Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun pl] was [adj] " in BNC.

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1 However , it seems likely that the open expression of opinion on such matters coming to the ears of the SD informants was over-representative of the overtly nazified section of the population .
2 OMT or serum from HIV-1-negative subjects was unreactive in our assays .
3 However , the increase in SSA enrolments was 24 per cent , only just keeping up with population growth , whereas in the final matriculation year ( Standard Ten ) , the increase was 327 per cent .
4 The most influential policy norm in the Maud proposals was that local government services should be so organised that they were made available on the most economic basis possible , having regard to economies of scale .
5 A report in the 18th century states that , at the annual bullbaiting , ‘ A body of roughs known as the Wokingham Fighters was notorious .
6 Truman , believing that the invasion by the North Koreans was Soviet-inspired , immediately despatched United States sea and air forces to the South Korean Republic .
7 The SMR in South Asians was 0 , ( 95% CI 0 to 1590 ) .
8 Maynard 's analysis of the NHS failings was similar to Enthoven 's .
9 F. hirthi was first observed in a breeding colony of experimental beagles , and it would be fair to suggest , in view of its mode of transmission , that a high prevalence could be expected in dogs from breeding kennels .
10 A dealer at Harvard Securities was subject to frequent telephone calls from one elusive Mr Bottomley , who wanted to buy a stake in For Eyes , but who insisted he could n't be contacted on the phone .
11 The youngest of the nine Orkney children was eight , the oldest fifteen .
12 Blenheim Exhibitions was unchanged at 895p as the rump of its open offer was placed by Barclays de Zoete Wedd and Laing .
13 HUGH PICKLES was one of life 's enthusiasts and eccentrics .
14 The mean Ts of GA cells was 7.7 hours and of GB cells was 10.8 hours .
15 George Mitchell v. Finney Lock Seeds was different from Green v. Cade ( 1978 Q.B. ) , which had involved the sale of seed potatoes on the standard terms of the National Association of Seed Potato Merchants .
16 Another difference from the ITV companies was that Channel Four would not itself make programmes but would commission them from other sources .
17 Kenny Irons was outstanding in midfield for Rovers , and Dave Higgins and Steve Vickers impressive in central defence .
18 The distribution of ACE genotypes was independent of age and social class .
19 The specificity of the Pyloriset Latex , Helico-G , and Biolab Malakit tests was lower in the NSAID users .
20 Sunderland G-BJHS was unsold at the Sotheby 's auction .
21 One of the Liverpool goals was lucky , Deane should have had 3 penalties , the ref got a lot of stick from the Leeds fans , etc .
22 In 1988 , the average size of transactions where other EC companies took over UK companies was 2.5 times greater than the average value of transactions where UK companies acquired other EC companies .
23 Rolls Royce Motors was able to continue as a successful company when the parent company went bankrupt ( restructuring had to take place at this point with government help ) .
24 All Nippon Airways was first allowed to fly internationally five years ago and is now a serious rival to JAL on some routes .
25 A penalty goal by Mark McKenzie and the stand-off 's conversion of a try by David Elliot of Langholm connections was scant reward for incessant attack by Stirling .
26 A further issue raised in these comparisons is that the A-level points scores of students entering universities is on average considerably higher than that of students entering polytechnics ; Boumer and Hamed report that in 1983 the average A-level scores for CNM graduates was 5.4 while for university graduates it was 9.5 .
27 In 1955 also the idea of a Children 's Church on Sunday mornings was first suggested ( thought it did not start till November 1960 ) and in December 1955 for the first time there was a Christmas tree in church .
28 The success of the D-Day operations was dependent on the provision of suitable landing points for armaments and equipment .
29 In a protein with a fairly high helix content , there were relatively few nuclear Overhauser effect constraints , and the C α r.m.s. deviation between various NMR solutions was 4.3 ( ref. 14 ) .
30 Les Gourmets was busy , to Plummer 's relief .
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