Example sentences of "was [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Prednisolone was stopped after seven months treatment and a cumulation dose of 8.6 g , and the bowel disease stayed quiescent .
2 Dr Ashok Kumar was joined by Labour housing spokesman George Howarth on a visit to a community refurbishment scheme on the Hornsea Estate , Hemlington .
3 JOHN Major was plunged into another U-turn row last night after a marathon Cabinet meeting over spending cuts deteriorated , according to some , into a ‘ dogfight . ’
4 JOHN Major was plunged into another U-turn row last night after he was accused of backtracking over public spending cuts .
5 Say was remanded to Royal Cornhill Hospital in Aberdeen and the case continued was without plea until Thursday .
6 The prevalence of cimetidine use around 1979 — that is , the proportion of the population using cimetidine anytime in the period 1977–81 — was calculated in 10 year age groups using population data of 1 January 1980 , and the prevalence of use of ulcer drugs around 1989 was similarly calculated using population data of 1 January 1990 .
7 The best fit between these measurements for each patient was calculated by non-linear regression analysis .
8 The coeficient of variation ( SD ( 100% ) /mean ) was calculated from this variance component model for each variable of the model .
9 The raid was witnessed by self-employed block paver Tim Sutton , from Anchor Road , Clacton , who was working at nearby Gaity Amusements .
10 The supernatant containing the free leucine was neutralised with 1 M KOH at 4°C and centrifuged to remove excess KClO 4 .
11 A.C.G. Hastings was reprimanded by High Commissioner Girouard for using military means to effect the subjugation of the cannibal Tula tribe ; to redeem himself he volunteered to subdue the equally unruly Awok without firing a shot , and did so — by reminding them of the fate of the Tulas and giving them two hours to surrender their weapons .
12 Gennady Burbulis , was dismissed as First Deputy Premier by Yeltsin " at his own request " on April 3 .
13 A YOUNG naval rating was dismissed for widespread drug abuse at his court martial at HMS Scotia , Pitreavie , Dunfermline yesterday .
14 This was treated with sliding-scale insulin therapy .
15 The sixth patient was treated with broad spectrum parenteral antibiotics for a swinging pyrexia and leucocytosis after variceal sclerotherapy although all cultures were negative .
16 The group which initially received 35 mg TNBS/E was treated with 300 mg terra fullonica bd for three days .
17 The humble herring was treated as crude workaday fare , and in our household we might have pickled herring on Sunday , soused herring on Monday , herrings in sour cream on Tuesday , schmaltz herring on Wednesday , and herrings fried in matzo meal on Thursday .
18 Thirteen would have been unable to cope with the elimination regimen for social reasons or because of poor understanding , eight had tight small intestinal strictures , and eight were on high dose steroids ( both of which would have made the results difficult to interpret ) , four refused , two were treated for postoperative fistulas , two were pregnant , and one was treated for extensive pyoderma gangrenosum and had no gastrointestinal symptoms .
19 This they generously explain by reference to limited research which focused on unique historical periods , was limited to middle class life , and was directed at individual experiences .
20 A much larger proportion of resources was earmarked for social development , and less emphasis was given to encouraging manufacturing investment by means of fiscal incentives .
21 An inscribed silver salver was given to previous league secretary John Pritchard who retired after four seasons in the job .
22 What he did was to go to Holy Trinity Church and look at the parish records where he found that his parents ' wedding date was also May — the 27th .
23 Their comparative advantage was compounded by further US regulation .
24 A reduction in volume of 30% or more was regarded as satisfactory gall bladder emptying .
25 erm I just put that up , which should have been up while we were talking about money , which is erm the beautiful Oxford crown , which you can see downstairs , which was minted at New Inn Hall , the college that emptied , and was turned into the mint , mostly from college plate .
26 Funding was received from one Norwich newspaper , the Eastern Daily Press , who agreed to support the project over a three year period .
27 She was referred to another annorexia specialist in London but she died before she could receive any treatment .
28 Following failure to make any progress at conciliation on the above issue , the matter was referred to Third Party Mediation .
29 A probability was assigned to any word string that could be formed from the spoken input .
30 Pancreatic tissue was homogenised in phosphate buffered saline ( PBS ) ( 136.9 mmol/l NaCl , 2.7 mmol/l KCl , 8.1 mmol/l Na 2 HPO 4 , 1.5 mmol/l KH 2 PO 4 , 0.9 mmol/l CaCl 2 , 0.5 mmol/l MgCl 2 -6H2O , adjusted to pH 7.5 with NaOH ) , and the concentration of the homogenate was adjusted to 1 mg tissue per ml .
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