Example sentences of "which [vb past] [prep] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the late spring and summer of 1937 the revolution was well and truly rolled back in two of its former strongholds : Catalonia , which ceased to be autonomous within Republican Spain , and Aragon , where the CNT-dominated Council of Aragon was physically destroyed by Communist forces . |
| 2 | Details of the military arrangements , which ceased to be operational in February 1991 [ see pp. 38026-27 ] , were not released . |
| 3 | Mr Carey said : ‘ We submitted a bid which tried to be clear about the problems , and to arrive at a view of what is practicable , which disturbs MPs as little as possible , while giving the broadcasters what they want . |
| 4 | In the centre of the carbonaceous ball I could discern a small whitish marble which seemed to be all that remained of the original vegetable . |
| 5 | Our results with western blotting contrast with those of Klein et al who identified a 65 kDa band which seemed to be specific for PSC . |
| 6 | We would decorate it with pieces of cotton wool for snow , and one or two other nice things like those shining coloured balls , which seemed to be metallic , but which were easily broken . |
| 7 | As soon as the urban context is broken down even into such crude categories as social class , age or ‘ interests ’ , processes which seemed to be peculiar to particular urban areas turn out to be determined by other factors . |
| 8 | Although the belief in growth as a value in itself , or as the remedy for the ills of society , which seemed to be prevalent in the early 1960s has given way to a more sceptical attitude , it seems clear that an understanding of the long-run consequences of tax and expenditure policy is essential . |
| 9 | Any comment which seemed to be irrelevant was accepted seriously and an appropriate question would bring the speaker 's thoughts back to the matter under discussion . |
| 10 | Soon I found a hut , which seemed to be empty , but when I entered I saw a pretty young woman asleep on the floor . |
| 11 | The crux of the debate was whether this was the most cost-effective way of meeting the demand for heating in Britain , 7 and the Boards were under considerable pressure from the Government to justify their commercial policy , which seemed to be attracting peak loads at uneconomic prices . |
| 12 | The new philosophy of society moved beyond any simple vision of the state as a set of administrative institutions , towards a vision of it as an almost venerable ideal form : a form which claimed to be able to dissolve political struggle in the larger flow of the national way of life , in the name of common culture and common economic interest . |
| 13 | Over the past two centuries the ships employed have ranged from totally unsuitable ones , which happened to be available at the time , to , less commonly , purpose-built vessels incorporating the most sophisticated technology of the day . ’ |
| 14 | So we entered a genteel teashoppe/cafe which happened to be handy and ordered coffee , as so often before . |
| 15 | He led her quickly up a staircase which began by being broad and stone and went on up to twist woodenly to the top of the tower . |
| 16 | She quotes examples of environmental deterioration in China for example which started to be acute between AD , 1500–1750 and which induced long distance transport of night-soil , labour intensive digging of river silts , widespread terracing , and recycling of residues and wastes . |
| 17 | All proved to be fakes , as did their certificates of authenticity which purported to be those of Paris art expert , Paul Petridès . |
| 18 | And he rarely complained during his recuperation from the first back operation , to repair a number of fractures , which looked like being successful when he returned for Middlesex at the start of 1991 and took four for 60 against Somerset with a performance which particularly impressed his own wicket-keeper Paul Farbrace . |
| 19 | At this time he acquired his sensitivity of touch which proved to be invaluable later in his career . |
| 20 | The diagnosis was complicated as four days earlier a 14 year old boy from the same school had collapsed and died after a short illness of severe diarrhoea , which proved to be due to a fatal Salmonella enteritidis infection . |
| 21 | Everyday conversation is actually highly innovative — as can be seen from the neologisms which proved to be such a major part of the lexicon of the tape recordings . |
| 22 | Car and Universal Finance v. Caldwell ( 1965 C.A. ) was another case where a rogue bought a car and by fraud induced the seller to accept a cheque which proved to be worthless . |
| 23 | The ECSC rules required a qualified majority in the Council for such a declaration , something which proved to be impossible . |
| 24 | Many LDCs gained political independence in the 1960s and 1970s , sometimes at the end of a war which proved to be destructive in human and material terms , e.g. Algeria , Angola and Zimbabwe . |
| 25 | Renault offers a 1.9-litre diesel for its roomy 21 , and I was particularly impressed by the 2-litre non-turbo diesel in the well-made Toyota Carina , which proved to be one of the best medium-sized diesels I have tried . |
| 26 | Smiling , the Archimandrite invited them to his cell , which proved to be one of the tiny dwellings built hard against the outer wall of the church . |
| 27 | But here again an obstacle presented itself which proved to be insuperable for both Polybius and Posidonius , though possibly for different reasons . |
| 28 | Words which proved to be unreliable as stimuli for eliciting particular consonants were excluded , as were children who failed to respond to 15 per cent or more of the items . |
| 29 | We ordered the Steak Fajitas which proved to be excellent . |
| 30 | Alexander had certainly done one thing for the Jews which proved to be irreversible . |