Example sentences of "which [was/were] drawn [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 At first potential jurors were classified by ethnic group and caste , but after the 1840s they were assigned to one of three lists which were drawn up on the basis of language capability .
2 The first volume of her poems was published by subscription ( the proposals for which were drawn up by Mr. Garrick ) under the patronage of several persons of rank and taste , in 1748 ; as was also the second volume , of which the late Mr. Hawkins Browne was the editor in 175 … , both of them after her death , which happened prematurely by the meazles , at the age of 24 .
3 The forged document , the so-called " Donation of Constantine " , which was drawn up before the mid-eighth century , when the papacy was anxious to use and control the Frankish leaders , claimed that Constantine had given his imperial palace of the Lateran and dominion over " the city of Rome and all the places , cities and provinces of Italy and the West " to Pope Sylvester , handing the pope his imperial insignia and symbols — the lance , sceptre , orb , imperial standards , purple-scarlet mantle , imperial pallium and tunic .
4 It is the UK government 's view that the provisions contained in the draft FMF code of practice , which was drawn up in full consultation with DHSS and MAFF , and the DHSS circular to professional people working in child care , together fulfil its undertaking to implement the aims and principles of the WHO code .
5 The agreement , which was drawn up in fairly obscure terms , proposed that the now-sovereign states of the former USSR should return to each other works of art on the basis of whose territory they were created on , the nationality of the artist , or just on the principle of ‘ I want it , it 's mine ’ .
6 A new Constitution , which was drawn up in late 1986 and overwhelmingly approved in a referendum in February 1987 , provided for presidential elections to be held in November 1987 .
7 It 's a result of the Constitution of France , which was drawn up in nineteen fifty-eight , when General de Gaulle came to power , and the Constitution was very concerned to produce a separation between the legislative , that 's the law-making , part of the government , and the executive , that 's the part which was seen as carrying out the laws .
8 The call came in the form of ‘ The Windhoek Declaration on Communication and Human Rights ’ ( see enclosed Special Report ) , which was drawn up by participants at a conference organised by WACC 's African Regional Association ( WACC-AR ) in Windhoek , Namibia , 9–15 September .
9 Under the programme , which was drawn up by the EC Commission , Albania was to be given 50,000 tonnes of EC wheat ; further donations amounting to 100,000 tonnes of wheat were to be canvassed from other Western countries .
10 Before they started to work with the video all the teachers were shown the contract which was drawn up by Kate Kennett .
11 A PUBLIC inquiry is to investigate Armagh area plan which was drawn up by the DoE .
12 She was wearing huge aviator glasses , designed to hide but only drawing attention to the palely perfect face , the unlipsticked mouth , the silvery blonde hair fine as maize silk , which was drawn back into the nape of her neck .
13 The ant endeavoured to escape , but was held fast by the clammy juice at the points of the hairs , which was drawn out by its feet into fine threads .
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