Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] on an [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , that section is worded exceptionally widely and would empower the Secretary of State to undertake root-and-branch reforms of the whole process of transferring shares , whether or not these were listed on an exchange . |
| 2 | In general , users were treated on an out-patient basis , living at home in the community and visiting the clinic at intervals . |
| 3 | Space group is P 2 1 2 1 2 , with cell dimensions a=53.56 , b=45.46 , c=29.88 A. The X-ray source was an Enraf-Nonius FR571 rotating-anode generator operated at 45kV , 95mA , with copper radiation and a graphite monochromator ; data were collected on an Enraf-Nonius FAST area detector diffractometer . |
| 4 | The screen dumps were produced on an Epson LX-80 printer . |
| 5 | Whenever possible treatments were performed on an outpatient basis . |
| 6 | Whenever possible laser and radiotherapy were performed on an outpatient basis although many patients came from long distances so radiotherapy had to be given as an inpatient . |
| 7 | Pensions and unemployment payments were based on an insurance scheme , the funds for which were raised by taxes levied on both workers and employers . |
| 8 | Fertilized zebrafish eggs were injected on an agarose ramp through the intact chorion and into the yolk . |
| 9 | In 1969 he became a battery commander in the 47th Light Regiment , RA , at Yeovil , though four months of this period were spent on an emergency tour with 4th Battery in Belfast . |
| 10 | Recordings were printed on an ink jet chart recorder ( Siemens Mingograf ) at 3.1 mm per second . |
| 11 | The PCR amplified DNA samples ( 15% ) were run on an agarose gel and the different fragments purified using the PCR Prep kit ( Promega ) . |
| 12 | Data were stored on an Apple Macintosh II microcomputer and analysed through commercially available statistical software ( Statview II , Abacus concepts ) . |
| 13 | In studies 1 , 2 , and 3 children were tested on an animal classification task ( 1 and 2 ) and on a construction task |
| 14 | Lee Dowson , 12 , from West Auckland , and Duncan Robertson , 21 , from Catterick Village , were stranded on an island on the River Tees at Dalton at about 7pm . |
| 15 | The Council 's senior officers were involved in frequent contacts with other bodies : meetings were held on an officer basis with the UGC and the CVCP , the DES , and the professional bodies in those fields covered by the CNAA 's validation work . |
| 16 | Long before dawn , I was propped on an elbow , with a warming mug of tea and a few verses of Romans . |
| 17 | A drop of the clear supernatant fluid was placed on an agar plate , which had previously been thickly planted with M. lysodeikticus , and the plate was incubated at 37°C. for 24 hours , when it showed a copious growth of the coccus , except in the region where the nasal mucus had been placed . |
| 18 | Everything was arranged on an oak buffet against the wall . |
| 19 | The future and the past of the world was gathered on an island for everyone to see and speculate with awe . |
| 20 | Although it was developed on an IBM mainframe , the same business requirements have been taken and the package is available on IBM 's AS/400 , on Unix and on ICL mainframes . |
| 21 | ‘ It 's amazing that a multi-million pound industry was built on an animal nobody knew anything about , ’ Dr Jones says . |
| 22 | At first the boot and shoemaking industry was organized on an outwork basis from the towns . |
| 23 | If A Song to David , in which he attempted a new and regular form of the ode , was written on an upswing of creativity at the beginning of a psychotic episode , and the psalms translation made during convalescence afterwards , Jubilate Agno is particularly important because its internal dates strongly suggest it was composed during his confinement , and from day to day of his illness , during the period 27 July to 30 January 1763 , just before his release . |
| 24 | A circle of 189.26mm radius ( representing the 2.94 miles radius ) was drawn on an acetate sheet and the resulting overlay superimposed on the map . |
| 25 | Believing that tragic greatness was founded on an exploration of a great individual , the literary institution found ways of assuring that Shakespeare 's plays observed their premises . |
| 26 | The Northern Ireland statelet was founded on an alliance between the protestant loyalists of Ulster and British imperial and capital interests , particularly as represented by the conservative party . |
| 27 | When Nixon was forced to resign from the American presidency in 1974 , his administration was embarked on an attempt to improve the responsiveness of the American bureaucracy which , while not illegal , led to cries of outrage from his liberal enemies . |
| 28 | Sediment influx was assessed on an organic- , carbonate- and biogenic opal-free , dry-weight basis . |
| 29 | During these talks , which began in January [ see p. 37193 ] , agreement was reached on an election law , a constitutional amendment law and a political parties law . |
| 30 | The original thinking behind conservation — those economic imperatives to be more efficient with energy and use less — was based on an outlook of steeply rising prices . |