Example sentences of "[noun] [Wh det] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jesus was not executed by the Jewish Sanhedrin -which could , with permission , stone to death a man who had trespassed against Judaic law — but by the Roman administration . |
| 2 | Second , it provides a choice of storage media for BLOBs which may have advantages both of cost and convenience . |
| 3 | ‘ I myself can not even begin to imagine by what mental process an educated and rational man of some sensibility moves from the reputed subtleties of Keynsian economics ( the process which has , apparently , saved the capitalist system from the collapse which would in turn have provoked a revolution ) to the blatant crudities of contemplating intercourse with a mindless whore . |
| 4 | Also HEP schemes generally involve dams which may be useful as flood barriers and for irrigation schemes , particularly in developing countries . |
| 5 | A massive tribal gathering at Altamira helped to stop a $500 million loan to build hydroelectric dams which would have caused untold environmental damage . |
| 6 | Emphasize the difficulty of saying anything at all with regard to religion which may not be received by someone in a misleading way . |
| 7 | In the absence of charters , the new colonies on the south shore devised constitutions of their own : Connecticut 's Foundations in 1639 were primarily concerned to bring a group of separate towns , each with a rural hinterland , together as one colony with a congregational approach to religion which would avoid the dangers of conflict and division , while the Constitution of Rhode Island , established in 1643 , took a long step further towards complete commitment to the view that no particular variety of religion would be given a special position and that everybody would be allowed to carry on worship freely . |
| 8 | I was in favour of a world religion — an all-enfolding religion rejecting no one , but I did not then know of a church or religion which would include all men . |
| 9 | When in early Christian Rome they converted pagan temples into churches , they removed all the symbols of the old religion which could be torn out without endangering the structure . |
| 10 | Any form of religion which can be thus manipulated is basically unsound and will not meet the fundamental need for unassailable integrity . |
| 11 | A form of religion which can be rationalised to meet the needs of the foregoing , is not to be found anywhere in the whole vast accumulation of religions and sects that the world has yet produced . |
| 12 | For them it is all part of a culture and religion which must be tolerated . |
| 13 | I always wondered if they were his demons or familiars which could scuttle along the walls to listen for treason and search out conspiracy . |
| 14 | The tyre then begins to slide and scrubs off the excess speed which could n't safely be lost with a more drastic pull on the brake . |
| 15 | For one thing , they will limit the forward speed which can be developed . |
| 16 | The Business is being purchased ( partly ) for its goodwill and it is reasonable for the Vendor to be asked ( in effect ) whether there are any significant risks which would adversely affect that goodwill by virtue of the sale . |
| 17 | Scientific fears are based mainly on suggested risks which might arise from releasing new organisms into the environment , whether they are plants , animals , bacteria or viruses . |
| 18 | When you are assessing a patient who is being admitted to your ward , make a list of potential risks which may affect this particular individual . |
| 19 | Jef Smith , the organisation 's general manager , said older people should be allowed to take risks which can ‘ add a sparkle to their lives ’ . |
| 20 | The pupils can manipulate the data or screen image , experimenting and taking risks which can be swiftly deleted leaving a professional image on screen unspoiled by scratchings and rubbings out . |
| 21 | THE incineration of PCBs requires a furnace which will hold the material at 1,100C for at least two seconds , in the presence of plenty of oxygen . |
| 22 | They did not recognise that writing is multifunctional and has characteristics which may be different from and independent of speech . |
| 23 | Plotting the graphic sorting characteristics of the same sediment gradients enables recognition of the sorting characteristics which may be expected to occur with sediments from each depositional environment ( Fig. 3.13 ) . |
| 24 | Although the use of robots has been widely discussed and implemented in large-scale , large volume industries , their use in small manufacturing processes have common characteristics which would seem to lend themselves to the application of robotic techniques . |
| 25 | The report also began the dangerous process of generalization about tribunals and enquiries by identifying ‘ general and closely linked characteristics which should mark these special procedures ’ . |
| 26 | When , for example , God is thought of as like light , the metaphor is meant to bring into play all kinds of overtones and ideas which can help the user to a greater understanding of the word God : light shares some characteristics which can be applied to God — but ones which can not be neatly packaged up in literal words . |
| 27 | As detailed examinations of mother-infant interactions show , from the beginning the baby is active , not passive ; his behaviour is organized , not ‘ absent ’ ; and even to the earliest social interactions he brings certain characteristics which will affect the behaviour of other people towards him . |
| 28 | Styled ‘ the world 's naughtiest dinosaur ’ , Dilly has many unlovely characteristics which will make him especially appealing to children . |
| 29 | Bureaucrats use their power to obtain policies with characteristics which will benefit themselves by distorting information , leaking information , distorting the speed of policy implementation and distorting the costs of policies as they are implemented ( Breton and Wintrobe 1979 ) . |
| 30 | Only the user can make this decision ; here are some simple guidelines which should help : Before even considering which computer to buy or whether to use a bureau , it is important to define precisely what the system must do . |