Example sentences of "[noun pl] which [vb past] [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They proposed instead a new list of candidates which included themselves ‘ and certain other painters whom we knew to a greater or lesser extent … who seemed to us capable of representing if not a particular tendency at least a certain standard ’ . |
| 2 | He would have been glad to talk , if only to escape the profitless treadmill of his thoughts — impressions rather than thoughts , random images which presented themselves again and again to his mind ! |
| 3 | However , some further points must be made : NCB itself will acknowledge that these concerns relate only to some parts of the overall provision made by the four schools which offered themselves freely and fully as subjects for enquiry . |
| 4 | In those circumstances , difficulties should not be caused to member states which defended themselves against practices designed to circumvent the quota system by determining in accordance with international law the criteria on whose basis they granted vessels the right to fly their flag . |
| 5 | Other examples include Marks and Spencer , and British Home Stores , two chains which based themselves originally on the clothing trade , but which between them have diversified into footwear , foodstuffs , toys and books , amongst other items . |
| 6 | However , looked at from the perspective of the 1980s , it is not at all clear that groups which styled themselves upon Mussolini 's movement in the 1920s were of greater significance than certain more obscure British nationalist organizations of the period , since these provided crucial financial and ideological legacies for later gener-ations of British fascists , most notably anti-semitism . |
| 7 | This moral goodness was not exactly out there as an actual property of the benevolent feelings and actions which presented themselves to an observer as possessing it . |
| 8 | Again , beautifully rounded characters which established themselves at a leisurely pace are the secret of its appeal . |
| 9 | IT was one of several ‘ underground ’ magazines which found themselves in court in this period . |
| 10 | Newspapers which confined themselves to demonstrable facts , and left readers to draw their own conclusions , were not sued . |
| 11 | In fact I had it in mind that she might be trained up to one of the women 's auxiliary services which justified themselves so splendidly in the last war — the WRENS , I mean , of course . |
| 12 | The most obvious connection was , of course , France itself and on most occasions which presented themselves the French told the Americans of their difficulties and requirements in Indo-China , how many of their troops were there and , usually , how many they had lost . |