Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Conversely , to enter the chemical laboratory envisaged in 1606 by Andreas Libavius — a respectable Lutheran humanist , critic of the Paracelsians , and author of what has been described as the first chemical textbook — would be to enter an open house in which the products of the furnace were investigated with a sense of responsibility for the welfare of one 's fellow men . |
| 2 | One moment the Sergeant was screaming at his men to charge hard home , and the next he and his horse were hit by the metal gale of an exploding canister . |
| 3 | Although the trade union side were furnished with a job description , we have been unable to ascertain the role of the area directors , particularly in relation to where they fit into the industrial relations network . |
| 4 | Against a dark background pieces of white card were moved in a plane perpendicular to the line of view until ‘ seen ’ . |
| 5 | Paired data for laser energy per month required and for frequency of endoscopic treatment before and after radiotherapy were analysed with the Wilcoxon signed rank test . |
| 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 | The grounds of Midway Manor were transformed for the evening , with a candlelit drive leading guests up to the manor house where hot air balloons offered rides above the parkland . |
| 8 | Measures passed by those of a different political hue were described as the work of a ‘ previous government ’ . |
| 9 | Women with a history of bone disease and those taking drugs or with conditions known to affect bone metabolism were excluded from the study . |
| 10 | The various approaches to CPD in the construction industry were reviewed in a report last year for the DOE and the Council for National Academic Awards . |
| 11 | Ultimately , the British could not win the battle for civil aviation after 1945 because their economic performance and uncompetitive aircraft industry were outclassed by the size and strength of the American competition . |
| 12 | The purpose of this provision would be to ensure that where threats other than of immediate violence were employed by a defendant , the woman would be regarded as consenting . |
| 13 | Other women who had been the subject of The Fox 's violence were described by the press . |
| 14 | Trees twenty-four kilometres from the volcano were felled by the blast , and sandy ash carried by the nuees formed deposits over thirty centimetres thick even nine kilometres away . |
| 15 | Questions about the band 's future were fuelled by a Derry Brownson quote featured in the Daily Mirror which originated in a European magazine : ‘ We may not be around much longer . |
| 16 | There is some reason for such an approach since agreements between management and labour were reached within a framework of national collective bargaining . |
| 17 | The seeds of further sexual confusion were sown by the custom , in the cinemas of Wellington , Shropshire , where I lived , of spraying the audience with perfumed deodorant during the intervals . |
| 18 | Six millilitres of blood were drawn into a syringe containing 11 ml of acid citrate dextrose ( National Institutes of Health formula A ) , dispensed into two sterile polythene tubes , and allowed to sediment for one hour at room temperature . |
| 19 | Sixty ml of blood were drawn into a syringe containing 11 ml of acid citrate dextrose ( National Institutes of Health , formula A ) , dispensed into two sterile polythene tubes , and allowed to sediment for 1 hour at room temperature . |
| 20 | A few spots of blood were found near the telephone , Mr Palmer said . |
| 21 | When the pain receded , he shaded the torch with his hand and switched it on : the rusting fragments of a disembowelled car were strewn in the bushes ; he had barked his legs on the side of a door which protruded on to the path . |
| 22 | Mr Lambert said : ‘ The two men and car were seen in the area on separate occasions near the suspected time of the attack , and we need to eliminate them from our inquiry . |
| 23 | Mr McEvoy 's body and car were removed from the driveway of his home yesterday morning . |
| 24 | Claims that the IAEA inspection team had found conclusive proof of a nuclear weapons programme were denied by the government , which accused the IAEA team of exceeding its authority and engaging in espionage . |
| 25 | Participants for the programme were selected from a list of families who had raised concerns about the effect the condition was having on their lives . |
| 26 | L 306 , p. 2 ) fish catches subject to a quota were charged against the quota of the state whose flag the vessel was flying . |
| 27 | Africa 's needs in the area of remote sensing were highlighted at the conference by Bernard Sikilo , director general of Kenya 's remote-sensing centre in Nairobi . |
| 28 | The climate which developed in this period in Britain was one in which the prejudices of the judiciary were reinforced by a media campaign supportive of the Tory Party 's ideas on moral decay and over-dependence upon the state . |
| 29 | These efforts of the judiciary were supported by a number of academics , such as C. K. Allen and Sir John Marriott . |
| 30 | Apologists for science also argued that doing science was valuable for building the character : accurate observing and truthful reporting were required of the scientist ; and so was open-mindedness and humility in abandoning preconceptions . |