Example sentences of "and [noun pl] which [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She looked again for Pete , but Pete was no longer there ; and now she could hear a scattering of spontaneous applause — applause ! — and a few cheers and whistles which told her that the host had finally arrived on the scene . |
| 2 | Every age and generation must be as free to act for itself , in all cases , as the ages and generations which preceded it … |
| 3 | The F-Plan shows you how to cut your calorie intake and at the same time increase your intake of dietary fibre from the unrefined cereal foods and the fruits and vegetables which provide it . |
| 4 | Closer to home , in their statement of educational principles , for example , a group of teachers from Wigan included the following : ‘ Education has the responsibility of operating within a democratic system ; of respecting and nurturing democratic principles ; of being open to change by democratic process ; and , perhaps , most importantly , of encouraging within the young those qualities and skills which enable them to participate in a democracy and ultimately to develop or change it ’ ( Department of Education and Science , 1983 , p. 27 ) . |
| 5 | The world is redeemed because of the sanctity of this man Jesus , because of the love for his Father and for his sisters and brothers which made him totally accept his mission from the Father . |
| 6 | We have seen that war leaders of the late Middle Ages sought the achievement of their military aims either through the devastation of the countryside or , in certain circumstances , by seeking to gain control of the towns and castles which dominated it . |
| 7 | What was vital in a young mirza ( or gentleman ) were the clothes and manners which covered him ; the wholeness or corruption of the man within was of no interest or relevance . |
| 8 | The other Girls would talk about their families and homes which made her feel so lonely . |
| 9 | Intermediate Technology enables poor people in the Third World to develop and use technologies and methods which give them more control over their lives and which contribute to the long-term development of their communities . |
| 10 | Intermediate Technology enables poor people in the Third World to develop and use technologies and methods which give them more control over their lives and which contribute to the long-term development of their communities . |
| 11 | Made in 100 per cent cotton , they have adjustable hooks and loops which make them easy to put on , an extra cotton inner pad for more absorbency , are washable and reusable . |
| 12 | It was all of these factors and experiences which made him an outstanding teacher and a distinguished consultant ( perhaps the only person to be Chairman of the local association of the ICE and IStructE in successive years ) . |
| 13 | When the mother complained of a headache she was given an overdose of anti-depressants and tranquillisers which caused her to lapse into unconsciousness . |
| 14 | He helped to keep atomism from being prominent in French syllabuses ; but in Britain , atomic theory and the models with balls and wires which expressed it ( then called ‘ glyptic formulae ’ ) became an important part of elementary science , whatever the doubts of the eminent . |
| 15 | Through all the beliefs and countries which used it runs the thread of its curative effect on the eyes , and ability to strengthen the sight . |
| 16 | clear signposts and directions which help you to find your way around the hospital easily ; |
| 17 | He/she sits down with you and compiles a list of the situations and circumstances which make them angry ( being criticized at school , being called names , and so on ) . |
| 18 | The political leadership of the majority party and therefore the party in government and occupying ministerial office might find it politically expedient to preserve the rules and conventions which make it difficult for other politicians to call the bureaucracy to account . |
| 19 | He was of the opinion that the Masai possessed ‘ a faculty for reasoned intelligence , a pride and a susceptibility to leadership and ideas which made them amenable to sympathetic handling ’ . |
| 20 | To understand what is happening it is crucial to see Marxism not in the guise which it claims for itself — namely a scientific method — but as an ideology — a set of beliefs and ideas which help us interpret the world and provide a basis for action — which is a substitute for the religious vacuum left by the decline of Christianity in the West . |
| 21 | They have skills and qualities which make them highly valuable and which most organizations regard as being in short supply . |
| 22 | New language is presented and practised with every opportunity given for students to talk about themselves and topics which interest them . |
| 23 | He then began to itemise the problems and questions which confronted him . |
| 24 | It is essentially male but it is women 's lives and actions which affect it most . |
| 25 | From their experiences children build up a set of explanations and beliefs which enable them to make sense of what happens around them . |
| 26 | This is a provision which is usually inserted , since , once an order has been placed , it becomes a separate contract , with a life of its own , and stands or falls on the terms and conditions which govern it . |
| 27 | We find our arts opportunities restricted at all levels , from lack of physical access to arts facilities and regulations which bar us from training courses , to our invisibility and misrepresentation in the images produced and promoted . |
| 28 | Madam Deputy Speaker I only wanted to make a short intervention er er on this point and I think I will return to it from time to time because it is a perennial , annual problem of every time the minister introduces a a rule and regulation we can understand it 's extremely useful and how can one say that er regulations about fraud are not useful , it 's just the culture of our country has been besieged by these rules and regulations and I 'm surprised that anybody can actually make any profit or do any business simply because of the weight of officialdom and the weight of rules and regulations which prevents them from getting above er the the surface . |
| 29 | Indeed it is at once the changing social history and the complex sociology of the changing institutions and relations which take us beyond these formulas to the possibility of more precise analysis . |
| 30 | ‘ In the psychic realm it means that we are free to follow any set of images and symbols which give us the right mental feedback — and the State encourages us . |