Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] by [noun] on [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | After denaturation of the recombinant proteins in the presence of 7M urea and renaturation by extensive dialysis against buffer 2 , the extract was purified by chromatography on Q-Sepharose as described ( 17 ) and the resulting TFIIA fraction was assayed for its function in transcription assays . |
| 32 | Cardwell was interviewed by police on February 20 and released on bail . |
| 33 | The prosecution 's case against Gotti was hampered by reliance on evidence based on inconclusive and largely inaudible tape recordings , and by the reluctance of witnesses to testify against him . |
| 34 | The resignation of Silayev as RSFSR Prime Minister was accepted by Yeltsin on Sept. 27 . |
| 35 | In Rutland at least demand for wage labour was curtailed by restrictions on com growing imposed by the lack of means of shipment , as in Leicestershire , where labourers seem to have been even thinner on the ground ; much effort went into stock rearing , many farmers kept above-average flocks of sheep , and there was abundant fatting pasture in the Vale of Catmose . |
| 36 | An attempt to hold a referendum calling for the resignation of parliament and elections in December was defeated by parliament on Oct. 29 . |
| 37 | A transitional government of 28 ministers and six secretaries of state was named by Compaoré on June 16 . |
| 38 | INSIDE STORY : MULES looks at women who smuggle drugs and THE PRISONER looks like was made by men on drugs . |
| 39 | A 13-point plan of " urgent measures to protect the territorial and political integrity of the country and the unhindered functioning of the law-governed state on the whole territory of Yugoslavia " , was presented by Jovic on behalf of the Presidency to the Federal Assembly ( parliament ) on May 28 . |
| 40 | It may well be the oldest crane in Britain , and it was operated by men on treadwheels . |
| 41 | Evidence relating to Weizmann 's PLO contacts was revealed by Shamir on Jan. 1 , when he alleged that Israel 's internal security service Shin Bet had recently monitored a telephone conversation between Weizmann and a Palestinian activist in Tunis , and that the Israeli secret intelligence service Mossad had gathered evidence of a meeting in Switzerland in June 1989 between Weizmann and Nabil Ramlawi , the PLO 's Geneva representative . |
| 42 | A constitutional amendment endorsing the creation of a legislative assembly and council of ministers for Delhi was approved by Parliament on Dec. 20 . |
| 43 | The budget was approved by parliament on Nov. 17 and Dec. 20 , 1989 . |
| 44 | On Sept. 13 , 1990 , Finance Minister Bérégovoy presented the 1991 budget , which was approved by parliament on Nov. 20 [ see p. 37869 ] but revised in March 1991 to take into account Gulf war costs and the slowdown in the economy [ see p. 38113 ] . |
| 45 | Walker was watched by Roxburgh on Saturday when Hearts beat Dundee United at Tynecastle and was rated ‘ outstanding ’ by the national coach , who once worked with the goalkeeper at Scotland Youth level 12 years ago . |
| 46 | Following the presidential elections on May 7 , 1989 , the result of which was annulled by Noriega on May 10 [ see p. 36645 ] , Francisco Rodríguez , a close friend of Noriega and former comptroller general of the treasury , was sworn in as provisional President on Sept. 1 [ see p. 36846 ] . |
| 47 | Aleksandr Bessmertnykh was proposed by Gorbachev on Jan. 15 to succeed Eduard Shevardnadze as Foreign Minister , and Boris Pugo was proposed to continue as Interior Minister ( a post he had assumed in December ) . |
| 48 | The EC and Japan on July 18 each proposed separate formulas for the reduction of tariffs across the board ; a new broad and systematic approach was proposed by Canada on Sept. 27 . |
| 49 | The attack on Kirkuk — a straightforward economic target — was accompanied by others on Baghdad itself , where the Daurah refinery was hit in September 1980 . |
| 50 | The fundraising part of the campaign was accompanied by items on television , in magazines , and on radio . |
| 51 | The following day Gary Burn was arrested by police on suspicion of murder . |
| 52 | The resulting cloud was observed by instruments on satellites and aircraft , as well as from the ground . |
| 53 | The carrier is relieved of his liability if the loss or damage was caused by negligence on behalf of the sender when issuing instructions . |
| 54 | The election , constitutionally due by May 1990 , was announced by Hawke on Feb. 16 . |
| 55 | The West German Transport Minister , Friedrich Zimmermann , announced in November that Austrian lorries would be banned from driving at night in Germany , and a similar ban was announced by Italy on Dec. 13 . |
| 56 | The post of Prime Minister was assumed by Dudayev on Nov. 18 , after the current incumbent resigned , since the Council of Ministers had been disbanded . |
| 57 | A senior Australian UN officer was wounded when a helicopter of the UN advance mission in Cambodia was hit by gunfire on Feb. 26 while flying over Khmer Rouge-controlled territory in Kompong Thom Province . |
| 58 | Theodor Stolojan , the outgoing Finance Minister , was appointed by Roman on May 14 to head the government 's privatization agency , with the rank of Secretary of State . |
| 59 | A General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( GATT ) working group approved a working-group report on Bolivia 's application for GATT membership , it was reported on July 19 , 1989 , and a protocol of accession was signed by Bolivia on Aug. 4 [ see also p. 37227 ] . |
| 60 | An associated bill , which stipulated a mandatory 24-hour waiting period for women seeking abortions , was signed by Sinner on April 1 . |