Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Last century , most materials for the chemicals industry were derived from coal tar , made by heating coal to high temperatures in the absence of air and distilling out the volatile products . |
| 2 | In order to characterize further the binding of CytR , the DNA backbone contacts of the proteins within the repression complex were determined in hydroxyl radical footprinting experiments . |
| 3 | Three journalists who went to investigate the shooting were abducted at gun point by people who said they were police officers . |
| 4 | We have , therefore , chosen a control group , which comprised patients with normal liver function tests and in whom the gall bladder was removed during liver resection . |
| 5 | A second plugged liver biopsy was performed with ultrasound guidance to assess necrosis . |
| 6 | His purchase of Kidder Peabody soured when the New York investment bank 's top deal-maker was jailed for insider trading . |
| 7 | The ACE/ID polymorphism was analysed by DNA amplification . |
| 8 | Our top speed was recorded in overdrive top , at 121mph — 10mph more than in direct top . |
| 9 | The dictionary was partitioned by word length . |
| 10 | In this case , the dictionary was partitioned by word length and , for any length , was sorted by the vector sequences of the words in descending order . |
| 11 | A segment of the LSA-1 gene containing the DNA encoding this epitope was amplified by polymerase chain reaction ( PCR ) and sequenced directly . |
| 12 | In addition to these key elements specific mention was made of topic work , science , art and craft and French . |
| 13 | Suppose , for example , that all government tax revenue was raised through income tax . |
| 14 | In 1979 30 per cent of government revenue was raised by income tax ; by 1989 the figure was 24 per cent . |
| 15 | By 1900 about half of government revenue was raised from income tax and from death duties . |
| 16 | The area close to the pond was owned by county councillor Peter Constable Maxwell and the Maxwell Family Trust , but the family generously not only made the land available at no charge , but also paid for the landscaping closest to the pond . |
| 17 | No significant difference in total protein concentration was seen in gall bladder bile between the cholesterol gall stone patients and the gall stone free patients . |
| 18 | The French civil power programme was based upon carbon dioxide cooled , graphite moderated , natural uranium fuelled reactors , very similar to the British Magnox stations . |
| 19 | The Chicago talks programme was sub-divided into Art History Sessions , Studio Art Sessions and Board-sponsored Art History Sessions , most offering a strong dose of politically correct Latin American , American Indian and Black American/non-American subjects . |
| 20 | Although this programme was focused on change management , and targeted at Senior Management , future Seminar Programmes will run in each District to support staff embarking on CC2 in a multi agency setting . |
| 21 | But further research was needed on climate change : ‘ Before we can translate this into practical policy and precise targets , there is a lot of work to be done as a matter of urgency . ’ |
| 22 | A Barren Measures ' sandstone reservoir study was based on log analysis of three wells in the study area . |
| 23 | The study was funded by South East Thames Regional Health Authority . |
| 24 | This study was organised by Commission pathologist David Lonsdale . |
| 25 | My original career intention was to go into farm management and I went to agricultural college . |
| 26 | When the guidance was issued in draft form last year it was ridiculed by professionals for failing to give care workers specific advice on action to deal with particularly difficult children , such as those who become violent or persistently abscond . |
| 27 | The pharmacy car was sub-divided into treatment room , pharmacy , office , linen stores , etc , and was fitted with all necessary requirements , such as cupboards , shelves for drugs , medicines , bandages , and utensils . |
| 28 | Veteran war reporter Bell , 53 , recently cheated death when his car was riddled by sniper fire . |
| 29 | Meanwhile , Ferrari 's Formula One hopes were hit last night circuit made a stuttering start on Wednesday when the Italian team unveiled when their new car was crippled by engine trouble . |
| 30 | Darren has called the AA twice : once when the battery went flat and again when the distributor cap became soaked after the car was driven through flood water . |