Example sentences of "which [modal v] in [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More important , he set about gathering the Wordsworths into the Quantock fold , hastening a visit which must in any case have been intended for the near future . |
| 2 | Oil-spill experts from a number of countries flew into the area to assist with cleaning-up operations , which were largely limited to defending the intakes of desalination plants with the use of booms and " skimmer " vessels ; the slick was seen as too large for practical use of chemical dispersants , which might in any case damage marine life , and the best hope for its dispersal lay in a combination of the natural processes of evaporation and breakdown by marine bacteria . |
| 3 | Is there anything of significance in your past which could in any way contribute to your present reactions in the face of conflict ? |
| 4 | One of the least realistic was an Iranian proposal , the implementation of which would in all likelihood have turned Afghanistan into a pro-Iranian Islamic state distanced from both East and West . |
| 5 | The police are entitled to tell the person walking away from the scene to discontinue using his filthy language , which would in all likelihood constitute an offence under section 5 of the new Act . |
| 6 | Since those recommendations are now made shortly after the trial , there will no longer be additional material such as reports on the prisoner 's subsequent behaviour , which would in any event be irrelevant to the requirements of retribution and deterrence . |
| 7 | A loss might be made on this transaction , but such a loss would be preferable to the total abandonment of one 's savings or wealth , which would in any case have still had a value as bullion . |
| 8 | Most commonly this happens in the case of a new book , and the reservation merely reminds or forewarns the librarian of the existence of a title which would in any case find its way into stock . |
| 9 | Which would in any case , cease , she thought , if she could no longer work for the Carsons . |
| 10 | Clearly such a point will have come if the child is seeking to refuse treatment in circumstances which will in all probability lead to the death of the child or to severe permanent injury . |
| 11 | if the return to Conservatism is to be something more than the transient apparition of a spectre from the past , and its voice in national affairs not merely to be a sepulchral warning against the dangers of rash courses , the Conservative leaders must bestir themselves to some purpose … [ the Conservative Party ] must be ready to meet the programme of the Labour Party not simply with a non-possumus but with an alternative which will in some measure satisfy certain of the needs which Labour is concerned to satisfy , and at the same time avoid the perils with which it insists Labour policy is beset . |
| 12 | Here we shall give accounts of two molecular theories which have been moderately successful and which will in any case serve to introduce the student to this subject ( see also Chap . |
| 13 | However , the lead actions are not strictly test cases , and while there is a reasonable prospect that the above aspiration will be fulfilled , there may well be individual issues arising in some of the other cases which will in any event need to be litigated , eg. , an individual local authority defendant 's particular case on change of position giving rise to an estoppel . |
| 14 | As we have already seen , they are no protection against wind erosion , which can in any case be overcome by other means , and even if there are stock grazing on the fields a movable fence is more efficient , convenient and requires less maintenance . |
| 15 | Now ultimately I think that it is this definition of ‘ autonomy ’ in terms of origin , and the associated distinction between an ‘ inner ’ self which can in some way spontaneously generate its ‘ own ’ actions , and ‘ external ’ influences which are not ‘ part ’ of the self , that will need challenging . |