Example sentences of "[noun] was [verb] [v-ing] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | A speaking decision was overturned in Johnston v Chestergate Hat Manufacturing Co Ltd [ 1915 ] 2 Ch 338 , where the auditors ' certificate showed that the amount due was calculated according to the wrong principle . |
| 2 | An actuarial analysis of the probability of disappearance of all fragments was performed according to the life table method of Kaplan and Meier . |
| 3 | At baseline , the renin component characteristics in the studied subjects were consistent with those depicted in other studies : active renin concentration was normal , but prorenin concentration was raised according to retinopathy . |
| 4 | The serum cholesterol concentration was assayed according to the method of Richmond . |
| 5 | The tea was made according to the instruction given by the Tea Council in London — brewing the tea bag for three minutes then squeezing it . |
| 6 | The study was performed according to the second declaration of Helsinki and approved by the Ethical Committee of Aarhus county . |
| 7 | Busacher stared across the room to where Madge was standing talking to the two committee men and the Easter egg . |
| 8 | Protein was determined according to Lowry . |
| 9 | Divergence between related pairs of ZNF11 and ZNF33 sequences was calculated according to the two-parameter method of ref. 21 . |
| 10 | Risking the loss of her usual cool dignity , and wearing little more than a feather-trimmed tutu and high heels , Linda was filmed clinging to the building and edging along it before plunging , screaming , to the ground . |
| 11 | On the fifth day of mobilisation , Lieut-Colonel Deyns was able to report that the Field Ambulance was equipped according to scale , and ready to move . |
| 12 | In 1974 an Advisory Committee on Safety , Hygiene and Health Protection at Work was established leading to a series of Safety at Work Directives , and in 1975 a European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions was created . |
| 13 | The test was administered according to the instructions , but instead of stopping after ten errors the child was asked to continue . |
| 14 | To obtain comparable groups a stratified randomisation was performed according to two variables : the VHAI ( <170 v 170 ) , and the location of the disease ( small bowel ( with or without colon involvement ) v exclusive colonic disease ) . |
| 15 | The caretaker was heard saying to the professor of Hebrew , ‘ It 's only curiosity Sir ’ . |
| 16 | Based on pathological analysis of the resection specimens , postoperative staging was performed according to the pTNM classification of the UICC ( International Union Against Cancer ) 1987 ( Table I ) . |
| 17 | But if something was slipped into the sherry , if Crumwallis was overheard talking to Frome , it could have been earlier . |
| 18 | Calmodulin was iodinated by Bolton-Hunter reagent ( NEN ) and the labelling of the blot by calmodulin was done according to the method of Flanagan et al .. |
| 19 | Within the grave the deceased was placed facing to the west and was accompanied by pottery vessels for food and drink , clothing , personal adornments and other goods . |
| 20 | Inflammation was graded according to Matt 's criteria by one of the authors , who was given no clinical information . |
| 21 | Arising out of the UFC Review carried out in 1989 , research in UK Universities was rated according to ‘ attainable levels of excellence ’ in a number of subject areas . |
| 22 | An overall clinical global grade was given according to Truelove and Witts ( table I ) At the end of the study patients were asked whether they found the enemas acceptable or whether they had encountered difficulty in their administration . |
| 23 | Hyperlipidaemia and obesity are important contributors to the coronary heart disease epidemic in western countries , so a low-risk group was defined according to plasma ApoB level and BMI . |
| 24 | Except for ( iv ) , each symptom was scored according to the following classification : 0 — symptom absent ; 1 — mild , symptom could be ignored if the subject did not think about it ; 2 — moderate , symptom could not be ignored but did not influence daily activities ; 3 — severe , symptom influenced daily activities . |
| 25 | Exponentially growing Hep3B cells were treated with IL-6 for several time intervals ( 0 , 1 , 2 , 4 , 6 , 12 and 24h ) and total RNA was prepared according to the procedures of Chomezynski and Sacchi ( 35 ) . |
| 26 | The histologic diagnosis of chronic hepatitis was made according to the standard criteria . |
| 27 | More often , Badb was seen striding to a river on her great legs to wash clothes . |
| 28 | That knowledge , extended through manufacturing and service industry would ensure generally that the wages suit was cut according to the profitability cloth ; and would remove from the operation of the national economy the inflationary propensity of the trade unions ' monopoly of the supply of labour and , with it , a main cause of the United Kingdom 's industrial debility . |
| 29 | The diagnosis was that given by the reporting general practitioner , and each event was categorised according to the woman 's contraceptive state at the time of the event . |
| 30 | The task took some considerable time as each bone was labelled according to a blueprint held by the archaeologist . |