Example sentences of "[prep] [Wh det] was [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unlike the former however , the latter probably comprised two workshops , one of which was composed of itinerant craftsmen ranging over much of southern England . |
| 2 | Of total expenditure of NRs26,600 million ( approximately US$620,000,000 ) , NRs16,890 million ( US$395,000,000 ) was allocated for development , most of which was earmarked for rural areas . |
| 3 | Thorpe J. was faced with having to choose between accepting one or other of two courses of action — leaving W. where she was or transferring her to London — each of which was supported by responsible medical opinion . |
| 4 | The cisterns stretched away into the distance , a huge lake of fresh water inside a cavern , the roof of which was supported by massive stone pillars in some places and by walls of sheer rock in others . |
| 5 | Charity led the way into a sitting-room full of antique furniture the effect of which was spoiled by Nazi posters and emblems of the Hitler cult covering the walls . |
| 6 | The onset of drought in the 1970s simply compounded and brought to a head a situation that was almost inevitable from its inception , the root of which was fuelled by European interests to counteract competition from soya bean imports from the USA . |
| 7 | We have thus focused our study on five clones , the level of expression of which was analyzed by Northern blot in various tissues . |
| 8 | The report also details severe pollution of water resources and the still greater problem of radioactive wastes , much of which was dumped in ordinary waste tips during the 1950s and 1960s . |
| 9 | Other endoscopic findings included one case with anastomosal bleeding ( history of gastric resection ) , three cases with oesophageal varices , one of which was combined with fundic varices ( all without signs of recent haemorrhage ) , four cases with oesophagitis , two cases with non-bleeding duodenal ( one with combined gastric ulcers ) , and two cases with gastric ulcers . |
| 10 | The growing resentment against foreigners erupted in the summer of 1992 in prolonged periods of violence , much of which was condoned by ordinary residents , on the streets of several large towns . |
| 11 | Indeed , the judge had directed the jury 's attention to the final minutes of the film , which depicted a couple making love in explicit anatomical detail , some of which was photographed in close shot . |
| 12 | Impressive though productivity growth was by Britain 's historical standards , the absolute level of productivity was well below what was required for international competitiveness [ Pratten , 1976b ] . |
| 13 | By 1737 he had begun to acquire over 200 acres of what was regarded as desolate heath-land sloping down to the River Mole near Cobham in Surrey , and he turned it into an ornamental park , Painshill Park . |
| 14 | But Lombroso laid down the foundations of most of what was to follow in genetic theories of crime . |
| 15 | " Shipowners and other firms connected with port work had repeatedly complained that the men in British ports were enforcing claims altogether in excess of what was paid for similar work in continental ports . |
| 16 | Each table was cut off from the next by screens of greenery ; even so , from where he sat he had a view of what was happening at other tables and on other levels . |
| 17 | Without a knowledge of what was happening to Germanic diphthongs and vowels in the Dark Ages , however , even a clever pupil at Oxford in those days would have done badly . |
| 18 | In Laughton , Hoathly and other places there were riots , the precursors of repeated Wealden troubles over the next three centuries when local magnates moved against what was seen as local backwardness . |
| 19 | ‘ That certainly goes against what was preached by Olympic bid co-ordinators in the early days , but there is a difficult balancing act . |
| 20 | Yet since , in contrast to that of personal property , the range of landed incomes bears comparison with what was recorded in other , wealthier counties , there were some curious exceptions . |
| 21 | By looking at the present distribution of animals and plants , and by comparing this with what was known about geological changes in the past , the evolutionist could seek to explain how the populations of the earth 's various regions had been built up through successive migrations . |
| 22 | Compared with what was happening in contemporary marine invertebrates , the visible changes in mammalian skeletons during the early part of the Tertiary were fast and dramatic ; it did not take long before the roles of larger herbivores and carnivores were filled by mammalian animals . |
| 23 | They became embodied in what was taught in British schools . |
| 24 | In the longer term , it may be something aesthetic will be seen in what was intended as pure politics . |
| 25 | Agriculture was beginning to change dramatically as well and after two hurricanes which almost wiped out the flourishing egg industry many farms built more substantial hen houses out of concrete blocks and the poultry were kept inside all the time in what was known as deep litter houses . |
| 26 | Eleven convicted murderers were hanged on Nov. 15 in what was claimed by human rights activists as the biggest mass execution in the country 's history . |
| 27 | The Sun 's publisher Rupert Murdoch was reported to have ordered an apology in what was described by assistant editor Chris Davis as a ‘ handsome and gracious ’ gesture after discussions ‘ at the very highest level ’ . |
| 28 | It was a handsome building , much embellished by scrollwork picked out in cream , and topped by a tower something between a lighthouse and a campanile on which was displayed in enormous , twinkling light bulbs . |
| 29 | The vast red sail burst free of its lashings , the wind filling it so that it bowed forward in a great scarlet curve on which was painted in brilliant gold the portrait of the Golden Girl herself , bubble-curled , lips pouting — Marilyn Monroe . |
| 30 | She hurried back to the dressing-tent , where her mummy helped her into her Gnome outfit , around which was swathed a broad white band on which was printed in big letters the Brownie Guide Motto , LEND A HAND . |