Example sentences of "the [adj] [noun] which [vb past] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The flames from hundreds of eruptions had once furnace-fashioned this valley and left it with rocks precariously dangling on steep hills , scattered warningly across the path , uncertainly wedged , it seemed , against the few huts which passed for homes over an ill-repaired double span of bridge which crossed the stream feeding the lake . |
| 2 | The elimination of corruption from the party was one of the major demands of the pro-democracy movement which flourished for seven weeks between April to June 1989 before being brutally suppressed by the armed forces . |
| 3 | The pre-modern relationship which prevailed for centuries has just as enduring an influence . |
| 4 | In Egypt the Jews had to take sides in the hostilities between the various factions which competed for whatever power was left under the virtual protectorate of Rome . |
| 5 | There was also an urgency to protect and preserve while it was still possible to do so : the countryside was in change and this seemed to invigorate the various lobbies which fought for their special interest : flora , fauna , landscape , outdoor recreation and protection from development . |
| 6 | Only two of the five parties which applied for registration had been accepted — the ruling Popular Rally for Progress ( RPP ) , and the Democratic Renewal Party ( PRD ) . |
| 7 | When war broke out in South Africa MacBride was one of the first and most prominent members of the Irish Brigade which fought for the Boer republics , and at Ladysmith , Colenso , and elsewhere he proved himself to be a brave and resourceful soldier . |
| 8 | Scientists report that 150 dead or dying dolphins washed up on the shores of Italy and Sicily since June were infected by the same morbillivirus which accounted for those killed in 1990 [ see ED no . |
| 9 | But even if the Verulamium defences were post-Hadrianic , it may not have been the same operation which provided for such an in-significant place as Great Casterton . |
| 10 | The agreements — comparable , in Pravda 's view , to the INF treaty — included bilateral accords between Afghanistan and Pakistan on non-interference and non-intervention , and on the voluntary return of refugees ; a Soviet-US declaration in support of these agreements ; and a joint agreement on the settlement of the Afghan situation which provided for the ‘ phased withdrawal ’ of Soviet troops , half of them between May and August 1988 and the remainder within the following nine months . |
| 11 | In Essay B this fact might be incorporated in argument to show the other factors which made for unification i.e. the power of the army , the Zollverein and economic prosperity etc . |
| 12 | Fifteen lives were lost in the accident and the ensuing fire which raged for twelve hours . |
| 13 | The return to normality after the Angelus hush made him feel that the all-seeing spirit which had for a while hovered doubtfully over his actions had now moved on . |