Example sentences of "[noun pl] were carry [adv prt] in the " in BNC.

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1 Working up trials were carried out in the Solent area and we soon found that various modifications were necessary .
2 These experiments were carried out in the presence of heparin which is known to rapidly and completely dissociate the CRP-DNA binary complex .
3 One possible reason for the difference between Chapman 's and our results is that their experiments were all performed in the presence of 5 mM glutamine ( M Chapman , personal communication ) where our experiments were carried out in the absence of glutamine .
4 The great majority of thefts were carried out in the villages .
5 But most cattle thefts were carried out in the interior of the Low Country , Kurunagala , and in the districts bordering these two areas , where they were organized by wealthy and powerful men .
6 Several case studies were carried out in the 1970s , of which the Liverpool Inner Area Study ( 1975 ) is of particular interest .
7 Until post-war reconstruction began in the 1950s and early 1960s , most building projects were carried out in the traditional manner , with an architect designing the building and managing the contract , a quantity surveyor preparing bills of quantities , valuations and a final account , and a general contractor who actually constructed the building .
8 Surveys carried out by the optical profession show that after an initial drop , 12.43 million sight tests were carried out in the financial year ending 1991 .
9 Before the building of the pierheads and bridges commenced , tests were carried out in the Solway Firth .
10 All these measures were carried out in the name of cost improvements cost-cutting would be a more appropriate name .
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