Example sentences of "which is [adv] [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In so doing , they claim that it is not just secondary qualities that are confined to the mind , but , with them , the whole vivid force of the world-as-we-perceive-it , - what some philosophers call the manifest image of the world — which is intrinsically bound up with the secondary qualities . |
| 2 | The flying logbook is an official document which is carefully filled in after each flight , and after each month 's flying the entries are verified and then signed by the Flight Commander and the Squadron 's Officer Commanding as being correct . |
| 3 | There has therefore been a steady and persistent ‘ drift from the land ’ of agricultural labour , which is either pushed out by continuing mechanization and the adoption of other labour-saving techniques or lured into other industries by the prospect of higher wages and better conditions of employment . |
| 4 | The code for a particular protein is first copied by a process known as transcription into a complementary molecule , messenger-RNA , which is also made up of four nucleotides . |
| 5 | The high number of joyful expressions about the salvation of the Führer , which is emphasized as a true stroke of fortune for the German people , is not only proof of the devotion and loyalty of the soldiers to the Führer , but of the firm determination of the soldiers to fight and conquer for him , which is also brought out in the letters … |
| 6 | This example page , which is also set out at one second of runtime per line , shows that the original sync sound transfers continue without a break , but additional background sound ( voices ) is to be faded in at the beginning of shot 18 . |
| 7 | Five thousand square metres of the castle , which is regularly lived in by the royal family , was affected by a blaze which began near the family 's private chapel in the Chester tower on the north-east side of the vast complex . |
| 8 | The courses comprise two principal elements , coursework with examinations chosen to suit the circumstances and practice of the discipline and department concerned , followed by independent work which is normally written up as a dissertation . |
| 9 | So a lot of people quite understandably say , ‘ The media is something which is best kept out of here and if they 're coming I shall hide under the table ’ and so on . |
| 10 | They are not suitable instruments for exploratory research , which is best carried out by in-depth investigation of a small number of speakers . |
| 11 | The rate of change and the lack of sincere consultation have led to an air of defeatism and concern which is frequently summed up in the analogy that they ( the government ) keep moving the goalposts . |
| 12 | Before the team of analysts engrosses itself into data analysis , which is partly carried out through interview and observation , it is necessary to consider the structure of the organisation and the roles played by members of the management team . |
| 13 | Many Norwegians participate in mountain rescue , which is usually carried out in deep snow . |
| 14 | A more general point on the forty one thousand , again from Mr and Mr , is one I will describe as the er the doomsday scenario which is usually trotted out at er er at debates such as this , erm the effects on affordable housing er and low cost housing . |
| 15 | Interactionists made much of how such variations could lead to a ‘ deviancy amplification spiral ’ : if the public ( informed by the media of rises in the criminal statistics ) believes crime to be on the increase and more of a problem they may be more sensitive to it , report more to the police who will then record more and therefore produce a further rise in recorded crime , which is then fed back to the public by the media , and so on ( see Wilkins , 1964 ; and Young , 1971 ) . |
| 16 | The tree roots act like a giant sponge when the rain falls , drawing up water from the ground which is then given off as vapour through the leaves . |
| 17 | This involves recording one line of music ( the ‘ backing ’ or ‘ rhythm ’ track ) , which is then played back to the musician while a second line is added . |
| 18 | The bones are first modified and altered to conform to the skeletal dimensions of the body , which is then built up from the inside outwards using organic substitute flesh . |
| 19 | Under a local anaesthetic , a whisk-like device will be passed down a fine tube into the gall bladder and rotated at 30,000 revolutions a minute , mincing the gallstones to a paste which is then sucked out through a tube . |
| 20 | After 30 minutes the dyes will have completely penetrated the reed which is then dried out on sheets of newspaper for several days . |
| 21 | Over the last three years , the Stattauto ( " car alternative " ) scheme has involved 1,800 German families , banding together in groups of up to 30 people each to buy a car , which is then rented out among the group at the rate of US$2 per hour — substantially cheaper than commercial rates . |
| 22 | The first part of the right-hand side of ( 6.38 ) is the present value of dividends during the supernormal growth stage , while the second part is the present value of the share in year T ( at the end of the supernormal growth phase and assuming constant growth thereafter ) , which is then discounted back to the present . |
| 23 | They are cooled by water taken from the river Yenisey , which is then discharged back into the river , in contravention of recently-passed environmental legislation . |
| 24 | The grasses are woven together with cotton to form a mat , which is then bonded on to a paper backing . |
| 25 | There is no contact-tracing as such , but , because it is felt that most of the problem is due to prostitutes ( an unlikely truth in any European country ) , the examining doctor can fill in a form which is then passed on to the police who will undertake a search . |
| 26 | They are compressional waves , the energy being transmitted by an initial compression of particles which is then passed on to adjacent particles . |
| 27 | Similarly , if the London users want to enquire on the data , they initiate the enquiry on their local computer in the usual way , but behind the scenes the computer sends a message to its counterpart in New York asking for the data , which is then passed back across the network to be displayed on the enquirer 's screen . |
| 28 | ‘ Given the general caution and lack of opportunities recently for management buy-outs and buy-ins , we now have £40 million available for investment in small companies , which is currently tied up in blue chips . ’ |
| 29 | The exchange of raw materials and finished products in a society is an activity which is inextricably bound up with economic , social and political life . |
| 30 | Joos ( 1964 : 52 ) exemplifies an approach which proposes two separate verb forms — the " infinitive " , which is always preceded by to , and the " presentative " , which is not . |