Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun] on [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lifetime gifts such as apprentice premiums or partnership capital or lump sums on marriage were treated as advances on inheritance portions . |
| 2 | The Mam I- Sfa NI , Mam I- Sau 3A and Xba I- Pvu II deoP2 fragments were purified by electrophoresis on polyacrylamide gels after labelling of the 5'-end of the Mam I site with polynucleotide kinase in the presence of γ- 32 P-ATP and the 3'-end of the Xba I site with Klenow fragment in the presence of α- 32 P-dCTP. 0.8 nM of the labelled fragments and various concentrations ( indicated in the Legend in Fig. 3 ) of CytR or CRP were incubated in binding buffer ( 10 mM Tris HCl ( pH 7.8 ) , 50 mM KCl , 1 mM EDTA , 50 µg/ml acetylated bovine serum albumine , 1 mM dithiothreitol , 0.05 % Nonidet-P40 ) containing 20 µg/ml competitor DNA ( pGEM4 obtained from Promega ) for 30 min. at 37°C in a total volume of 10 µl ( 6 ) . |
| 3 | Whereas influential books like Flint 's Glacial and Pleistocene Geology adopted a structure in which landforms and landscape patterns comprised the early part of the book and then were succeeded by chapters on stratigraphy and chronology in different areas and this was echoed in the structure of research on specific areas ; by the late 1970s books by physical geographers had adopted a structure in which chronology and the classic models appeared at the beginning . |
| 4 | TEN people were injured in accidents on North-East roads over the weekend . |
| 5 | In the case of RNA polymerase III from mammalian cells three protein fractions were separated by chromatography on phosphocellulose and termed TFIIIA , B and C according to their consecutive elution points from this ion exchanger ( 1 ) . |
| 6 | Later in the month objectives of the air raids were shifted to attacks on troop concentrations — particularly Iraq 's elite Republican Guard divisions being held in reserve behind the front line — and on supply lines in both Iraq and Kuwait . |
| 7 | It is said that invoices were raised against Wessex on behalf of Abbey and that when payment was received by Abbey the moneys were diverted by Mr. Tully and others and were partly dissipated in bribes and partly disguised and concealed in various bank accounts and other havens . |
| 8 | The following symptoms were assessed by questionnaire on entry into the study and at the end of each phase of the study : ( i ) nausea , ( ii ) vomiting , ( iii ) abdominal pain , ( iv ) frequency of bowel actions ( number of bowel actions per weeks ) and stool consistency ( hard formed , soft formed , loose or watery ) . |
| 9 | Car horns were blared for minutes on end , headlights were flashed , people danced and sang and shouted , " The Shah is gone . |
| 10 | It is probable that the jawless fish lived by grubbing in the sediment , or perhaps by filter feeding , possibly exploiting organic material derived from the plants that were taking to life on land at the same time . |
| 11 | And on 27 February 1991 nine South Ronaldsay children were taken into care on Place of Safety orders . |
| 12 | They were talking about language on Radio Four and erm what people e , it is n't anything to do with the training course we 're on , it 's the language . |
| 13 | ALLIES in the war who had become ‘ friends in peace ’ were welcomed in Farnham on Easter Monday 1950 . |
| 14 | Some of them were waving to friends on shore . |
| 15 | Rats fed the low calcium ( 25 µmol/g ) and phosphate ( 75 µmol/g ) control diet or this diet supplemented with either 200 µmol/g calcium or 200 µmol/g calcium and phosphate were killed by decapitation on day 14 between 10.00 and 12.00 am . |
| 16 | In case no 3 , microcarcinoids were discovered by chance on gastrectomy specimens , thus electron microscopy was not performed and cellular type(s) could not be determined . |
| 17 | With much grunting , the panels were inched into place on top of strips of roofing felt . |
| 18 | He was posted to London on promotion in 1953 and was replaced the following year by R. B. Wilson on transfer from the field staff in England . |
| 19 | Asshe himself was filled with pride on behalf of his daughter . |
| 20 | The second model ( Fig 12.4 ) illustrates a systemic view of the pre-ERA situation , assuming that , although the primary aim was to deliver education to meet statutory requirements and local needs , the provision of the necessary resources was constrained by limitations on finance , in turn influenced by the requirement to ensure parity of resources in all Colleges controlled by the LEA . |
| 21 | The occult section was dominated by works on numerology . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | It was thought in mediaeval times to have magic associations and was hung over doors on Midsummer 's Eve to ward off evil spirits . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Reference was made to Gloag on Contract ( 2nd edn ) , pp 617 and 618 , which respectively state : ‘ Stipulations as to time of payment are not treated as material conditions of the contract , except in very special cases ’ , and , ‘ [ The ] question is whether the conduct of the party in default is such as to indicate that he intends to repudiate his contractual obligations . ’ |
| 26 | A good illustration of ‘ intended ’ is found in the case of Childs v Coghlan ( 1968 ) 112 Sol Jo 175 where a 30 ton earth mover which was made for use on construction sites and not roads was held to be a motor vehicle . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | She was reading aloud , a man holding a boom mike was registering her voice ; she was declaiming from Soul on Ice : |
| 29 | Prestel was used for ideas on screen presentation and demonstration materials were used offline and on-line . |
| 30 | Yet attendance could not have been derisory , since a quorum of 6000 was needed for decisions on citizen rights and the ostracism ( temporary banishment ) of individuals , and such decisions were not uncommon . |