Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] which [vb past] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only 14 per cent of their time was directed to ‘ community relations ’ , the bulk of which amounted to ‘ informal contacts ’ with members of the public ( p. 19 ) . |
| 2 | One was a £230,000 ‘ compensation for loss of office ’ , the bulk of which went to the former chief executive , Emmanuel Olympitis , who suddenly departed last month . |
| 3 | In 1958 and 1959 Uruguay sold 16 per cent of its wool exports to Communist countries , the bulk of which went to the Soviet Union . |
| 4 | The provision was designed to assist the government in assuaging widespread land-hunger by resettling some 110,000 peasant farmers on about 5,000,000 hectares of white-owned land , the bulk of which lay in the fertile maize and tobacco belt in the north-east of the country . |
| 5 | During his time as Colonial Secretary he had established the measured steps towards independence for all Britain 's dependent peoples , the speed of which depended on the current state of development in each territory . |
| 6 | He had reaffirmed , he said , Pakistan 's long-established position that Kashmir was a disputed territory , the future of which had to be decided by a free plebiscite under UN supervision . |
| 7 | The most fundamental need was to increase the area of water by the provision and enlargement of wet-docks and basins , the total acreage of which doubled over the last quarter of the eighteenth century as a prelude to a much greater expansion between 1800 and 1830 . |
| 8 | Basse-Navarre , or Lower Navarre , was originally the French end of the kingdom of Navarre , the larger part of which lay on the far side of the Pyrenees , in Spain . |
| 9 | By re-amended notice of appeal dated 30 August 1991 the defendants sought an order to set aside or vary the judge 's order or to order a retrial and sought leave to adduce fresh evidence on the grounds , inter alia , ( 1 ) that the judge had erred in law in failing to take into account ( a ) the lack of a penal notice on the order which it was claimed that the appellants had breached ; and ( b ) the plaintiff 's delay of 18 months in applying for the committal order ; ( 2 ) that the judge 's decision was arrived at without regard to fresh evidence which the defendants had obtained since the hearing , part of which related to matters subsequent to the hearing and the remainder of which could not have been obtained with reasonable diligence ; which , if given , would probably have had an important influence on the result , which was credible and which should , therefore , be admitted ; ( 3 ) that , alternatively , the court should exercise its discretion to admit the fresh evidence as the liberty of the defendants was at risk ; and ( 4 ) that the sentence imposed was excessive . |
| 10 | I listened carefully to the hon. Gentleman 's remarks , the latter part of which related to a court case that has not yet been concluded , so it would be inappropriate and imprudent of me to comment on it now . |
| 11 | It also wore a youthful face , the greater part of which lurked behind the thick pebbled spectacles of the seriously myopic . |
| 12 | The progeny of mixed marriages contributed to a ‘ metisization ’ of the Russian population , the greater part of which occurred in the regions most remote from Europe . |
| 13 | A trustee in a sequestrated estate , part of which consisted of a public house business , who did not himself hold the certificate or retail excisable liquor , was held not to be disqualified under the corresponding provision then in force : Lundie v. Magistrates of Falkirk ( 1890 ) 18 R. 60 . |
| 14 | They also accept Labour Court Recommendation 13601 , part of which dealt with the recruitment of staff to cover for Extended Opening Hours . |
| 15 | As soon as the 1966 White Paper was published , however , the Principal , six department heads and the Registrar went into a retreat in a local hotel and began the process which resulted in a development plan , the first , policy-focussed part of which appeared in December , written by the Principal and Polytechnic Director designate , Norman ( later Sir Norman ) Lindop . |
| 16 | The rector of Weston-Longville in Norfolk was well placed to appreciate the contrast between the six-figure income of Prinny at Carlton House , the building of which accounted for much of his debt , and the nine pounds annual wage he paid his servant Ben Leggatt . |
| 17 | A further 68 members had postal votes , the vast majority of which went to Mr Field , who supports one person , one vote in reselection and has described the involvement of unions as corrupt . |
| 18 | In a report published in May 1990 the human rights organization Amnesty International found that there was evidence of the use of torture and of deaths as a consequence ; it expressed concern over the government 's inaction in investigating torture allegations — the majority of which emanated from the Casamance region — and in implementing adequate safeguards . |
| 19 | Half-points will also be upgraded to full points for techniques which catch the opponent as he attacks ; for deflecting the opponent and scoring on his undefended back ; for techniques which immediately follow a sweep or throw ; for an onslaught of continuous and effective attacks , each component of which scored in its own right . |
| 20 | The people and Government of Mexico take pride in supporting what came to be known as ‘ The Declaration Of Stockholm , ’ a key component of which called for declaring the 5th June World Environment Day . |
| 21 | He was as usual training his sights exclusively on the goal currently in view , in this case the unification of South Africa , the kindergarten campaign for which seemed at that moment to require a concession to Afrikaner racial prejudice . |
| 22 | As a result twenty-nine food ships — the organizing of which proved to be a good way of strengthening support , were sent to Republican Spain during the three years of the civil war . |
| 23 | Scott J did not hint at the reason for such a conclusion , leaving one to speculate as to whether the continued liability of L1 derives from the fact that he is an original party to the lease and therefore subject to the continued liability imposed by the doctrine of privity of contract , or if the important fact is that it was L1 who granted the right of way ( to B ) the exercise of which amounted to a breach of covenant . |
| 24 | the lighting equipment of which required by these Regulations to be fitted , namely … ( here specify ) |
| 25 | ‘ the lighting equipment of which required by these Regulations to be fitted , namely … ( here specify ) |
| 26 | ‘ the lighting equipment of which required by these Regulations to be fitted , namely … ( here specify ) This point is proved by showing whatever is specified is the lamp or reflector in question , e.g , the obligatory front nearside lamp or the rear offside reflector etc . |
| 27 | Lord Harlech was himself an admirable choice to lead the newcomers but it was unwise and insensitive to use the family name in the title of an ITV station half of which belonged to the West Country . |
| 28 | Ground improvements and publicity were used for the same purpose , and so that football should reach as wide a public as possible , Chapman persuaded the Examiner to publish a Saturday sports edition , the first issue of which appeared on 10 January , 1925 . |
| 29 | The classic instance concerns a Swedish hoard of the eighteenth century from Lohe , the examination of which led to the establishment of the principle ( fig. 28 ) , but much the same can be done for other well-documented periods such as seventeenth-century England . |
| 30 | SWINDON 'S Achilles heel in 1990 — the revelation of which led to the convictions of former chairman Brian Hillier and ex-County Ground accountant Vivien Farrar . |