Example sentences of "it [be] the [noun sg] [prep] which " in BNC.
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| 1 | The mother , being as it were the core from which the family springs , causes all its members of the family to lose their bearings when distanced from . |
| 2 | It 's the principle upon which all record companies would work if they were n't run by total bastards . |
| 3 | The other thing I would say is this that the management , whilst they very rarely agree with what Eric has got to say I 've never met a member of management at any level , at any level that does n't respect what he 's got to say and that 's a tremendous , er psychological blow before they even get round the table , because he 's completely disarming and his record in terms as vic er for , of victories , for individual members and groups of mem er , members , er , is legendary and I think apart from his ability it 's the respect in which he 's held by , by everybody , by everybody . |
| 4 | Kilowatts is not energy , it 's the rate at which you 're using energy , how quickly is this electrical appliance burning up electricity ? |
| 5 | It 's which ra how m it 's the rate at which it uses |
| 6 | The rate at which it uses energy , it 's the rate at which it 's using the energy . |
| 7 | It 's the basis on which he develops his team . |
| 8 | And this is the basis on which the D O E have put in their figure , it 's the basis on which we have put in a figure for vacant dwellings , and also the H B F. |
| 9 | Well the policy is not Mrs. Thatcher 's policy , it 's the policy on which we are all agreed on and which Geoffrey Howe helped to main . |
| 10 | It is the secret by which the capitalist class maintains its power . |
| 11 | It is the direction in which things are heading . |
| 12 | However , it is the position in which such a feature is placed that will decide more than any other single factor whether this ideal can be translated into reality . |
| 13 | It is the nexus at which the planet converges on itself , the focal point of our universe . |
| 14 | It is the sentence around which she has shaped her identity . |
| 15 | To this day it is the address to which Diana has her private mail directed and has done ever since she suspected Fergie was visiting the Buckingham Palace post room in order to tell Prince Charles who was writing confidential letters to his wife . |
| 16 | It is the day on which the sponsor entertains his major customers . |
| 17 | Yet it is the fantasy on which television ‘ soaps ’ depend . |
| 18 | ‘ It is the company with which [ the auditors ] contract . ’ |
| 19 | It read : ‘ Over thousands of years , almost all the animals on this planet have engaged in flirting and courtship rights ; it is the stuff from which Life itself evolves . |
| 20 | It is the stuff from which social history , and columns a century hence , are made . |
| 21 | It is the sea on which to surf at noon , |
| 22 | While some of this is a question of chemistry , it is the style in which you dress which says most about your personality and the way you operate . |
| 23 | While some of this is a question of chemistry , it is the style in which you dress which says most about your personality and the way you operate . |
| 24 | It is the substage to which the Homeric poems belong . |
| 25 | Conditions can be imposed for regulating the development or use of any land under the control of the applicant , whether or not it is the land to which the application relates , so long as there is a definite relationship between the object of the condition and the development permitted . |
| 26 | These ‘ ideas , formed the basis for group action and it is the way in which these spontaneously evolve and are carried out that constitutes one of the most active elements of ‘ hanging about ’ … |
| 27 | It is the way in which Truth or God impinges on or finds expression in the lives of people and as far as Gandhi is concerned it is through the beliefs and traditions of the Hindu way of life that lie finds himself indissolubly bound to Truth . |
| 28 | It is the way in which ahi sā is implemented or put in action ; it is the technique of non-violence . |
| 29 | It is the way in which the public is presented with the facts , rather than the facts themselves , which almost guarantees panic and resistance to the proposal to look for extra resources . |
| 30 | But it is the way in which it is exercised which is the key . |