Example sentences of "[prep] which [noun] it [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Work on the floor has commenced and will last for six months , during which time it is hoped that archaeological evidence of the original Norman cathedral will emerge . |
| 2 | Sentencing had been adjourned from an earlier date during which time it is alleged Marriner committed other offences . |
| 3 | It concerned a young woman , Ann Fook , who had allegedly not passed any urine naturally for about 26 weeks , ‘ during which time it was vomited up ’ . |
| 4 | Sentences could require in excess of 9 hours for a result ( or crash ) during which time it was known for the system to refuse logins to other users due to insufficient swap space . |
| 5 | ‘ The trimming and upholstery shop is reached through the paint shop , of which building it is really a part ’ . |
| 6 | Provide the staff with details of where and when documents will be available for consultation , any other relevant information i.e details of exhibitions/public meetings ; when responses should be submitted ; and also supply details of which newspapers it is recommended should be provided with the Notice . |
| 7 | If the spin is unexpected , it may even be difficult to tell in which direction it is going . |
| 8 | Towards the shift 's close , ordinary policemen and women are generally reluctant to become involved in work which requires them to extend their duty , unless they need the overtime money , in which case it is a spur . |
| 9 | Rosa Luxemburg was full of scorn — ‘ such a formula expresses either absolutely nothing , so that it is an empty non-committal phrase , or else it expresses the unconditional duty of socialists to support all national aspirations , in which case it is simply false ’ . |
| 10 | In these instances it is not uncommon to find a government 's revenue ( as in Lesotho ) almost totally committed to paying its teacher force — hence nothing left over to equip the schools ; in which case it is worth asking whether the whole costly mechanism of providing school education has not come to an unprofitable full-stop just before the only point where it can be productive — enabling children to learn . |
| 11 | Indeed as we have seen economic equality in society could only be achieved under two kinds of circumstances — one through the use of coercion in which case it is incompatible with freedom and the other in a situation in which people do not respond or even care about material rewards . |
| 12 | Some sufferers show no signs of infection , in which case it is a question of spotting the tiny white ‘ thread-like ’ worms in the motions . |
| 13 | Professionals segregate according to expert criteria , but ‘ what is it to be human ? ’ sounds like a philosophical question — in which case it is also a political one — rather than something for experts to decide . |
| 14 | Sometimes Bentham is represented as having held a significantly different view from that just described , according to which an action which it is right for me to do at any moment is either one which produces a greater surplus of pleasure over pain than any alternative action then open to me ( in which case it is the one right action ) or produces as great a surplus as any alternative ( in which case it is a right action ) , while all actions not thus right are wrong . |
| 15 | Sometimes Bentham is represented as having held a significantly different view from that just described , according to which an action which it is right for me to do at any moment is either one which produces a greater surplus of pleasure over pain than any alternative action then open to me ( in which case it is the one right action ) or produces as great a surplus as any alternative ( in which case it is a right action ) , while all actions not thus right are wrong . |
| 16 | It is quite easy to find , close to the Beta-Gamma pair ; it is not particularly rich or condensed , but it may be only about 8200 light-years away , in which case it is the closest of all the globulars . |
| 17 | It can be seen either as a counter-example , demanding that the theory be amended or discarded , or as an anomaly , in which case it is put in the pending tray or discarded . |
| 18 | The latter was a member of Gloucester 's Sheriff Hutton connection and may be a ducal appointment , in which case it is likely that he was acting as deputy chief steward in the lordship . |
| 19 | Thirdly , the Convention may be silent both as to the substance of a particular issue and as to the law by which it is to be determined , in which case it is a question of construction whether the Convention covers the point or merely leaves it to be dealt with under the law applicable under the conflicts rules of the forum . |
| 20 | In the male , the equivalent chromosome may be of the same type — an X chromosome — or it may be roughly the shape of the letter Y , in which case it is known as a Y chromosome . |
| 21 | The first is where it is set aside , in which case it is treated as if it had never existed . |
| 22 | The expression herring and common gulls illustrates this point well , because it is normal if common is taken to identify a particular species of gull ( in which case it is not a semantic constituent ) , but odd if it is taken to mean ‘ not rare ’ . |
| 23 | However , the duplicate set is an unapproachable ideal unless you are reading for a higher degree , in which case it is sound policy . |
| 24 | The microphone may be built into the camera , in which case it is an omnidirectional microphone which picks up sound in a very general way . |
| 25 | As a result of this section , it is now open to a person to claim that he was unaware of the effect that his words or conduct might be having , in which case it is then for the prosecutor to prove beyond reasonable doubt that he was so aware . |
| 26 | A typical form is shown in Figure 6.6 ( d ) , and you can see that there are several concentric rims , in which case it is called a multiringed basin . |
| 27 | However , it is possible that a bright flash observed on the Moon by five English monks in the summer of 1178 was the formation of Bruno , in which case it is about the only lunar crater that has ever been observed to form . |
| 28 | You could use a copy command , in which case it is recommended that you verify the copies using BACKUP , or you could use BACKUP and do the copy-and-verify in one operation . |
| 29 | Each file in the specified directory/directory structure is then processed , unless it has a file name extension type which is one of the specified exclusions , in which case it is ignored . |
| 30 | The latter was a member of Gloucester 's Sheriff Hutton connection and may be a ducal appointment , in which case it is likely that he was acting as deputy chief steward in the lordship . |