Example sentences of "it which " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this poem we see their shared Jewishness , and the ‘ irreverence ’ ( as some would see it ) they each had for the Tradition — at least for that view of it which some espoused ; we also see a shared disdain for rabbinic ( and priestly ) logic , to them both a form of mental death . |
| 2 | The social services department should also tell you about services provided by itself or other services known to it which could be of use to you . |
| 3 | He taught her the words of the Angelus , the Hail Mary ; though he said that he could not quite use all the words himself literally , but he respected those who could , and he did not think there was anything in it which made Mary take the place of her Son . |
| 4 | But the parishes , and the parish missions , were central to the care of souls ; and their ministers ought always to be refreshing themselves in the truths of the Christian faith , so that they do not slip ‘ into versions of it which miss its height and depth and wonder ’ ; and those ministers ought always to make room in their lives for silence and the chance of realizing their nearness to eternity . |
| 5 | This expectation has rather been confirmed than otherwise by the superimposition in the last two years of an element of graduation in the contribution , the additional yield of which for many years to come will mainly help to finance the standard pension but which creates a right to additions to it which will gradually build up over the next forty years on an actuarial basis . |
| 6 | I am interested in an aspect of it which exists , it at all , in terms of that contradiction — of a parodic critique of the essence of sensibility as conventionally understood . |
| 7 | The book is in great part a ‘ presentation ’ of Morgan 's ‘ Ancient Society ’ , but as Engels points out there is much in it which goes beyond Morgan , in terms both of documentation and interpretation . |
| 8 | This was their central point and they found evidence to support it which has stood the test of time . |
| 9 | We must assume either that Warnie 's memory exaggerated the virulence of her hostility to Jack 's conversion , or that there was some particular thing about it which affected her more than anyone else . |
| 10 | However there is an error in it which should be corrected . |
| 11 | It was the solicitor 's function to investigate the draft contract and to examine very closely the issues which may be raised by it which were often incomprehensible to the layman . |
| 12 | There is an inexplicable rightness about it which makes me want to look at it for ages . |
| 13 | Who the rise was due to I do n't know except that I think David probably would n't have had the idea to have opened such wonderful offices and created such a great mystique about it which MainMan had . |
| 14 | Natural philosophy , or that part of it which is physics , will already have dealt with man to some extent , in considering the phenomenon of sense-perception . |
| 15 | For no matter how much it is objected that it can not be stated definitely from these considerations just what the thing is like according to its nature , but only what it is like in respect to one thing or to another , it may still be said what there is in it which makes it appear to be this in respect to one thing and that in respect to another ; and consequently it may be said both to be one thing according to its nature and to be this or that in respect to other things . |
| 16 | It could either provide that all married women should hold their property as their separate property — thus giving to all married women the right to dispose of their property and to make contracts binding it which formerly could only be given to them by a will or a settlement ; or it could adopt the more straightforward course of making the capacity of a married woman to own property , make contracts , and incur liability for torts the same as that of a man . |
| 17 | There was a great deal about Christopher in it which was hard for Clarissa . |
| 18 | ‘ What appeals to people is the normality of the show , there is nothing do or die about it which makes it very easy to relate to it . |
| 19 | Clearly , this sort of material needs careful analysis : it is too easy to impose patterns on it which may not correspond to much that Libyans thought or said . |
| 20 | At least , I assume this card ( which I am returning ) concerns the man who loves collecting pubic hair — it 's much too learned and technical for me to understand most of it , but there are bits of it which do seem to make it clear . |
| 21 | In the north the disafforestment of the Forest of the Peak , and schemes for inclosure of those portions of it which were suitable for arable or pasture , were completed by royal commissioners appointed in 1674 . |
| 22 | Then she said I could look and she gave me a piece of cloth with a few coins in it which my mother had saved for me — and the ring . |
| 23 | There really is no phrase to describe it which does n't sound grotesque . |
| 24 | This action was very strange because Andries not only attracted a lot of attention to himself by the manner of his purchase but also the dinghy had a serial number on it which made it instantly traceable . |
| 25 | If something happens at the school or to someone associated with it which may reflect badly give facts but no opinions . |
| 26 | There is nothing outside it which can be useful for it but is not specifically necessary for it . |
| 27 | She banged against the crate heavily and the one on top of it which had been badly placed fell onto the ground so that some of the bananas spilled out around her feet . |
| 28 | For obvious reasons the dangers of such malpractice are endemic in policing , and it may be ‘ respectable fears ’ about it which fluctuate more than the extent of abuse . |
| 29 | They buy a cot , a changing table , a convertible buggy/pram , a baby seat to go in the back of the car , a changing mat , a night-light , a sterilizing unit , five large bottles plus teats , five small bottles plus teats , five baby-grows ( newborn size ) , three undervests ( newborn size ) , three pairs of socks ( newborn size ) , a mobile with four fluffy ducks dancing around a clockwork mechanism that plays the Brahms Lullaby , a wallpaper frieze with chickens on it which Paul has to put up in the nursery , a van-sized packet of newborn nappies , a tub of cream to put on the kid 's bottom , a bucket of white emulsion to freshen up the nursery walls , a lampshade with more chickens on it to brighten up the nursery light , a parasol to go on the buggy and a breast pump for expressing milk . |
| 30 | She was tall , a little on the stout side , and had long brown hair with one or two streaks of grey in it which was caught up in a bun perched on the top of her head . |