Example sentences of "[noun pl] was [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | SOCIETY IN FRANCE during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries was characterized by enormous upheavals , leaps forward and painful retreats . |
| 2 | However , the rationale for using this paradigm as a way of investigating perceptual units was established by Ladefoged and Broadbent ( 1960 ) who showed that the position of clicks is not reported accurately , because they are heard as displaced from their original position to the boundaries of perceptual units . |
| 3 | From 1837–1843 , as far as in known , all Hahnemann 's administration of remedies was done in liquid form using variations on the above themes . |
| 4 | A fence made of tree limbs , a pogo stick , three golf clubs and some broken implements was draped with barbed wire low enough to step over . |
| 5 | A nation-wide strike by lorry drivers was declared for early January , starting in Scotland , with also an overtime ban , and another threatened strike by oil-tanker drivers early in the new year . |
| 6 | Membership of political parties was banned for senior state officials in August 1991 , which effectively removed much of the influence of the MPRP [ see p. 38437 ] . |
| 7 | Last week 's box on official reserves was mugged by statistical gremlins , making a nonsense of some of the numbers . |
| 8 | A significant upward revision to Sanga Sanga reserves was reported by independent engineering consultants DeGolyer and MacNaughton , resulting in an increase in net reserves to LASMO of 64 mmboe . |
| 9 | Furthermore , prostacyclin production measured by bioassay and 6-oxo-prostaglandin F&sub1α ; concentrations was reduced in perfused heart preparations from atherosclerotic rabbits ( Dembinska-Kiec et al , 1977 ) . |
| 10 | The line of islanders was entrenched behind burning shrubs on the bank of the stream , at the point where the stockade was indeed vulnerable , but they had n't penetrated beyond it , though they had inflicted damage on the settlement 's defenders . |
| 11 | In conclusion , low birth weight in first degree relatives of non-insulin dependent diabetic subjects was associated with reduced β cell function at mean age 43 years . |
| 12 | This cadre of full-time resident tutors was supplemented by other part-time tutors usually resident within the localities of branches and centres at which courses were arranged . |
| 13 | The effect of these antagonists was reversed by L-arginine but not D-arginine . |
| 14 | Prior to September 1901 , the power in the various shops was derived from separate steam engines and two distinct electric power plants . |
| 15 | The polygonal region of cortical layer IVc demarcated by the WGA-HRP injections was estimated from two-dimensional computer reconstructions of digitized serial sections . |
| 16 | Even our analysis has had to distinguish between two forms of mass production , and the use of batch methods was applied to small and medium sized lots , which omits the possibility of large batches . |
| 17 | One of Sea Rover 's methods was to lie outside territorial limits selling huge quantities of cannabis " by appointment " to smaller coasting craft . |
| 18 | Its initial tasks , however , were to ensure that the pioneering work already carried out by the NAS&FU in organising continental branches was consolidated into indigenous unions and to develop European solidarity to a point at which common strike action would be feasible . |
| 19 | The influence of age , sex , smoking , use of prednisolone or second line treatments , Helicobacter pylori colonisation , and NSAID use on each of the dependent variables was analysed by stepwise multivariate regression analysis with the SPSS programme ( statistical package for social sciences ) . |
| 20 | The influence of age , sex , smoking category , use of prednisolone or second line treatment , Helicobacter pylori colonisation of use of NSAIDs on each of the dependent variables was analysed by stepwise multivariate regression analysis with the SPSS ( statistical package for social sciences ) programme . |
| 21 | The campaign against the Scots was operated with ruthless efficiency , and was violent and vengeful in the extreme . |
| 22 | Like the child who long before had fled from the schoolmaster 's house at Ottery , Coleridge in his flight to the dragoons was escaping from intolerable external pressures , from the certain disapproval of his family , and from emotions within himself he seemed unable to control . |
| 23 | A plasmid containing this gene targeted to the tubulin gene locus by homologous sequences was introduced into procyclic trypanosomes by electroporation and cells selected for antibiotic resistance . |
| 24 | Coleridge 's relationship with Sara in these months was developing in unexpected ways . |
| 25 | In all the analyses the presence of human NF-L DNA in the offspring of the founder mice was determined by Southern blot analysis ( 19 ) of DNA extracted from the tails or in the case of younger mice either placenta or liver . |
| 26 | For example , formation of secondary tumours by injected melanoma cells in mice was inhibited by simultaneous injection of a short synthetic peptide containing the -arg-gly-asp-tripeptide that blocks integrin α5β1 binding to fibronectin , strongly suggesting a role for matrix adhesion in the formation of metastases . |
| 27 | Since U never leads to ulceration this group of mice was used as irradiated controls . |
| 28 | To find out whether the presence of toxoplasma-specific antibodies was related to clinical status we classified the patients in three groups ( table ) . |
| 29 | The use of stewards was banned at open air meetings , and insulting words likely to cause a breach of the peace were declared unlawful in public speeches . |
| 30 | Trade between the two countries was conducted in non-convertible currency , with technical credits being used to account for imbalances in imports and exports . |