Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [Wh det] they [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In her study of 61 white mothers conducted in London in 1983–4 , Wilson ( 1987 ) found that none relied upon their children 's grandparents to carry the main burden of child care while they themselves went out to work , but most regarded grandmothers as support which they could use on a more casual basis for babysitting , and as help in emergencies . |
| 2 | Writing the software was somewhat tedious , but having to work at this level did help the designers to get away from preconceptions about interaction which they might have had if they had been working within the input/output facilities provided by a conventional mini or mainframe operating system ( for example , that it needs a RETURN to terminate user input or that the operating system can properly handle the echoing of characters to the terminal ) . |
| 3 | Central government attempts to control local authorities by : a ) carefully regulating the amount of money which they can spend locally , and b ) scrutinizing the way in which money is actually spent . |
| 4 | Certain value added tax cases would tend to indicate that the amount of benefit obtained by a taxpayer if the trustees allow him the use of a Ming Vase would equate to the sort of rent which they could have received if they had let the vase with appropriate adjustments being made for insurance , agreeing to house the vase , etc . |
| 5 | And at times of new issues , they will often be committed to purchasing very large amounts of stock which they can only expect to sell over a period of weeks ; during which period they are exposed to the risk of capital loss if prices fall . |
| 6 | This control depends crucially on the way in which they perceive the world including the alternatives to the use of force which they can comprehend and accept . |
| 7 | As far as the social element is concerned , a government should recognise the need to promote social cohesion by securing that all citizens have a standard of living that enables them to participate in the life of the community ; governments must take care that reductions in the social element of citizenship which they may regard as necessary in the area of economic policy do not result in sections of the population being excluded from citizenship and membership of the national community . |
| 8 | This would normally be regarded as a matter for economists and market-research specialists but behind the formidable array of evidence which they will generate are more fundamental questions of consumer preference , customer requirements and so on which are matters of human needs and prejudices . |
| 9 | We must await more information as to the elements of content which they will focus upon . |
| 10 | Furthermore , participants in such orders may utilize and develop a heritage of knowledge which they may never be capable of grasping as a whole . |
| 11 | In addition to lack of choice the public tolerated standards of service which they would never dream of tolerating in the private sector . |
| 12 | We offer higher quality services brought about by competition , we offer better information to the public about the standards of service which they will receive , and we offer to reform local government to reflect wishes and natural communities . |
| 13 | As we have seen elsewhere , the wording of statutes tends to be general and is therefore frequently ambiguous ; thus when a case revolves around what a statute actually says , judges have a good deal of discretion which they will exercise according to their view of what the law requires . |
| 14 | Or a brand name may already exist ready for exploitation by a market-maker ; Impressionism , for example , was ready to hand for British dealers to invent a new category of art which they could stretch to calling British Impressionism . |
| 15 | When the emperor took his turn at dinner pouring the tea , an unimaginable reversal of protocol , his awestruck fellow-travellers tapped the table to signify the kow-tows of abasement which they would ordinarily have been performing before him . |
| 16 | A commentary on the effect of Government planning in the last few years is found in the recent report of the Working Party on the Building Industry : ‘ The producers of building materials … found that their assessment of the demand for their goods was liable to be upset by sudden changes of policy which they could not possibly foresee . ’ |
| 17 | Here are some words which are commonly used in essay and exam questions , grouped according to the basic types of writing which they might be asking you to do . |
| 18 | Those undertaking it will encounter an extent of diversity which they may find surprising , as well as numerous examples of local authority practice in which members , officers and advisers have successfully managed to reconcile their statutory responsibilities with a commitment to genuine partnership with teachers and parents . |
| 19 | be making them changing their way of operation which they might find unattractive for reasons |
| 20 | Erm and his purpose in emphasising this very traditional notion of dominion erm was of course , well was amongst other things , erm to make the point that individuals have no right of property which they can maintain against a government . |
| 21 | This would allow them to ‘ demonstrate the high standards of training which they could achieve within the framework of their own individual organisations ’ . |
| 22 | Through such media as TV , radio and the cinema , for instance , they will see and hear an abundance of information which they will need to evaluate and use judiciously for their own purposes . |
| 23 | So when they come across the first element of mystery which they can not understand , they conclude that Christianity is not rational after all . |
| 24 | Being unexpectedly faced by samples of one or the other could convert some to forms of expression which they might have ignored for the rest of their lives . |
| 25 | George and Lennie have a dream about their own piece of land which they will be able to buy when they get enough money . |
| 26 | It gives teachers a kind of autonomy which they will guard jealously if pressed . |
| 27 | They 've set aside thousands of tonnes of salt which they 'll dump on icy road surfaces to make driving safer . |
| 28 | It 's the entertainment business and they have a lot of power which they can , and do , abuse . ’ |
| 29 | They feed on large tough fruits and other vegetable matter , including bark which they can tear apart with their strong hands . |
| 30 | But environmentalists have pointed out that it is already being used by western companies to dump toxic materials with impunity which they can not dispose of legally in the west . |