Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [pos pn] [noun] which [vb base] " in BNC.

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1 Since the owners of capital have always had , and continue to have , the ear of government it is their views which prevail in the legislative sphere .
2 The raw material of events is processed ( selected , edited , dramatised , presented ) by the professionals who run the media ; ultimately it is their values which influence the version of events the public receives ( Edwards , 1979 ) .
3 The series of books by Osbert Sitwell on his life are quite fascinating , but by no stretch of the imagination can the Sitwells be equated with ‘ ordinary ’ people — indeed , it is their eccentricities which fascinate .
4 Right from the start of the project , the advice of local visually handicapped people has been sought ; it is their suggestions which have been taken up and used at Reedholme .
5 Love is the Grand Unified Force ; and , just as when we watch a good movie , we might become so emotionally involved that we forget it is ‘ only a movie ’ , it is our feelings which make life appear to be so real .
6 We talked a lot during those months on the same bench together , and it was his influence which set me on the trade union path .
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