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

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1 Rather than focusing on a few substances which are painted in lurid colours , the specialists say , the goal should be a workplace free of compulsive chemical use of all kinds .
2 Central authority has been progressively weakened since the outbreak of civil war in 1975 , and real political power in Lebanon now effectively rests with the leading figures of the rival militias which are organized along religious lines .
3 The theory of plate tectonics states that the outer layer of the earth , the lithosphere ( – 100 km thick ) comprises a small number of ( relatively ) rigid plates which are separated by narrow zones along which most tectonic , seismic and volcanic activity is concentrated .
4 Disabled Facilities Grants are available to people who are disabled , for works which improve their access to essential facilities and which are supported by Social Services Department as being ‘ necessary and appropriate ’ .
5 An RGU spokesman said ‘ We currently have two teaching posts which are supported by Scottish Office money and these are for approved courses in textiles .
6 The copulatory bursa , which embraces the female during copulation , is important in the identification of certain male nematodes and is derived from much expanded caudal alae which are supported by elongated caudal papillae called bursal rays .
7 Manchester and Liverpool are doing the same , as more and more houses are being built on vast estates , with their own shopping centres and with factories which are built on industrial trading estates .
8 This is the name chosen for another family of devices which are built from simple nodes , connected in a network .
9 The meals , which are prepared in Social Work Department or Education Department kitchens , are transported in heated containers to individual homes ; usually a nutritious two-course meal of meat , two vegetables and a sweet , or perhaps soup , provided in disposable tin-foil containers .
10 The cast iron beams , which are curved in top elevation , are of ‘ L ’ and inverted ‘ T ’ cross-section .
11 They are therefore simultaneously producing larger proportions of theses which are ignored by other workers , and smaller numbers of theses which external researchers have considered worthy of citing .
12 If the consumption plans of individuals are related to real wealth as well as to disposable income , then changes in the price level that alter the real value of assets ( which are denominated in nominal terms ) will affect aggregate demand .
13 The sensual — or more correctly sensuous — aspects of chocolate are connected mostly with the fat free constituents developed in the cacao pod during growth , which are enhanced by subsequent fermentation and roasting .
14 Individuals therefore learn to discriminate the conditions which are associated with behaviours being followed by contingent events which are desirable , from those which are associated with no environmental change or those which are followed by unpleasant events .
15 In spite of the power and continuing influence of Skinner 's ideas , it is important that Verbal Behaviour is seen more in terms of a set of claims or predictions , which are illustrated with anecdotal evidence and hypothetical examples , rather than a theory which has been tested against research evidence .
16 The Consumer Information Department of the ABI , or their regional offices , which are listed in local telephone directories , can provide assistance to any individual or organisation .
17 There are some books which are written in spoken language , books like Tom Forrest 's Country Calendar — a chat or paper by a countryman in his own words .
18 Algebraic geometry which , very loosely speaking , is concerned with curves and surfaces in n-dimensional space which are defined by algebraic equations , is a meeting ground for several mathematical disciplines including geometry , complex analysis , topology and number theory as well as algebra .
19 As far as actual examples of volcanic rocks are concerned , it was mentioned that the most abundant are basalts , which form at mid-ocean ridges , and andesites , which are formed at destructive plate margins .
20 Basalts are the rocks which are formed at mid-ocean ridges , and which make up the entire oceanic crust .
21 The mouse class II MHC region contains six genes ( Ob-Ab-Aa-Eb1-Eb2-Ea ) encoding two cell surface heterodimers ( AαAβ and EαEβ ) which are expressed on key components of the immune system , including B cells , dendritic cells and can be induced by γ-interferon on other antigen presenting cells , such as macrophages .
22 This test ( Fenn 1979 ) was designed to determine whether a child who is able to understand single words can also understand the relationships which are expressed by different forms of word order .
23 The examples also demonstrate the complexity of the family situations which are referred to social workers , if a situation can be resolved by commonsense solutions , and talking through with friends and relatives , then this is usually achieved privately .
24 It was proposed that there are endings ( or receptors ) within the nervous system which are attuned to specific types of energy , For example , retinal receptors in the eye respond to light energy , cochlear endings in the ear to vibrations in the air , and so on .
25 The options under this index allow the manipulation of ‘ products ’ , packages of software which are intended for internal or external release to a ‘ client ’ .
26 Detailed discussion of restrictive trade practices which are regulated by anti-trust laws such as the Fair Trading Act 1973 and the Competition Act 1980 are beyond the scope of this work .
27 All the characteristics outlined apply in principle to the hierarchies which fall within the scope of lexical semantics , that is to say , those which are composed of lexical items , and those structuring relations are relations of sense holding between those lexical items .
28 There are frequent butter , grain , wine and beef mountains which are stored at great cost or sold off cheaply to other countries .
29 ‘ Currently we are represented at the AAA by the road race committee , none of the members of which are selected by direct election .
30 The horsetails reproduce by means of spores , which are born in small cone-like structures at the tip of the branches or on modified shoots .
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