Example sentences of "which [modal v] [verb] [vb pp] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But to the ‘ rebellion ’ ( which may have given rise to something far deeper , as we shall see ) we must add two further emphases which we have italicised . |
| 2 | When this happens , it is vital that the conflict be resolved and that broken or strained relationships which may have given rise to the problem be repaired . |
| 3 | This is in order to try to avoid the effects of subrogation , viz where the insurer pays out money to the landlord under an insurance policy he will be subrogated to any rights the landlord may have against the tenant for breaches of covenant which may have given rise to the damage or destruction . |
| 4 | Palermo ( 1974 ) attributed it to ‘ much more syntactic context … which may have aided performance ’ , but an alternative interpretation is that , because children heard both more and less in each question in the study by Griffiths et al . , |
| 5 | Another consequence of modern farming has been a change in the types of farm buildings , which may have affected Barn Owl and Swallow numbers by the loss of sites as traditional Sussex barns disappear . |
| 6 | The New York Stock Exchange and the Chicago commodity exchanges are looking at programme trades carried out last July which may have flouted market rules and contributed to sudden movements in both the Dow Jones index and the S&P 500 futures index . |
| 7 | Nonetheless , the significance of ASW consultation with male relatives , and a tendency to examine social factors which may have challenged GP definitions less than with other referrals are rather less positive . |
| 8 | This is my second Way of Life seminar , so I have missed discussion which may have taken place at earlier seminars over the definition of ‘ way of life ’ . |
| 9 | Although his initial interest had been aroused because of the connection between current problems and events which may have taken place in a former life , he became so enthralled by the topic that he took it up for its own sake . |
| 10 | It is now believed that they may have been written for a subscription concert series in 1788 — the ‘ Casino ’ series mentioned in a letter to Puchberg , which may have taken place in the autumn . |
| 11 | Charles B. of Roxton had a fractured thigh ; others were suffering from spitting of blood , illness of wife , injury to chest , accident to child , cut hand , and — which may have provided relief of a different sort to the Board — two men with fever : Abraham Fox and James Rabbit . |
| 12 | The increased general level of international competition , which may have eroded profit margins in all the countries concerned , must be distinguished from sudden shifts in the relative competitiveness of individual countries . |
| 13 | This consisted of a milk bottle filled with water to which had been added some lemon juice , and four rounds of Vienna bread , which should have contained beef , but it had run out . |
| 14 | Latterly , they have been reduced to boasting of the spectacles they organize — the Highland Games ( in Scotland in the summer ) , the Oxbridge boat race on the Thames and the horse raced called the Grand National , which should have taken place last Saturday . |
| 15 | Their own programmes were incorporated in the plan , which must have reduced scepticism and helped in obtaining priority finance . |
| 16 | An earlier Neville connection is implied by the marriage of Roger 's sister Alice to Thomas Metcalfe , a match which must have taken place by the mid 1460s . |
| 17 | An earlier Neville connection is implied by the marriage of Roger 's sister Alice to Thomas Metcalfe , a match which must have taken place by the mid 1460s . |
| 18 | We do not know how far these findings are generalisable at a national level , but we are reasonably confident that the study practices were representative of the totality of fundholding practices in the Oxford region and that the fundholding and control practices were fairly well matched on those variables , such as distance from provider units , which might have affected referral patterns . |
| 19 | The cards were fixed with Blu-Tack and so were slightly proud of the wall , which might have caused orientation effects . |
| 20 | Adapting data from known insulin resistant states such as obesity and non-insulin dependent diabetes , O'Dea has recently theorised on the nature of metabolic adaptations which might have favoured survival in Australian Aborigines in the context of their traditional hunter-gatherer diet , where ‘ feasts ’ on wild animals such as kangaroos were characteristically high in protein and relatively low in fat and carbohydrate . |
| 21 | They were all eating miniature versions of proper food — a sliver of lamb like a lark 's tongue , a single braised spinach leaf , a mushroom tart no bigger than a cuff-link — like guests in a doll 's house , and trying to ignore the fact that the area around their table , which might have provided space for twelve to stand at a pinch , had now about 300 people in it . |
| 22 | Given that so many swords and fittings were being offered in a session which might have stretched trade and private interest , a reasonable approach seems to have been taken towards the reserves . |
| 23 | Montgomery gave a short exhalation which could have represented disbelief , frustration or simple boredom . |
| 24 | Sir James Reckitt did some amateur excavating when he lived at the manor and some stones , which could have formed church windows , can still be seen in the gardens of houses since built on the site . |
| 25 | ( 2 ) That the judge 's failure to direct the jury adequately as to the defendant 's previous good character was a material misdirection which could have caused injustice to him ; that at any stage of the trial the jury were entitled to the judge 's assistance on the facts as well as on the law , the withholding of which constituted an irregularity which might , depending on the circumstances , be material ; and that the judge had erred in failing to ascertain what the jury 's problem was and to give the requisite help ( post , pp. 166C , F–G , 167G , H ) . |
| 26 | Just before the last talks were abandoned in November , the Unionists revealed their ideas about new north-south institutions , covering common topics like agriculture , which could have limited executive power . |
| 27 | The Gulf war , which could have spelt disaster for Airtours and many other travel companies , ended quickly . |
| 28 | Bush 's signature of the civil rights bill on Nov. 21 was overshadowed by the withdrawal of a proposed presidential order which would have ended government affirmative action and hiring guidelines benefiting blacks and women . |
| 29 | It laid down the general principle of comprehensive education which would have ended selection over a period ( but this was repealed in the 1979 Act ) . |
| 30 | Voters narrowly rejected this scheme , which would have devolved responsibility to the communal level of authority , and cut down on the amount of incineration . |