Example sentences of "[Wh det] [vb past] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.

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1 It was certainly the theme of a protest against the building of a workhouse in 1785 which argued that it threatened " our liberty and laws " .
2 The original detentions had been undertaken without the approval of the government , which admitted that it had failed to exert its authority over rebellious troops in the Agadez region who had taken the law into their own hands .
3 The Stock Exchange has dismissed a disciplinary charge against market makers Smith New Court which arose when it carried out an £80million ‘ programme trade ’ for fund managers Ivory&Sime a year ago .
4 A quiver ran through her which heated as it travelled through her body and which he must have noticed , for he smiled mockingly at her .
5 Meh'Lindi reached into the trunk and lifted out a small tentacle , which squirmed as it left the stasis-field .
6 The proposed quota and duty system was strongly criticized by the Latin American producer countries , which claimed that it violated the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( GATT ) .
7 The treaty was denounced by Israel , which claimed that it marked the virtual annexation of Lebanon by Syria .
8 The shareholders of the holding company entered into a shareholders ' agreement which stated that it had precedence over the Articles of Association , and clause 3 of that agreement provided that " no further share capital shall be created or issued in the company … without the written consent of each of the parties hereto " .
9 Sir , I apologise , I was going by this figure made by which indicated that it expired on the thirty first of March , I think and in fact , that is a an error on the officer 's part it would appear from the licensing authorities in fact , it expired at the end of May .
10 I was going by a brief statement made by the officer which indicated that it expired on the thirty first of March .
11 The decision to dismiss Yakovlev caused strong criticism in the liberal press , which warned that it showed an increasing reluctance to brook opposition on the part of the Russian leadership and could be interpreted as a sacrifice to conservative forces prior to the forthcoming Congress of People 's Deputies .
12 The African colony to which he returned was regarded by the British government as ‘ advanced ’ — in African terms — which meant that it had made a start on the road to self-government ; however , the Colonial Office reckoned that the goal was still distant .
13 This result she attributed to the very short duration of persistence of the icon , which meant that it had faded before the cue could be utilised to sample selectively .
14 There was silence , no regular chug-chug-chug of the working generator , which meant that it had to have stalled .
15 But it was a universal grant , which meant that it went equally to the millionaire 's widow and to the widow who had very little .
16 The party of the workers fell in behind the policy of foreign bankers , which meant that it fell in behind high unemployment caused by high interest rates .
17 But The Sun thought that ‘ the meeting was a bogus one , if it was held at all ’ , further alleging that this clandestine organisation ( which said that it had met in secrecy because it feared Hooligan reprisals ) was a put-up job by someone in the pay of The Daily Telegraph .
18 ‘ It is so sad what happened and it made me cry when I read her story but she is a remarkable woman . ’
19 ‘ It is so sad what happened and it made me cry when I read her story but she is a remarkable woman . ’
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