Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This figure declined slightly for older children , a growing proportion of whom lived with a natural parent and a step-parent . |
| 2 | They were most likely to be men , aged 20 to 24 , many of whom lived in Scotland . |
| 3 | The Malays were an urban community many of whom lived in Colombo and Hambantota . |
| 4 | Similarly , 4414 West Ham residents worked at Tate & Lyle 's sugar refineries , 4171 ( 94.5 per cent ) of whom lived in Canning Town or Plaistow , while of the 3880 employed at the LNER locomotive works , 3444 ( 88.8 per cent ) lived in Stratford or Forest Gate . |
| 5 | By devising an oral rehydration solution made from home ingredients , the problem of cost was ( partially at least ) solved , as was the problem of supplying pre-packaged Oral Rehydration Salts to a population 92% of whom lived in rural areas where transportation was generally very poor . |
| 6 | More to the point , at that age , Auntie tells me , I saw no distinction between the two Fathers , both of whom lived in the sky . |
| 7 | In a very real sense , of course , the biographies of the Muftis in the following chapters illustrate the development of the hierarchy , but it seems not without point to concentrate attention on this particular aspect by placing side by side the biographies of two scholars , one of whom lived in the period before the hierarchy had become developed to any very great degree — before , perhaps , it is even possible to speak of a hierarchy-he other in a period when the development was fairly well advanced , though not complete . |
| 8 | What had originated as a spontaneous civilian outburst now began to be depicted in the international media as a revolt by Iraq 's majority Shia community , most of whom lived in the southern part of the country . |
| 9 | The report showed that there were between 27,000,000 and 35,000,000 blind people in the world , over 90 per cent of whom lived in the developing world , mostly in rural areas . |
| 10 | Consider , for example , the case of two owners of agricultural land on the periphery of a town , both of whom applied for planning permission to develop for housing purposes — the first being given permission and the second refused on the ground that the site in question was to form part of a green belt . |
| 11 | Is the Minister aware that there are now thousands of people waiting for home improvement grants , some of whom applied before 1984 ? |
| 12 | Problems can also arise for people in urban areas , some of whom suffer from " winter depression " , making them dull and lethargic during the day and unable to sleep at night . |
| 13 | So a Court would consist of three Magistrates , one of whom sits in the centre and acts as Chairman |
| 14 | Well let's say we 've made up for it , for you may have no doubt whom to thank for your performance at the court . |
| 15 | The Korean communists at Yenan probably numbered about 300 , some of whom fought with the CCF . |
| 16 | The crossbow , most useful in defence when the crossbowman , who needed protection for the time required to wind up his weapon , could hide himself behind a wall , was an elitist weapon , most effective in the hands of Gascons , who fought in Wales for Edward I , and of Genoese , a large contingent of whom fought on the French side at Crécy . |
| 17 | Any issues affecting the relations of the Serbs with the imperial authorities or with their Muslim landlords and neighbours had to be dealt with by the Muslim authorities , most of whom operated from the cosmopolitan cities . |
| 18 | In 1987 there were 3,500 new recruits , each of whom passed through a formal selection process . |
| 19 | GREG HARLOW won the Robert Hutchinson Opticians Masters bowls title last night emerging from a field which had included 13 internationals from England , Scotland , Wales and Jersey none of whom succeeded in reaching the final . |
| 20 | The Administration , moreover , while having the greatest influence in both judicial and church appointments , had sole control over a number of academic posts , which were also attractive to some of the freeholders , several of whom succeeded in obtaining university chairs . |
| 21 | Additionally , most published publication counts refer to active practitioners , rather than to Ph D students , many of whom cease to be active in the subject field of their training . |
| 22 | Additionally , most published publication counts refer to active practitioners , rather than to Ph D students , many of whom cease to be active in the subject field of their training . |
| 23 | We as a group , defining ourselves as human , decide whom to include and whom to exclude as members of this group . |
| 24 | In A.D. 318 , the then Bishop of Rome ( now known as Pope Sylvester ) is said to have met personally with eight Desposyni leaders — each of whom presided over a branch of the Church — at the Lateran Palace . |
| 25 | Peter grew up to know the value of money , and was taught by his caring , careful parents to save and be prudent in financial matters , and cautious of whom to trust in business . |
| 26 | These included stars of stage and screen , all of whom entered into the spirit of the ball 's " Around The World in 80 Days " theme , with many turning up in fancy dress . |
| 27 | They were followed across the car park by at least two men , one of whom shouted after them , issuing the challenge ‘ I 'll take on any two of you ’ . |
| 28 | Eva Burrows had a particularly forceful person with whom to come to terms . |
| 29 | This has caused great alarm among the young men in the western half of the city , many of whom moved to Berlin to avoid going insane with boredom in a Bundeswehr barracks . |
| 30 | To his list we could add attorneys and even local receivers of taxes , six of whom appear in a list of country bankers drawn up in 1784 . |