Example sentences of "which had [be] [v-ing] [prep] [det] " in BNC.

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1 The vote resolved a constitutional crisis which had been brewing for some months and which had centred around Slovak demands for far-reaching autonomy in most areas of policy .
2 Nevertheless the king had restored to government and policy-making an element of continuity and decision which had been lacking for many years .
3 It was in these unpromising circumstances that the great cholera controversy , which had been smouldering for some time , at last burst into flame .
4 It was particularly disappointing as the Scots had shown signs of a refreshing midfield arrogance which had been missing from many of their recent displays .
5 The Schuman Plan was based on ideas which had been circulating for some time but was devised in detail by Jean Monnet , who was in charge of France 's economic modernisation programme .
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