Example sentences of "which he [verb] were [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The modes which he adopted were such as to licence elisions and lacunae , to enable him to leave out bits of his life — a procedure which would seem to be connected with his scepticism about what can be known about people by biographers . |
| 2 | Turning to the protests , he accused General Mohamed Aideed of ‘ choreographing ’ the disturbances which he said were political theatre meant to show his muscle . |
| 3 | Most controversially he announced sweeping cuts in commodity subsidies which he said were unavoidable as government subsidies on wheat and petrol had previously amounted to £S1,000 million and £S7,700 million respectively , which simply could not be sustained . |
| 4 | He also asked Norman to remove his sandals which he said were hard to draw . |
| 5 | He always carried a briefcase bulging with documents which he said were incriminating and were usually irrelevant to whatever accusations he was making . |
| 6 | Walter Sisulu , the veteran ANC activist and member of the ANC executive , on March 9 denied allegations made in the South African Parliament and press that the ANC was responsible for the protests sweeping the homelands , which he said were popular revolts against repressive dictatorships . |
| 7 | He has unreservedly apologised for last week 's remarks , which he said were loose and inappropriate . |
| 8 | He had an impressive set of movements which he said were excellent for dealing with charging horsemen . |
| 9 | His work represents the brilliant efflorescence of a dying culture : he pushed that culture together by an act of will , giving it a shape and context which sprang out of his own obsessions , and the certainties which he established were rhetorical certainties . |