Example sentences of "was [vb pp] in [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Need ’ was redefined in terms of learning difficulties significantly greater than those of the majority of children . |
| 2 | The company says the Dedicated Systems Business Unit was formed in response to customer demand for additional networking functionality in dedicated systems , which it conceives of as dedicated systems with low system overhead , fast performance , built-in networking , real time response and graphics capabilities . |
| 3 | They were being instructed by the fourth , who was treated in hospital for shock . |
| 4 | The driver of the lorry was treated in hospital for shock . |
| 5 | The driver , the only person on the train , was treated in hospital for shock . |
| 6 | The girl , who was pounced on while waiting for a train at Mexborough , South Yorkshire , was treated in hospital for head wounds . |
| 7 | At first a supporter of Indira Gandhi 's premiership , by 1975 he was among her opponents and , with many others , was placed in detention under emergency regulations . |
| 8 | Mohamed Toilibou of the Mouvement démocratique populaire ( MDP ) was placed in charge of Production , Industry , Crafts and Rural Development , and Mohamed el Arif Oukacha of the Front populaire Mohélien was named Minister of Education and Vocational Training . |
| 9 | A study was undertaken in co-operation with oil companies to propose optimum data acquisition techniques and formation evaluation procedures . |
| 10 | It argues that if child support was received in addition to income support the resulting higher incomes would mean that more lone mothers would remain longer on benefit rather than looking for paid employment . |
| 11 | This package was developed in response to competition from such vendors as Intuit Inc and its ‘ bottom-end ’ product , Quicken ( CI No 2,016 ) . |
| 12 | Two programmes that attracted particular attention were the Minnesota smoking prevention programme , which was developed in the United States in the early 1980s , and the family smoking education project , which was developed in Norway as part of a comprehensive five year research programme examining smoking among Norwegian schoolchildren . |
| 13 | The idea of using social network as a speaker variable was developed in Belfast in response to an explicit hypothesis concerning the capacity of closeknit networks to function in society as a norm enforcement mechanism . |
| 14 | Her extraordinary enthusiasm for her work ( including regular contributions to the Guardian and Observer ) , was registered in guffaws of delight at new discoveries and scoops . |
| 15 | The party treasurer , Walther Leisler Kiep , was fined in May for tax avoidance relating to donations from industry to the CDU [ see p. 38199 ] . |
| 16 | Whereas increased platelet adhesion was reported in diabetics with evidence of microvascular and macrovascular disease ( Mayne et al , 1970 ) , no increase in adhesion was found in diabetics with retinopathy ( Heath et al , 1971 ) . |
| 17 | It was dispersed in terms of client groups . |
| 18 | Additionally , the exchange value of the dollar was pegged in terms of gold at the rate of $35 an ounce . |
| 19 | The competition was organised in conjunction with Hoover and resulted in the distribution of 8.5 million leaflets promoting Stoddard Templeton . |
| 20 | Under the first three Edwards when the government was located in York in order to conduct the war against the Scots — or to evade political constraints at Westminster — the archbishop of York 's household became an important source of royal clerks , especially during Melton 's tenure of the see ( 1316–40 ) ; these Yorkshire clerks dominated the chancery of Edward II and were also influential in the exchequer and wardrobe . |
| 21 | Information about resources was collected in terms of money spent on training and staff committed to the organization of training , the emphasis being on how far authorities and libraries are committing resources directly . |
| 22 | In our study , however , no release of VIP was seen in response to luminal infusion of bile . |
| 23 | The priority for the O'Neill government was development in the area east of the Bann ; the proposed new town of Craigavon underlined what was seen in Derry as neglect of the north-west . |
| 24 | The increase in PGE 2 associated with Helicobacter pylori seems likely to be a consequence of the associated inflammatory cell infiltrate as it was seen in patients with type B ( chronic active ) but not with type C ( chemical ) gastritis , which is characterised by a paucity of inflammatory cells . |
| 25 | Ames showed in a case-control study that prolonged dust exposure was not an independent risk factor , but an increased risk was seen in association with dust exposure and cigarette smoking . |
| 26 | As was said in Deacon v. Transport Regulation Board ( 1958 ) V.R. 458 , 460 , in considering whether a payment was made voluntarily or not : ‘ No secret mental reservation of the doer is material . |
| 27 | Such a representation would not give rise to an estoppel , because , as was said in Jorden v. Money ( 1854 ) 5 H.L.C. 185 ( below , p.252 ) , a representation as to the future must be embodied as a contract or be nothing . |
| 28 | The loco was named in honour of General Maude after her return from war service . |
| 29 | The fellowship was named in memory of Loss , the eye-smartingly popular bandleader , when his family contributed some sponsorship . |
| 30 | This procedure was adopted in anticipation of difficulty in obtaining recordings from households on the basic list and was designed to ensure that for each household replacements with broadly similar social characteristics were available . |