Example sentences of "which [adv] [vb past] [pron] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then came a new cry , which rather overshadowed my friends ' efforts : ‘ West Mids — Best Kids ! ’ chanted over and over by sixty or more voices . |
| 2 | ‘ They took a very nice photo which mostly showed my legs ’ , says Ferrier . |
| 3 | Who can explain the ‘ Lucky shuffle ’ which suddenly entered our johns run up to goal kicks . |
| 4 | ‘ The message is that the culture must be broken and that if anyone is found carrying a knife it must be viewed very , very seriously , ’ he said at the committee , which swiftly completed its stages last night . |
| 5 | Societies deducted the interest at the time so never paid the full amount of the loan , which greatly enhanced their profits . |
| 6 | She added that Juliana would also look fabulous in the new long , straight skirts rather than her usual full skirts , which only emphasised her hips . |
| 7 | Had not the latter fought in the mining camps from which they hailed , to reduce the number of enforced religious holidays which so depleted their incomes ? |
| 8 | The last surviving cloth mill was Peghouse Mill , nearer to Stroud , although still in Painswick Parish , which finally closed its doors in the early part of this century . |
| 9 | Other animals under threat included the bottlenose and humpback dolphin , and the green and hawksbill turtles , which normally laid their eggs on the beaches of tiny offshore islands . |
| 10 | The damage was double : the exposure to the flames had been long enough to cause severe burns to his face , head and hands ; worse , he had been forced , as the flames consumed the oxygen , to inhale volatile fuel and smoke , both of which critically affected his lungs and blood . |
| 11 | AEI wanted a product which functionally met its needs , and was available and portable throughout the world . |
| 12 | Sir : A few hours after reading Terry Coleman 's article on the United Nations General Assembly ( 30 September ) , I came across this passage in Trollope 's Barchester Towers , which exactly expressed my feelings , and , I hope , those of many others of your readers : I know no life that must be so delicious as that of a writer for the newspapers … to thunder forth accusations against men in power ; show up the worst side of everything that is produced ; to pick holes in every coat ; to be indignant , sarcastic , jocose , moral , or supercilious ; to damn with faint praise , or crush with open calumny . |
| 13 | His lordship was clearly enchanted by the whole business , Charlie was wearing the superior smile which always accompanied his demonstrations of lingual dexterity , and as for myself I was experiencing a mounting euphoria . |
| 14 | First built in stone about 1180 , with later additions in the 13th century , the name of this Norman castle probably derives from the white plaster which once covered its walls . |
| 15 | Many of the small boats which usually travelled its waters were moored for the night and The Sandhopper passed a number of them as it made its way up river . |
| 16 | The trigger was a rapidly strengthening pound which quickly pushed our exports into loss . |
| 17 | But for many of the poor , CAP provided the first opportunity to participate in decisions which vitally affected their lives . |
| 18 | I cried , forgetting the bruise which racked my neck and the heavy fatigue which still held my limbs in a vice-like grip . |
| 19 | There was a good deal of schoolboy teasing and even bullying which probably had its origins in sex . |
| 20 | They came under rifle and machine-gun fire , strong counter-attacks and a three-hour bombardment with shells and tear gas , which also affected their rifles and machine-guns . |
| 21 | Would it make any difference if Party A fought the election campaign on a manifesto which openly outlined its policies , as opposed to the adoption of these policies after winning the election ? |
| 22 | Farmers began producing two flocks a year ( which substantially reduced their costs ) and the breed changed from the traditional bronze or black strain to a white-feathered bird . |
| 23 | It was a strong and diverse movement which originally had its roots in the hippie communes and the pop lyrics of the earlier Sixties , but had , by the end of the decade , encompassed so many political and social causes — particularly in America — that governments had a full-time spy network , through the likes of the FBI , the CIA and Scotland Yard 's Special Branch , keeping tabs on its leaders . |
| 24 | The old theology was still largely intact but in one respect — in the doctrine of Purgatory — an attack was made on the theory and on the theological basis of the chantries which inevitably affected their co-foundations , the schools . |
| 25 | All the internal doors were open and she could make out the tumbled travel bags she had left half-packed and which now spilled their contents across the room . |
| 26 | ‘ All work and no play has made Laura a very dull girl , ’ ' he misquoted in a thoroughly hateful , sanctimonious voice which immediately raised her hackles . |
| 27 | But most noticeable of all — it was something apart from his physical appearance — he had a presence which immediately dominated his surroundings . |
| 28 | AS Raith Rovers and Dunfermline confirmed their status as promotion favourites , St Mirren yesterday were still upset at a refereeing decision which virtually ended their hopes and led to a 2-1 defeat by Dumbarton . |
| 29 | The beauty of working on location is that so much is experienced , there is the constant interaction with the people and environment , and a constant stream of information filters into the subconscious and builds up an intuitive feeling and empathy for the country , culture and language , which ultimately influenced my drawings . |
| 30 | There was some dissent in the Aube , but not a great deal , for there was little chance of enforcing the law and the Aubois were content with continuing their business of supplying those houses in the Marne which covertly required their wines . |