Example sentences of "[prep] which [vb -s] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The consultation comes after a night during which calls from well wishers flooded the hospital switchboard , said a spokesman . |
| 2 | In recent years many economists have argued that there is another important indirect mechanism through which changes in money supply affect aggregate demand . |
| 3 | ‘ So I compromised by redesigning the base as a set of flat plates with circular holes cut in them through which sets of moulded hemispheres could be pushed . |
| 4 | He also pointed out the amendment in section 26 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 ( effective from 1 October 1992 ) reducing the maximum term of imprisonment for theft from ten to seven years , thereby distinguishing theft from obtaining by deception , the maximum term for which remains at ten years . |
| 5 | At the Restoration King Charles II caused 30 January , his father 's day of execution , to be proclaimed as an annual day of fasting , for which forms of service for Morning and Evening Prayer , drawn up by Convocation , were annexed to the Book of Common Prayer . |
| 6 | By designating such materials as in varying degrees precious they have created symbols of excellence , a quality which stems from aesthetic awareness but the striving for which lies at the very root of the civilizations created by man . |
| 7 | That will be the convenient and sensible course because what such a defendant is seeking is not so much to correct an error in the judge 's decision , for which appeals to this court are designed , but to have for the first time a hearing at which his evidence is considered . |
| 8 | Appearance is a concern , but what I see is conditioned by my preconceptions , attitudes and information , all of which influences in varying degrees my choice of working locations . |
| 9 | One of the sherds ( fig. 14.33c ) appears to be an arm with the skin of the Nemean lion draped over the shoulder and another sherd ( fig. 14.33b ) shows a hand holding a staff or rod being thrust into a creature only the head of which survives on the sherd . |
| 10 | In 1829–31 he erected two wrought-iron suspension bridges , at Scotswood across the Tyne ( demolished 1967 ) and at Whorlton across the Tees , the latter of which survives as the oldest bridge of its type in the country still supported unaided by its original chains . |
| 11 | There he built his palace and chapel , part of which survives in the present cathedral . |
| 12 | The answer is that it is more significant than often it appears , especially if you include examples such as help in finding employment , the importance of which continues to be greater than often is recognized . |
| 13 | In the former case the problem is rather how to reward the manager for effort , the effect of which continues to be felt after the manager has left ( Finsinger and Vogelsang , 1985 ; see also Tam , 1985 ) . |
| 14 | A qualified iridologist can identify about 200 different iris markings , each one of which relates to a different area or organ of the body . |
| 15 | The body is divided into zones , each one of which relates to a corresponding zone on the underside of the foot . |
| 16 | A wealth of legends and folk tales has been recorded , much of which relates to particular sites in the countryside . |
| 17 | During his long life , Eric Jones-Evans built up an impressive collection , much of which relates to his idol , Henry Irving . |
| 18 | In this analysis er , if you set aside the effect of our sale of Elsivir er , the variance was forty nine million seventy percent of which relates to the U K. The drop in profits from our newspapers was the biggest and probably the most widely expected a substantial proportion of their costs are fixed and , er , they therefore are particularly sensitive to , er changes in volume . |
| 19 | We propose that this daunting list of stages , each of which calls for different information skills , can only be satisfactorily incorporated in the school 's programme by a curriculum policy built around these skills . |
| 20 | Recent accessions have included the first American edition of Joseph Black 's Lectures on the elements of Chemistry , ( Philadelphia : 1807 ) ; a Paris edition of John Barclay 's Argenis printed in 1621 , and an item believed to have been printed in Edinburgh about 1800 entitled ‘ A Pleasant Humourous and satyrical poem ’ , part one of which calls on young women to ‘ embrace the pure and holy state of matrimony ’ : part two ‘ contains excellent directions in the choice of a husband … ’ |
| 21 | The Rectory , stands a little below the church on the site of an earlier house , some of which remains under the long lean-to at the back . |
| 22 | ‘ The flow of traffic , the majority of which travels within the speed limit and many less than 20mph , would indicate a low priority rating for this road . ’ |
| 23 | Severn Tunnel yard went in October 1987 , and Margam Hump yard closed on 31 October 1988 , being replaced by the new 18 road Knuckle yard to cater for the huge growth in steel business , most of which travels in block trams . |
| 24 | To date , Christo has produced more than eighty drawings of various sizes related to ‘ Wrapped Reichstag ’ , over one hundred collages , and three models , the earliest of which dates from 1977 and was acquired by Teheran 's Museum of Modern Art . |
| 25 | As in the case of developed countries ( section 6.2.2 ) , the major agents of soil erosion are wind and water , the efficiency of which depends on many other factors such as angle of slope , land-use and vegetation cover ( see Fig. 6.1 ) . |
| 26 | There are presently two ways to measure the fine structure constant , a , only one of which depends on the correctness of QED . |
| 27 | The scales on the lower half of the body carry black marks which show up as a black patterning the intensity of which depends on the fish 's mood and condition . |
| 28 | The Australian & Oversees Telecommunications Corp has come up with a novel scheme to motivate its staff : alongside an immediate pay award of 3% and the prospect of a 5% over the next 18 months the company has promised $340 for each of 70,000 of its workers , the payment of which depends on customers ' rating of the service which they receive ; surveys will determine what proportion of customers are satisfied with billing , connections and fault-finding . |
| 29 | The British Embassy in Tunis has contingency plans , the implementation of which depends on them knowing where all British nationals live . |
| 30 | It is not within the scope of this book to enter into a detailed explanation of the technique of the horn , but the fact should be firmly grasped that it is based on the possibility of producing by means of varying embouchure the upper partials of the harmonic series derived from a fundamental note , the pitch of which depends on the length of the tube . |