Example sentences of "which was [adj] [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The Prison Officers Association said it was astounding that it was so easy to escape from a building which was supposed to be secure .
2 Decisions by judges in the Kandyan Kingdom took into account all the available evidence , including the personal knowledge of the judge and others in attendance , which was likely to be extensive .
3 ( I had a meeting of an advisory committee at the Bodleian at three , which was likely to be acrimonious and prolonged , and I simply had to buy something for the boys ' dinner first . )
4 It turned out that he had locked himself out of his room which was likely to be embarrassing as I , for one , was not about to go down to reception for a key for him .
5 This was assumed to mean that before the British Parliament was asked to ratify , there would need to be a clear plan for addressing the Danish veto which was likely to be acceptable to the Danish people .
6 When the day came , Grégoire was carefully prepared : he was given a new haircut ; George himself supervised his washing procedure , which was inclined to be haphazard .
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