Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That opportunity squandered was followed swiftly by the briefings for yesterday 's press to the effect that Delphic Douglas was in fact leaving open the door for an executive ratification of the original , unamended treaty irrespective of whatever parliament may decide . |
| 2 | That skating bit got 's to do |
| 3 | Other such thematic surveys completed during the year included the DOE-funded Falkirk project , the results of which were presented at a one day seminar for planning officials , where the practical value of the 36 thematic maps produced was demonstrated . |
| 4 | The technological change made was to take a commercially available checkweigher and replace the standard electronics with a microprocessor controller . |
| 5 | In the planning sphere it has been used to invalidate conditions attached to planning permission such as that the developer should construct an ancillary road over the frontage of the site at his own expense to which rights of passage should be given to others , and that a property developer should allow those on a council housing list to occupy the houses with security of tenure for 10 years.u The test has also been adopted in the context of industrial relations , though in this instance the decision attacked was upheld . |
| 6 | Twenty of the 50 garages checked were giving sub-standard tests , using poor equipment , lax testing procedures or passing cars in a dangerous condition . |
| 7 | The cAMP produced was measured by radioassay . |
| 8 | Instead the 20 District Health authorities involved were asked to come up with a £9,000 each by tomorrow afternoon . |
| 9 | The data from the other three course involved was restricted to progression beyond first year . |
| 10 | For a claim to be recoverable the Policyholder must satisfy us that on the balance of probabilities the loss or damage sustained was caused by a peril insured against . |
| 11 | It became obvious as the system model was expanded to activity and then information level that the volume of data produced was becoming impossible to handle and comprehend using manual methods only . |
| 12 | The other important contribution that the association made was to establish a bi-annual show , a show which became the talk of the art scene in the city to such an extent that the members could look forward to their work being seen , in the prestigious rooms of the Academy of Arts , written about and even bought by the cultural who included the Kaiser , ( his taste was somewhat shaky , but he was the Kaiser ) . |
| 13 | The deal agreed was structured to put two parties between Virgin and Boeing : one was Barclays Bank , who actually bought the plane in cash , and took advantage of the tax allowances available ; they then leased the aircraft ( on a UK Tax Lease ) to Chemco Equipment Finance ( a subsidiary of the American Chemical Bank ) , who in turn subleased it ( on an Operating Lease ) to Virgin Atlantic . |
| 14 | I am in favour of somewhat greater powers of disposal being given to some of our national museums and galleries so that if an item was clearly surplus to a collection there would be power to dispose of it , provided that the funds realised were reinvested in the acquisition of other , perhaps contemporary material . |
| 15 | The family was at one in its grief , and grief shared was suffering alleviated . |
| 16 | ‘ The man who had Carrie and Mikey kidnapped was trained at Balashikha . ’ |
| 17 | After extensive washing with equilibration buffer , the proteins retained were eluted by adding 10 ml a 0.1–1 M KCl gradient in Tris-HCl pH7.4 . |
| 18 | The EMSA and the DNA probes used were performed exactly as described in [ 14 ] . |
| 19 | The instrument used was derived from discussion with four groups of members of the general public ( with and without incontinence ) who explained their attitudes and the perceived effect on lifestyle . |
| 20 | The data used was based on the 1972 , 1973 and 1974 intakes of all UK Universities and was provided by The Universities Statistical Record . |
| 21 | The data used was taken from two separate surveys carried out in 1977 and 1981 . |
| 22 | The levels of NC protein used were chosen such that the higher level completely retarded DNA migration on an agarose gel while the lower level gave intermediate retardation . |
| 23 | ‘ The variety of entries received was staggering , ’ he said . |
| 24 | Dennis hated being kept waiting for his drink . |
| 25 | For the reasons specified above , the 50 schools sampled were asked to provide us both with their overall attendance rate and the numbers of pupils absent for a specific week in June and again for a specific week in November . |
| 26 | Their Holden Racing Team ( HRT ) Commodore V8 , which the pundits claimed was dated and slow , outlasted a pack of Ford Sierras and a Nissan Skyline GT-R to take the flag a mere 15sec ahead of Paul Radisich and Jeff Allam , driving Dick Johnson 's second Shell Sierra Cosworth . |
| 27 | The data collected were analysed by the department of general practice at the United Medical and Dental Schools of Guys and St Thomas 's Hospitals . |
| 28 | I should have kept my silence , for the only purpose my words served was to demonstrate my disbelief in Billingsley 's outrageous explanation . |
| 29 | Apart from the two singles , the only new non-Ukrainian songs fans heard were contained on a John Peel session broadcast in May , and one of those was a madcap cover of Altered Image 's ‘ Happy Birthday ’ . |
| 30 | Everything upon which her eyes focused was obscured by a heavy veil . |