Example sentences of "were [vb pp] to be active " in BNC.
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| 1 | Very soon after Prontosil and sulphanilamide became available they were shown to be active against malaria . |
| 2 | In general , the NCp7 mutants which were shown to be active in promoting NCp7:RNA interactions ( 6 ) ( dimerization and annealing of the primer tRNA to the PBS ) interacted effectively with HIV-1 DNA fragments , indicating that the same residues are involved . |
| 3 | Two hundred and forty one adults were known to be active smokers and 261 children passive smokers . |
| 4 | Nurse Sharon Hill died when the party of tourists she was with came under fire in an area where terrorists were known to be active . |
| 5 | He says that the message from those giving evidence was that they should have been told what the situation was — that terreorist were known to be active in the region . |