Example sentences of "[Wh det] [adv] [vb -s] [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | James Harris , writing in 1751 , saw that ‘ all Conversation passes between Particulars or Individuals ’ , and argued that when , at the formative stages of human language , a speaker met another whose name he did not know he addressed him by using ‘ , that is , Pointing , or Indication by the Finger or Hand , some traces of which are still to be observed as a part of that Action which naturally attends our speaking ’ . |
2 | In so far as the anchoress is seeking Christ lost in the soul , she is like the disciples in the boat on the sea of Galilee lost in the storm ( Matthew 13:44 ) who woke the sleeping Jesus to save them from destruction : But underlying the cry of the anchoress is the constant calling of God which alone enables her cry : " oure lord and all whilk wilen herken to hym ( 50.323a. – 122 ) . |
3 | we argued there that erm scale of migration was not necessary to be contained within Leeds and Bradford , to promote regeneration because we 're s we 're now , we have now exhausted all our brown field sites to the extent that we 've had to take land out of our greenbelt , but there we were looking at something in the order of four thousand dwellings in three dris districts , spread over fifteen years , and we might reasonably assume that they 'd come forward in a dispersed manner on a site by site basis er and be relatively small scale , certainly we would be looking at the local plans which flow from this alteration to make sure that will be the case , now a new settlement 's a completely different animal , you would have to come forward quickly otherwise it would not be regarded as a success , it would it would need wide publicity , perhaps across the whole region , maybe even beyond , it would be a a major attraction to anybody thinking of moving house er from Leeds to a a location which would be accessible to them to retain their employment in Leeds , so I think we were talking about two different things entirely , more than that Mr Brighton 's su suggested that fifteen hundred would not be an adequate scale , it would have to be , I think two thousand five hundred was his figure , er Mr Timothy 's suggested th the same sort of thinking , and Mr Brook to , that the the settlement would have to get bigger , erm which only compounds our problem , any any settlement which grew larger and larger and inevitably would contain more employment as well as housing would become more of a threat to the regeneration of Leeds and , perhaps to a lesser extent Bradford , and it 's on |
4 | Zinkernagel showed that natural quartz grains have a luminescence which apparently reflects their source ( or , more correctly , their thermal history ) . |
5 | He assumed the Boniek role with authority , a fact which perhaps explains his lack of concern at having eventually to replace Johnston . |
6 | The magic faded after City 's triumphs the following year in the League Cup and European Cup Winners ' Cup , which perhaps explains his admission : ‘ Sometimes , I have a terrible impatience for the old glory days . ’ |
7 | Despite the agreement on the attributions to Rolle in the manuscripts , his authorship has been questioned , partly because of the lack of certainty about the authority of scribal attributions , partly because of the absence in the texts of that sense of joy springing from an inner knowledge of the reality of redemption which generally characterises his work . |
8 | Only her bare feet are exposed , which somehow underlines her vulnerability . |
9 | They challenge two assumptions commonly made , either implicitly or explicitly , in conventional organisation theory : ( a ) that an institution adopts that form of organisation which best fits its technology , environment , and other contingent factors , the ‘ best fit ’ being in terms of that organisation structure most suited to co-ordinating the tasks performed by members of that institution ; ( b ) that members of the institution have entered freely into a contract with that institution to provide a service to that institution in return for reward , and that they accept as legitimate both the institutional goals and the means of co-ordination used to achieve those goals ( rational/legal authority ) . |
10 | The user is then free to choose the environment which best matches their use characteristics or which improves their aggregate efficiency measured in time , error or quality terms . |
11 | Please tick the box which best expresses your opinion . |
12 | Only if a just result can be achieved without violating the legislative purpose of the statute may the judge select the construction which best suits his idea of what justice requires . |
13 | The " fixed-alternative " question provides respondents with a selection of answers , " yes " or " no " or " do n't know " being the simplest , from which they have to make the choice which best reflects their answer to the question . |
14 | The Water Rail is a rare bird which usually makes its home near water . |
15 | They walked uptown on Madison which quickly loses its advertising-agency and legal-eagle gloss in that direction with a chill wind in their faces . |
16 | John Loudon McAdam ( 1756–1836 ) , inventor of the modern road surface which still bears his name : ‘ Tarmacadam ’ . |
17 | Eusebio played that night , and again when United beat Benfica at Wembley two years later to lift the European Cup and enshrine a friendship between the two clubs which still leaves its mark in Lisbon . |
18 | He had a degree of concern for the vanquished Germans , and respect for them as individuals , which taught me another valuable lesson , and which still makes his name in Wilhelmshaven one which is honoured rather than reviled . |
19 | They were supported by the press lord , Beaverbrook , and the combination of the Daily Worker and Daily Express created a unique political movement which still awaits its historian . |
20 | Most of the works of art are owned by the Bayrisches Nationalmuseum which methodically distributes its wealth to new museums like this in Bavaria ( see The Art Newspaper No.13 , December 1991 , p.6 ) . |
21 | Many of the documents signed at Halling bear the signatures of these men and among these we find Phillip de Poucnessh now known as Punish Hill ; Richard le Veel , Veles of Snodland ; John le Lad now Lads Farm ; John de Holoweye , Holoway Court Snodland ; and another name that lives on to this day is Bavens Bank , which probably derives its name from Adam de Bavent . |
22 | These tools should enable all children , not only to gain access to the curriculum but also to allow and encourage them to respond to it in a way which clearly expresses their understanding . |
23 | In Lucozade Sport we have secured a brand with an excellent reputation , which clearly prizes its involvement with sporting excellence . ’ |
24 | This very early phase of the Bronze Age was also marked by the appearance of a distinctive ceramic form called the Beaker , which also lends its name to this period of transition from the Neolithic to the Early Bronze Age . |
25 | To join , simply complete and return your Hilton Club application which also accompanies my letter . |
26 | Scherzingefl , which also attracts its share of holiday-makers , has retained its village atmosphere , and has a baroque church as well as a former Benedictine monastery . |
27 | Home moviemakers are much more likely to buy a video camera than a film camera nowadays and there is a range of equipment for the domestic market which also finds its way into institutions . |
28 | Women get together and discuss the lack of hot water and other domestic issues which also signals their awareness of sexism . |
29 | Close your eyes and imagine that you are centred within a sphere of white light which also permeates your body . |
30 | Ending the commercialisation of aid which the current Government has practised and which substantially reduces its value to the world 's poorest . |