C2 · Word order

Word order in long subordinate structures

Stacking relative clauses, conjuncts and time clauses.

When the committee, which had been deliberating for three hours, finally opened the session, the minister rose to speak.
Because the evidence, which had been gathered over five years, proved worthless, the inquiry was adjourned.
The house that the architect, whose style was much discussed, designed in 1931 is now a listed monument.
Although the report was published in a paper that had very few readers, the minister defended it.
As soon as the possibility arises that a compromise may be reached, the parties will meet.
The letter, which the editor had found among the poet's papers, turned out to be a forgery.
Now that the museum, which has been closed for renovation since 2019, has reopened, the painting can be seen.
Because he had not known that the collection, which his uncle had assembled in more than fifty years, was being sold, he was taken aback.
The minister, who had promised the committee that she would come, did not appear at all.
Whatever the reason was that the negotiations failed, the consequences were severe.
The court ruled that the contract, which had been concluded under duress, was null and void.
After the committee, in which several members harboured doubts, had reported, the minister resigned.