Example sentences of "[det] of [Wh det] [verb] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 The use of ketamine in a social context can be discouraged by educational measures , some of which have already commenced .
2 To all this , modern man has now added creatures from outer-space which can be grouped under the general category of UFOs ( Unidentified Flying Objects ) , some of which have reputedly landed and disguised themselves as human beings .
3 I made during my year a number of lasting friendships , some of which have actually turned into professional assistance in different parts of the country , and the fact that people genuinely enjoy meeting each other is shown by the annual reunions which take place , entirely at the personal expense of the individuals , which demonstrate the bond of friendship which our Institute can bring about .
4 Cutting across these are several other divisions , and below we look at four of the more important , each of which became more pronounced during the 1980s : geographical divisions , labour market divisions , racial divisions and gender divisions .
5 John was confident enough then to leave Flynn to it and to go off himself to look at the proposed routes of the Waterford & limerick and the Waterford & kilkenny lines , both of which had been authorized by Parliament last year but neither of which had yet gone to tender .
6 Then Baldwin saw him again and told hint that were it not for his age and his health ( neither of which had greatly changed in the preceding forty-eight hours ) , he would have offered him the vacancy , but as it was it had better go to Eden .
7 Over the last 15 years particularly , this has undoubtedly led to real progress in the methodology of teaching EFL — much of which has now spread into the teaching of other languages .
8 All of which served merely to raise Frankenstein 's spirits .
9 The somewhat unitary , homogenized world of local politics in the '50s and '60s was thus a reflection of wider social relations , of wider values , and of a wider economic stability — all of which have now disappeared .
10 The new government pledged itself to deal with a range of serious environmental problems affecting the country , the extent of many of which had only come to light after the collapse of communist rule .
11 Fortunately for us , and unlike Los Angeles , we already have the basis of a high-quality rail system — the huge network of lines laid down by our Victorian forefathers , many of which remain grossly under-utilised in a rapid transit context .
12 Grasslands are home to one-third of the country 's flowering plant species , many of which have now become rare .
13 He also predicted people would be forced to move out of sheltered housing centres , many of which have centrally controlled heating points .
14 To be worthwhile , any such conference would have to be of sufficient weight so that it could have a decisive effect on the ‘ official ’ international conferences — several of which had already taken place with the express purpose of reviewing the treaty , but which had succeeded in producing only confusion and bitterness .
15 This family of views , which derives from many of the same commitments as its predecessors , but owes a great deal to the development of the computer , has among others the rather unenlightening labels functionalism , cognitive science , cognitive psychology , and artificial intelligence-several of which labels obviously have other uses .
16 Some 40 countries or international banks were represented at the meeting , which was attended by an Israeli delegation and a joint Jordanian-Palestinian delegation led by Zein Mayassi , a " diaspora Palestinian " , but boycotted by Syria and Lebanon , both of which had also boycotted the May round of multilaterals .
17 Eagle Annuals and Dinky Toys , both of which had now become collector 's items .
18 In the recent past , most of the universities have not markedly changed the proportion of their research into Scottish geology , with the clear exceptions of Glasgow and London , both of which have significantly reduced the amount of such work , and of Aberdeen and Dundee , both of which have greatly increased their Scottish geological research .
19 In the recent past , most of the universities have not markedly changed the proportion of their research into Scottish geology , with the clear exceptions of Glasgow and London , both of which have significantly reduced the amount of such work , and of Aberdeen and Dundee , both of which have greatly increased their Scottish geological research .
20 An extreme example of Western attitude towards animals is the so-called blood sports , most of which have now died out .
21 Many railways also have collections of historic coaches , freight wagons and other equipment and use the semaphore signals , most of which have now disappeared from use on the modern rail network .
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