Example sentences of "[noun sg] was find to [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As previously reported , the serum gastrin concentration was found to be high in the renal failure patients compared with those with normal renal function . |
| 2 | Over 35,000 plant species were carefully screened for anti-cancer properties , and yew bark extract was found to be effective against tumours in mice . |
| 3 | HMI methodology was found to be inadequate and the research findings of Bennett 's team contradict HMI ‘ findings ’ . |
| 4 | The bread supplied by Benjamin Maulden was ‘ very indifferently baked ’ and the house surgeon was to write to him expressing the Board 's dissatisfaction — which was extended to a Mr. Bentham , whose bread was found to be underweight . |
| 5 | Our bewilderment was greater still when our carefully selected clothing was found to be far in excess of the requirement of the moment . |
| 6 | The scale of disrepair disclosed by the survey affects all tenure sectors although , as usual , the condition in the private rented sector is worse than elsewhere ; for example , one in six dwellings in the private sector was found to be unfit for human habitation … |
| 7 | None of the 14 patients whose tumour was found to be irresectable at laparotomy died in hospital after operation . |
| 8 | This edition was found to be inadequate in several respects , and the same could be said of all editions until the eighteenth . |
| 9 | The subsequent interviews reinforced the view that the detail of the information base was too fine in its original form to be the basis of searching questions , and some summation was found to be necessary to avoid redundancy , or posing questions that could insult the intelligence of the interviewee . |
| 10 | A Taq I restriction site was found to be absent from the DNA of patient A , whereas patient B had gained a site for this restriction enzyme . |
| 11 | The chief designer objected strenuously until the move was found to be successful , when it became a long-cherished personal proposal previously vetoed by management . |
| 12 | The chief designer objected strenuously until the move was found to be successful , when it became a long-cherished personal proposal previously vetoed by management . |
| 13 | The F-ratio was found to be significant ( p < 0.001 ) in both experiments . |
| 14 | There the idea of parallel transport was found to be helpful . |
| 15 | The electrode was found to be usable for at least months . |
| 16 | Later clozapine was found to be devoid of cataleptognic activity and to antagonize amphetamine . |
| 17 | At the same time their insistence on otherness was found to be inseparable from a fear and disavowal of the same , or the proximate . |
| 18 | While in the case of the press alternatives were difficult to find , in that of radio other stations existed that could be listened to if the national station was found to be boring or did not cater for listeners ' tastes . |
| 19 | Treatment was stopped after the electroencephalogram was found to be iso-electric . |
| 20 | A closely related peptide sequence was found to be present in all three GGF molecules , namely GGF-I peptides 2 and 7 , GGF-II peptide 12 and GGF-III peptide 13 . |
| 21 | For reasons to be explained , the original legislation was found to be defective , and was amended in 1976 ( and placed into the legislative context of the Public Order Act 1936 ) , but even after amendment it still gave rise to complaints that it fell short of the aspirations of its promoters in its effects . |
| 22 | When the Furniture Fund reached £170 the lounge floor was found to be damp . |
| 23 | Age at operation was found to be significant only for the adenoidectomy only group , with those who were older at operation facing a minor disadvantage ( about 2 dB ) between three and five years postoperatively . |
| 24 | Unlike the German or British environment , the Dutch workplace was found to be multi-lingual from the smallest to the largest enterprises . |
| 25 | The business had applied for planning permission last year but the application was found to be invalid and was withdrawn . |
| 26 | A TUMOUR removed from actress Audrey Hepburn 's colon was found to be cancerous , a hospital spokesman confirmed last night . |
| 27 | A TUMOUR removed from actress Audrey Hepburn 's colon was found to be cancerous , it was revealed today . |
| 28 | Bunny had taken the precaution of holding separate flying- and lighting-rehearsals on the Friday , with the result that the delays were structural rather than technical — the deck of the Jolly Roger swayed alarmingly during the fight between the pirates and the Lost Boys , and the ticking of the crocodile was found to be inaudible beyond the first three rows of the stalls . |
| 29 | In the matter of an application for a warrant of further detention ( H.C. , 1988 ) , the continued detention was found to be invalid as the stated reason was that the suspects might impede the arrest of others , a factor which was irrelevant in terms of section 37(2) . |
| 30 | The stimulatory activity was found to be stable up to 60°C for 10 minutes . |