Example sentences of "were [vb pp] [prep] [n mass] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fees in elementary schools were limited to 9d per week . |
| 2 | Rat sciatic nerve Schwann cells were treated for 15min at 37°C in the presence ( + ) or absence ( - ) of 5μM forskolin with serum-free medium ( DMEM ) , partially purified bovine pituitary GGF I , II and III ( native GGF ) , or with unconcentrated ( 1x ) or 30-fold concentrated ( 30x ) conditioned medium ( 20μl added to 200μl culture medium ) obtained after transient expression ( or mock-transfection ) of GGFHBS5 . |
| 3 | The first three rows of the stalls were filled with people in evening dress . |
| 4 | Under the Conservatives the top rates were slashed from 83pc to 40pc which handed top earning executives some mighty large salary increases without them even having to ask . |
| 5 | Painful bowel movements assessed by reports of pain complaints , screaming and sweating , presence of an anal fissure or blood on stool were reported in 77% of patients . |
| 6 | Immediately before , and at appropriate intervals after the addition of ATP , 5ml aliquots were mixed with 1.5ml of stop solution ( 0.1M EDTA , 5% SDS ) and placed at 65°C for 5 min . |
| 7 | More detailed responses were sought by means of questionnaires . |
| 8 | Raji and RJ2.2.5 cells were grown at 37°C in RPMI 1640 medium supplemented with 5% FCS . |
| 9 | Crystals were grown at 4°C in microbridges by equilibration against reservoirs of 18% PEG 4000 , 50mM Tris , pH8.0 , starting from sitting drops composed of 4μl of protein at 17mgml in 25mM Tris , 140mM NaCl , pH7.4 , and 2μl reservoir . |
| 10 | In this study attitudinal data were collected by means of interviews and questionnaires from 10 first wave fundholding practices in the Northern Regional Health Authority . |
| 11 | Coal was imported throughout the 15th , 16th and 17th centuries when tolls were imposed at 1d. per chalder which was a measurement of about 2 tons . |
| 12 | A good pastel by Francesco Clemente ( lot 165 , est. £10,000–15,000 ) fetched £17,000 , two important paintings by Christopher Lebrun attracted keen interest , ‘ Marcus Curtius ’ ( lot 167 , est. £14,000–18,000 ) being purchased by private dealer , Desmond Page , and sales at admittedly low prices , were made for works by Donald Baechler ( lot 168 ) , Kenny Scharf ( lot 177 ) , Matt Mullican ( lots 185 and 186 ) and other New York artists rarely seen in London . |
| 13 | All footprinting experiments were performed at 37°C in glutamate buffer with 200 µM cAMP ; RNA polymerase was at 75 nM and CRP when added at 40 nM . |
| 14 | Microprocessors , these are the sort of devices which are used to operate lathes and do all sorts of tooling operations which historically were performed by people in assembly lines . |
| 15 | Therapeutic ERCP procedures ( 39 sphincterotomies and 13 endoprostheses placement ) were performed in 18% of patients . |
| 16 | They were used as infantry at Gallipoli , where they landed at Suvla Bay on 20/21 August 1915 , serving with distinction where they took Chocolate Hill and Scimitar Hill with the bayonet ; by 1 November 1915 , they had been reduced to sixty . |
| 17 | The streets and all government offices were crowded with people in uniform ; there were frequent air-raid sirens and night-time blackouts . |
| 18 | Sixty-six letters were sold for £26,450 at Sotheby 's in London yesterday . |
| 19 | At this point funding agencies too were staffed by people with commitment and genuine concern for development problems . |
| 20 | Library schools were noted by 30% of respondents as contributing to their in-service training , usually by the provision of short courses , occasionally with help in preparation of training aids . |
| 21 | Many letters were exchanged with people in America , France and the Antipodes , as well as in Britain . |
| 22 | In that year em waves from Venus at radio wavelengths greater than about 10 mm were detected by means of radio telescopes . |
| 23 | Losses per share were reduced to 0.3p from 21.2p in 1991 . |
| 24 | Write-offs were reduced to £72.2m from £548.9m . |
| 25 | The 33/66MHz OverDrive Processor is now $700 , off 12.5% ; the 25/50MHz and 20/40MHz versions were reduced by $50 to $550 and $400 . |
| 26 | Grade differences in long absences were reduced by 11% for men and by 36% for women after adjustment . |
| 27 | Overall mortality and cardiovascular mortality , defined as fatal reinfarction or sudden death , were reduced by 20% to 25% in patients randomised to an exercise programme . |
| 28 | When fitting a linear term for employment grade , the increasing trends in short spells of sickness absence across the grades were reduced by 27% for men and 40% for women from those seen before adjustment . |
| 29 | Funds for economic development were provided by means of sterling bond issues in the London capital market . |
| 30 | Profits last year were boosted by £69m of interest savings from the £572m rights issue a year ago . |