Example sentences of "which [noun prp] [modal v] be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This advice was still being offered 1,200 years later , in the Middle Ages , when an expert on herb gardens wrote , ‘ Behind the turf plot let there be a great diversity of medicinal and aromatic herbs , among which Rue should be mingled in many places for its beauty and greenness , and its bitterness will drive away poisonous animals from the garden . ’ |
| 2 | When Williams appeared to like the idea , Orton totally changed the part so that it could fit him , not so much like a glove , but like a well-crafted cabinet , one in which Ken could be displayed at his finest and with plenty of space to ensure that nothing got in his way . |
| 3 | Kenner 's fantasy is being discussed in terms of the view — with which Kenner can be expected to be very familiar — that the goals of a biographically-minded criticism are in some measure fantastic . |
| 4 | The metaphor of the gem here is like a filter or a screen through which Lucy can be seen in a fresh light , and as such the metaphor has the " power to inform and enlighten " which a literal paraphrase would not have — it would fail " to give the insight that the metaphor did " ( Black 1971 : 186f ) . |
| 5 | These are the only days for which SSP can be paid . |
| 6 | There is no way in which Darwin can be regarded as a parent of the science of plant ecology . |
| 7 | He was at once promoted to lance-corporal but although Travis [ Commander Edward Travis who was chief administrator at B.P. ] tried for the next six months to find a suitable military unit to which Harold could be attached as an officer , he had no luck . |
| 8 | ‘ But we have sorted out an agreement with the club under which Martin will be paid a very substantial sum . |
| 9 | At this point ( III.i. 151 ) the Duke-Friar steps forward with his composed and rational prose outlining a complex plot by which Angelo can be brought to book , and the play recovers its balance . |
| 10 | Then fly to an area in which VMC can be maintained , and land at a suitable airfield . |
| 11 | The period of up to eighteen weeks during which SMP can be paid . |
| 12 | The fatwa was and remains an affront to civilised values , for which Iran should be held accountable for as long as the command stands unrescinded . |
| 13 | These are the nations with which Britain should be compared and by reference to which her laws should be judged . |
| 14 | The initial Lutheran challenge to papal authority in 1517 had ushered in an age in which Europe would be divided into hostile confessional camps , but , despite the fact that he himself had dispensed with papal authority within his own realm , Henry VIII had been extremely reluctant to accept this reality . |
| 15 | Some of the larger aircraft were transferred to the parking area at Amman airport , for a long time the only point from which Iraq could be entered from abroad , as foreign airlines were hesitant about using traditional air corridors which ran close to a war zone . |
| 16 | With a detailed map of the city in her shoulder-bag , plus a copy of the tourist board 's publication , Copenhagen This Week , she was as equipped as anyone to seek out the places to which Suzie would be drawn . |
| 17 | Amnesty warmly welcomed the release of prisoners of conscience and the repeal of certain articles , but has urged that the legislation be extended to include reform or repeal of further articles of the Turkish Penal Code , under which POCs may be held . |
| 18 | To consider and , if thought fit , pass the following resolutions of which A. will be proposed as an ordinary resolution and B. as a special resolution . |
| 19 | Aunt Tossie was the fountainhead of both , the medium through which Dada might be approached for favours . |