Example sentences of "it [be] found to [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On analysis it was found to be composed of 90.26% copper and 9.16% tin , with a loss of 0.13% . |
| 2 | The decision to dynamite the rock , using five tons of explosives , was taken last week after it was found to be moving at an accelerated rate . |
| 3 | Measures during September to enforce the trade embargo at sea included ( i ) US action on Sept. 4 to stop the Iraqi freighter Zanubia , carrying tea from Sri Lanka , which was re-routed without the cargo being impounded ; ( ii ) the searching of the tanker Faur in the Gulf of Oman on Sept. 14 ; ( iii ) warning shots fired on Sept. 27 by a US naval vessel prior to the boarding by US Marines of the Iraqi tanker Tadmur , which was allowed to proceed after it was verified that it carried no cargo ; and ( iv ) the first UK action , on Sept. 30 , when HMS Jupiter stopped an Indian merchant vessel , Akebar , off Qatar , on its return from delivering humanitarian food supplies , but allowed it to proceed after it was found to be carrying refugees and was declared free of contraband . |
| 4 | At its home port , it was found to be carrying a large consignment of drugs . |
| 5 | When Jun-Core was incubated with a highly-purified DNA-PK preparation , it was found to be phosphorylated strongly , in a DNA-dependent manner ( Figure 2 , compare lanes 1 and 2 ) . |
| 6 | One unit lost over £50 , 000 when the scheme was introduced , because it was found to be doing much less teaching than had been estimated . |