Example sentences of "[Wh det] [was/were] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The political breakdown was manifested in the two world wars , in the Holocaust , in the severity of the slump , in the doctrines of Nazism and totalitarian communism , both of which were a defilement of human nature . |
| 2 | In 1936 , three years before Aaron Copland , Thomson started writing film scores which were a model of unobtrusive clarity and pertinence , combining American materials to suit documentaries such as The Plow that Broke the Plains and The River with the musique d'ameublement approach of Satie . |
| 3 | To make the point , he cites the example of the latest Ford Fiesta , the tooling costs for which were a massive £700million . |
| 4 | English history has a tendency to assimilate developments into a mythic story , so that events which were a victory for some faction or interest group get retrospectively sanctioned as a sacred progress of democratic tradition . |
| 5 | Such conditions led to areas of swamp which were a natural trap for unwary animals which ventured to the river to drink . |
| 6 | The majority of members travelled by train and then cab , the fares for which were a regular source of comment . |
| 7 | When discussion of a reconvened Geneva conference was in the air in December 1973 , the government stated that ‘ Israel will not return to the lines of June 4 , 1967 , which were a temptation to aggression . ’ |
| 8 | Education Committees , which were a statutory part of every Local Authority , were extremely influential through their joint body , the Association of Education Committees . |
| 9 | Seen from a hill , the dunes stretched as far as the deep blue of the horizon , above which were a few streaks of cirrus cloud . |
| 10 | This ability was sharpened by these players ' meetings , which were a unique feature of football at this time . |
| 11 | I posted two scripts for a series to be called ‘ The Raconteur ’ , which were a collection of after-dinner stories tied together by narration . |
| 12 | There were outdoor tennis courts , which were a quarter the cost of indoor ones and you did n't get the smoke , and also two boules alleys , or pitches , or whatever they 're called . |
| 13 | His life-story relates his experiments with Truth , or his attempt to live in accordance with certain religious beliefs which were a part of his Hindu heritage . |
| 14 | Elizabeth Titford , the mother , must have needed a bit of Christian faith herself as she grew older and struggled to live through the hard times which were a mark of the 1820s with its long and painful inflation . |
| 15 | Her eyes , which were a faded blue , regarded Paul steadily . |
| 16 | There was my bed with a wooden chair beside it and there was a small chest of drawers on top of which were a pile of Arabian newspapers , a few snapshots and two or three bottles of cologne . |
| 17 | The furniture stores in the area at that time sold styles which were a cross between Blackpool and back street Soho . |
| 18 | Labour accused the Government of ‘ sneaking ’ out the announcements which were a ‘ kick in the teeth to the people of Britain ’ . |
| 19 | Some of the structures around the compound were rebuilt and the enclosure extended westwards , beyond which were a series of six additional buildings erected along the ridge . |
| 20 | Under his leadership , the heavyweight investigative team was to produce reports which were a cross between the old Sunday Times Insight team and the occasional ‘ Shock Issues ’ which are all that remains of the old Mirror . |
| 21 | ‘ Come into the kitchen , ’ she said , and led the way across a small hall and into quite a large kitchen , dominated , Millie noticed , by an oblong table under which were a number of stools . |
| 22 | Your Chairmanship of the Trustees of the National Gallery ( 1985–91 ) coincided with important changes in the nature of British national museums which were a direct consequence of Mrs Thatcher 's desire to increase accountability and reduce spending in the public sector . |
| 23 | What White and Bernard also omit to make clear is that , while the great majority of the ordinary members of the church may well have been largely indifferent to theological issues , many of them were at the same time both outraged and alarmed by a number of alien liturgical practices , which were a unique and highly visible feature of English Arminianism . |
| 24 | While they were being asked to trim investment , the Government 's own policies were creating additional needs for investment in electricity distribution : airfields and other new defence installations for the Korean mobilisation , for example , required new electricity mains , as did the new housing estates which were a vital part of Labour 's drive for electoral popularity . |
| 25 | The precise costing of the alternatives was difficult ( particularly since the nationalised rail and coal industries both refused to give guidance on their future prices which were a crucial element in the analysis ) , but by 1950 a working party chaired by Sayers concluded that , on balance , a higher-voltage superimposed network — Citrine insisted it be more elegantly referred to as the ‘ Supergrid ’ — would be worthwhile . |
| 26 | He had started Supersight and had made quite an impact on an already highly competitive market with some clubs and putters which were a shade too gimmicky for me , but were tailor-made for the average club golfer , who will buy anything if it is ‘ guaranteed to add fifteen yards to your drive ’ . |
| 27 | Much of his remarkable life story is revealed in the stained-glass windows of the church ; which were a gift from Philip L. Barbour of Kentucky , U.S.A. who was a foremost biographer of Willoughby 's famous son . |
| 28 | On the other hand , to allow county councillors from the larger districts to vote in the county council on matters which were a district responsibility in their own areas would be deeply resented by the smaller districts . |
| 29 | The influx of new upper-class members underlying these changes led to social innovations such as published listings of the gentry and members of ‘ Society ’ ( Scott , 1982 , p. 90 , citing Davidoff ) , which were a blatant example of social closure in their regulation of social acceptability and status among the propertied . |
| 30 | She did not share Baldwin 's intellectual or aesthetic tastes , and she did not accompany him on the long walks which were a staple part of his recreation in Worcestershire or at Aix . |