Example sentences of "[Wh det] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He came from Ethiopia , and his skin was the colour of glistening wet coal except for the palms of his hands , which were sandy pale , and the whites of his eyes , which twinkled like sunshine on fresh clean snow . |
| 2 | Thin drizzle dampened the pavement , which gleamed in reflection of the oil-lamps within . |
| 3 | The countries which qualify for assistance are those with a per capita GNP of less than US $ 791 ( valued at 1983 dollars ) . |
| 4 | Such theories also opened up other fields in which to search for inspiration . |
| 5 | Well , as I say , er the this part of the meeting is now formally ended , and I 'm going to hand over to er Kay who will Chair the next session , er er which involves of course , as you 've seen , presentations by the N C V O senior staff . |
| 6 | We are the artists , and if our life is a dark , jagged abstract when we prefer Impressionist pastels which dance with light , we should ask ourselves why we painted it that way . |
| 7 | Those studies which concentrate on movement between firms necessarily ignore many important aspects of career changes , and the factors which contribute towards high relative earnings of individuals . |
| 8 | MERZ CONTEMPORARY ART Artists against Apartheid — shows work that reflects a ‘ humanitarian impulse ’ and includes the paintings of Jock McFadyen , which concentrate on deprivation in London 's East End . |
| 9 | But workers rejected that offer and the matter was referred to the national executive of the Amalgamated Engineering , Electrical Union , which ruled in favour of the action . |
| 10 | The ‘ shape-changing ’ qualities of the Queen of the Night may be associated with the moon , which waxes from dark to full and declines again . |
| 11 | THIS year sees the 50th anniversary of the launch of HMS Khedive , an assault fighter aircraft carrier which operated with distinction in the South of France landings and in the Aegean Sea , and later against the Japanese . |
| 12 | Marx 's major claim for his own work was that he had discovered certain inexorable laws which operated in history and which were comparable in their workings to laws operating in the physical universe such as the law of gravity . |
| 13 | On the other hand , businesses in the Midlands and North which qualified for UBR reductions were now to receive them more quickly . |
| 14 | ‘ Darlington Business Venture helped me put a package together and draw up a business plan which qualified for Enterprise Allowance . ’ |
| 15 | This raised the limits before which tax on wealth transfers were paid , and abolished taxes on gifts made ten years or more before someone died . |
| 16 | Mr Essex trained at Dartington College of Arts , a progressive place of the 60s which centred on music , art and drama and which , he says , proved to be the making of him in many ways . |
| 17 | In our discussion of theories of crime , in Chapter Two , we examined various theoretical approaches which centred on class differences in crime and , in particular , juvenile delinquency . |
| 18 | ‘ The wee pug ’ , which translated into language sassenachs understand , means little saddle or tank engines who worked their lives in the washeries , sorting yards and transfer to main line . |
| 19 | The roads are terrifyingly steep and on the map look like coils of intestines , which translated into reality become dizzying sets of hairpin bends , too narrow for two vehicles to pass in comfort at any speed . |
| 20 | Young people from 18 to 28 spend three months living and working with local communities in Tanzania at a cost of £2,250 , half of which goes towards project support . |
| 21 | ‘ The Wives and Times of Jeffrey Bernard ’ , the legendary Soho journalist and boozer celebrated in Keith Waterhouse 's ‘ Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell ’ , which goes on tour in the autumn . |
| 22 | Renault 's new partners , Volvo of Sweden , faced the same problem at the same time , needing a new gearbox for their new 850 GLT ( which goes on sale here next month ) . |
| 23 | THIS is the Mondeo , Ford 's new Belgian-built replacement for the Sierra which goes on sale in March . |
| 24 | The R931 's most serious rival will be the Suzuki Cappuccino , a 657cc modern version of the Midget which goes on sale next year . |
| 25 | Instead , BT is set to fill our TV screens with Mel Smith as ‘ Inspector Morose ’ , persuading us to buy the third lot of BT shares , which goes on sale in July . |
| 26 | But the latest portrait of the Queen , which goes on show at the National Portrait Gallery next Monday , shows no hint of defeat . |
| 27 | Antiquities : Ur to Byzantium ’ which goes on show at the State Hermitage Museum , St Petersburg , from 17 February to 11 April . |
| 28 | L'Expressionisme en Allemagne ( 1905–1914 ) , published by the Ville de Paris and Paris-Musée for the current exhibition at the Musée d'Art Moderne ; and another published by the city authorities , this time in collaboration with Gallimard , to support the exhibition ‘ Apollinaire critique d'art ’ , which goes on show at the Pavillon des Arts in February . |
| 29 | We have considered the delay likely to occur in a personal injury action which goes to trial in the High Court . |
| 30 | Each case which goes to trial is an elaborate gamble . |