Example sentences of "[noun] which [adv] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The dealer moved to another firm and stuffed the client with £12,000 worth of a speculative American stock which ultimately proved a dud . |
| 2 | Now , there is a basic constitutional principle , embodied in the Bill of Rights of 1688/9 , that the levying of taxes must be authorized by statute , and so there is an argument for saying that non-statutory rules made by the Revenue which effectively determine a taxpayer 's liability to tax are ‘ unconstitutional ’ . |
| 3 | They lived in a house in the Terrace , and eventually my father was sent to Ampleforth in Yorkshire , a Benedictine monastery which also ran a boarding school . |
| 4 | For example , is it good business sense to open a fish and chip shop in a row of shops which already includes a burger bar , a Chinese take-away and an Indian restaurant . |
| 5 | in the phrase … ’ will indicate a common phrasal usage of a word ; ‘ foll. by … ’ indicates words which commonly follow a word ; ‘ Comp. : ’ provides a word with which the reader should compare a word with . |
| 6 | All elite theorists define the state organizationally as a compulsory institution which successfully maintains a monopoly of legitimate force within a given territory . |
| 7 | There is still a superficial resemblance to the old style , especially on larger vases which often have a figure-frieze on neck and body , the rest being covered with graded bands of abstract ornament ; but this has shrunk to little more than varied groupings of zigzags , while massed zigzags among the figures of the main friezes make a shimmering ground on which the fuller , curvier silhouettes or dot-filled outlines of men , women , animals , monsters , flowers stand out . |
| 8 | Unlike the large international headhunting firms , Young never sought to develop as much business as possible , preferring to maintain tight control of a specialist practice which also offered a form of management consultant-type counselling . |
| 9 | Dr Gerard Vaughan , a former health minister , was especially vocal in condemning the action , but others took the view that the ‘ informer ’ in the case had a duty to report an action which possibly constituted a crime against another human being ; |
| 10 | A natural action which only becomes a problem in excess and the foot continues to roll inwards . |
| 11 | Christopher Sinclair-Stevenson has commissioned a life of Barbara Cartland from Tim Heald , as part of a three-book deal which also includes a book about the final year before the handover of Hong Kong to China , The Last Governor , and a third ‘ highly confidential ’ project . |
| 12 | Some tax can be saved by using a service company owned by the partnership which then charges a fee to the partnership for the rendering of non-legal services , for example administrative and computer services . |
| 13 | One is the Merseyside force which already has a link from the PNC to its £2 million command and control computer . |
| 14 | Its small size suggests that it was a so-called ‘ satellite ’ pyramid which probably played a part in the ritual entombment of the pharaoh , although the lack of remains found in satellite pyramids have made it difficult to determine their function . |
| 15 | The mathematical precision which went into the development of hieroglyphics and the invention of paper resulted in an efficient and scientific method of building which still remains a mystery to modern day man . |
| 16 | Amongst the younger generation the arrival of the book in the wake of Penguin 's successful defence met with an enthusiasm which rarely survived a thumbing of its pages . |
| 17 | MPs at Westminster are increasingly aware of the pervasive impact of Europe on their activities which barely see a week pass without some debate on EC directives . |
| 18 | Fire broke out in an old , litter-strewn stand which soon became a death trap in which fifty-six people perished . |
| 19 | But , like Millar , Dicey 's idea of balance is not that of a balance between the different estates ; it is a balance within Parliament which ultimately reflects a balance in society in general . |
| 20 | This latter was a secular convent which always had a lady of the Habsburg family as abbess . |
| 21 | cN is the number of rows in N which already contain a piece ; |
| 22 | His words constitute a fervent expression of faith in a new creed , a new political and social system , a new kind of literature which together have a rejuvenating and energising capacity that stands in marked contrast to the corruption and dissolution of a decaying , moribund capitalist society . |
| 23 | Although by 1989 the height of the economic crisis had passed , the structural effects of the war and the US embargo left Nicaragua with severe internal shortages , drastically reduced production levels and exports which only covered a quarter of the import bill . |
| 24 | They provide rituals which publicly mark a change of state and assemble a network of people who can offer practical and emotional support to those undergoing the change . |
| 25 | Loans have come from the Ruskin Galleries in Bembridge on the Isle of Wight and from Ruskin 's former home at Brantwood in the Lake District ( both owned by the Ruskin Educational Trust ) , the Ashmolean Museum which also houses a body of material bequeathed by Ruskin , and from private collections in Britain . |
| 26 | Related to this dependence is that many of the metals are imported from countries which either have a near-monopoly , are politically unstable or which are ideologically opposed to the capitalist West . |
| 27 | Richard Gould had published a book Yiwara , foragers of the Australian desert which unwisely included a photograph of sacred objects , knowledge of which is restricted to initiated men . |
| 28 | Along with the acquisition of a home and yard goes an elaboration of the inside of the house in such a way as not only to further develop the idea of a pleasant and cozy home , but also to add new elements , with emphasis on having a nicely decorated room or family room , a home which closely approximates a standard of all-American affluence . |
| 29 | To their credit , The Cherrys are more to do with cartoon frenzies than the slick professionalism which seemingly warrants a Spin front cover at the drop of a bobble hat , but it 's as hollow a victory as Linford Christie 's Olympic Gold in the absence of Carl Lewis . |
| 30 | Father Curtis turned to the home/school post which quickly generated a pre-interview discussion : |