Example sentences of "[Wh det] [is] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And whit 's that , Inverdarroch ? |
| 2 | BECAUSE ‘ Mad , Scared , Dumb And Gorgeous ’ debut from a new duo , one half of which is former Furniture vocalist Jim Irvin |
| 3 | We circled round the island , which is little more than a circular shingle bar with a lagoon in the middle . |
| 4 | The strongest contender is the overjacket or car coat , which is little more than a sophisticated donkey jacket . |
| 5 | That is why it is so terrible that what we offer , by and large , is a limited liability Christianity which is little more than a modern social convenience and more convenient to the white man than the black . |
| 6 | We 're now beginning to look forward to the return home , which is little more than 5 weeks distant . |
| 7 | But all the local ambulances were busy and we had to wait for one to come from Richmond , which is many miles away . |
| 8 | Rather , it is the share of temporary workers who work via and are paid by an agency which is many times higher than average . |
| 9 | When the winding is to be excited both transistors ( are switched on , so the voltage applied to the phase winding is equal to the sun , of the two supply voltages ( VL + VH ) , the diode D2 being reverse-biased by VH.There is no series resistance to limit the current , which therefore starts to rise towards a value which is many times the rated winding current . |
| 10 | It 's especially important in a play like this , which is such a delicate and sensitive piece of writing , that the actors grow together as a cohesive group . |
| 11 | a requirement or condition which he applies or would apply equally to a man but — ( i ) which is such that the proportion of women who can comply with it is considerably smaller thin the proportion of men who can comply with it , and ( ii ) which he can not show to be justifiable irrespective of the sex of the person to whom it is applied , and ( iii ) which is to her detriment because she can not comply with it . |
| 12 | Many thanks to them from all our branch members for taking on the job of producing our newsletter which is such a vital link and source of information for the membership . |
| 13 | If they can not make a living from the Herdwick the breed will disappear , which would be an irrevocable loss of an animal which is such an important part of the Lakeland landscape . |
| 14 | At the time , I felt it was no bad thing , for it helped intensify that curious brooding quality which is such an important element in so many tropical landscapes , and especially those of Polynesia . |
| 15 | Another example is where the immune system is not functioning adequately ; suppose we keep animals in a condition which is such that their immune system does not work properly . |
| 16 | which is such that the proportion of members of your sex who can comply is considerably smaller than the corresponding proportion of members of the opposite sex ; |
| 17 | which is such that the proportion of people of the victim 's racial group who can comply is considerably smaller than the proportion of the people not of that group who can comply ; |
| 18 | He bowled well on his debut at Lord 's and was unlucky to play his second Test at Old Trafford , which is such a good batting wicket these days . |
| 19 | Povey and Sir W. Batten and I by water to Woolwich ; and there saw an experiment made of Sir R. Ford 's Holland 's yarn ( about which we have lately made so much stir ; and I have much concerned myself of our rope-maker , Mr Hughes who represented it so bad ) and we found it to be very bad , and broke sooner than , upon a fair triall , five threads of that against four of Riga yarne ; also that some of it had old stuffe that had been tarred , covered over with new hempe , which is such a cheat as has not been heard of . |
| 20 | It lacks the solid red finnage which is such an outstanding feature of the adult true Harlequin , having just a suggestion of redness by comparison . |
| 21 | I know how much thought and care you have expended on this wonderful work of art which is such a joy to look at , and I , as the proud possessor of this house , can never be sufficiently grateful to you for having given so much of your time in order to give me pleasure . |
| 22 | My first stop was at the Halcyon Days stand where I found Mrs Benjamin with her husband ; she runs the wonderful Halcyon Days shop in Brook Street , which is such a godsend to so many of us for an attractive last-minute present . |
| 23 | Henriques also condoned the practice of fiddling coin machines , thieving from lorries and joy-riding : ‘ Again it seems hardly fair to blame children for stealing from the back of lorries , which is such a very common offence , the result , generally , of perfectly innocent joy-riding . ’ |
| 24 | Thus , formal procedures are not so much an alternative as an adjunct to the informal collaboration which is such an important feature of the best primary schools ; and the part played by the head in securing the most productive mix of formal procedure and informal consultation/collaboration remains central . |
| 25 | And you 've kept it in period , which is such a smart move ! ’ |
| 26 | Terms like ‘ expressionistic approach ’ and ‘ figurative equivalence ’ signal the critic 's preoccupation with the issue of likeness for , it would be assumed , if we are to accept these works as portraits there must be some point at which the notion of the subject-sitter intrudes upon the paint-as-surface which is such a prominent aspect of the experience of looking at Auerbach 's work . |
| 27 | The criteria will ensure that the National Certificate 's flexibility , which is such a strength of the system , is not lost and will establish the ground-rules for negotiations with industry bodies . |
| 28 | And there is also the crucial issue of political financing which we 've heard about already this morning , and which is such a vexed question in French Spanish , and Italian politics now everybody wants to see more money coming from an expanded , er , political membership . |
| 29 | But how can land use planners reconcile this with the protection of the historic City with its scale and unique environment which is such a magnet to international service firms . |
| 30 | Precisely how this requisite adjustment is effected is rarely discussed satisfactorily in this literature , particularly when one bears in mind the close connection between changes in money wages and changes in prices which is such a prominent feature of the pricing decision in most advanced market economies . |