Example sentences of "[adv] [det] which [be] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Already , in expectation , the four archbishops had produced a pastoral letter in which they condemned the legalizing of divorce on the grounds of the preservation of ‘ the common good ’ and because they feared the tendency that people had to accept as right that which was legally permissible ( Irish Episcopal Conference 1985 ) . |
| 2 | Only that which was immediately useful had value . |
| 3 | Many features of the pelvis have been stated to show sex differences , but only those which are particularly important and can be described easily are mentioned here . |
| 4 | In any event , it would be pointless to define as legal problems only those which are actually dealt with by lawyers for that would exclude all those problems which never reach them , but perhaps should . |
| 5 | Set out only those which are perfectly healthy , with defined growing points and well-shaped leaves . |
| 6 | Such qualities include not only those which are naturally useful or agreeable but also what he described as the artificial virtues , in particular justice . |
| 7 | Colonialism had much the same impact on the traditional political systems with which it came into contact , especially those which were hierarchically organized for the purpose of a feudal mode of production . |
| 8 | The idea that the features of a dialect which are accommodated to are those which are most salient , and that those which are most salient from the point of view of a LE speaker are just those which are most different from LE , fits perfectly with the observation that young black speakers in " chattin' Patois " are focusing on the Jamaican basilect — the variety which is most different from Standard . |
| 9 | It should be realised , however , that the changes which flow from these Acts are not always those which were originally conceived . |
| 10 | Is it therefore possible to separate out those aspects of ‘ Motherese ’ which make a positive contribution to language learning from those which are merely incidental and possibly those which are actually detrimental ? |
| 11 | There are some excellent wall charts produced commercially , and also some which are so complicated that they defeat the purpose of their manufacture — to explain concepts , facts and principles . |
| 12 | There is a great deal of high quality equipment on the market at the moment , but there is probably more which is either inferior or unsuitable for the purpose it is sold for . |
| 13 | Issues such as whether there has been a decline in the proportion of ‘ good ’ jobs , ie those which are highly skilled , stimulating , well-paid and secure and with good opportunities for career progression , and whether there has been an increase in ‘ bad ’ jobs , ie those which require low skill , are boring , poorly-paid , insecure with limited opportunity for career advancement , will be addressed . |
| 14 | It should be stressed again , however , that although a specialized function might well exist , many small towns ultimately came to possess a range of functions , not least those which were most conveniently placed to exploit their full urban potential . |
| 15 | At the level of connected sentences , it involves the identification of focused elements ( i.e. those which are more thematically central to a text ) [ Chafe , 1972 ] . |