord Carnival which is organised by Junior Chamber Aberdeen . |
| 26 | It is also the linkage which is attacked by simple chemicals , such as bleaching powder , which are used by laundries , and accounts for the gradual weakening of shirts in the wash . |
| 27 | Telephone based surveys are currently popular as a reasonable compromise , this increases the speed of data collection rather than the insight which is revealed by personal interviews . |
| 28 | The power to give directions is wide ranging but does not encompass medical or psychiatric treatment or examination which are governed by separate provisions discussed below . |
| 29 | Thermal conductivity was estimated from compaction data to derive a temperature profile which was constrained by known present-day geothermal gradients ( see Oxburgh and Andrews-Speed 1981 ) . |
| 30 | 70 police officers in riot gear raided the site which is owned by British Rail . |