Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] on [adj] [unc] " in BNC.
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1 | The IgG autoantibody analyses were performed on all sera from patients with Crohn 's disease ( n=52 ) , ulcerative colitis ( n=24 ) , and primary sclerosing cholangitis ( n=12 ) . |
2 | Polyclonal anti-C/EBPδ antibodies were used on untransfected Hep3B cells in the presence ( + ) or absence ( - ) of IL-6 . |
3 | But the bull was kneeling on Merry 's overcoat ; and that saved him ! |
4 | Well no cos the show was based on that er Spencer , what was his name ? |
5 | The decision to press ahead with new builds on a large scale was based on Provincial 's conviction that it could reduce its losses if given the freedom to operate cost-effective diesel-mechanical rolling stock , allowing shorter but more frequent trains , than having to take on InterCity 's weary cast-off locos and hauled stock . |
6 | The dose of 5HT ( Sigma Chemical Co , St Louis , MO ) used in this study ( 7.74 mmol/kg ) was based on previous in vivo dose resposne studies that showed that 5HT stimulated gastric emptying . |
7 | As champion , he was banking on 80 per cent of the purse — around £6.7 million — for the fight in Las Vegas , but manager Frank Maloney claimed that promoter Don King was trying to force a 75-25 split . |
8 | A household survey in Kenya in 1974 found that tax was paid on 77 per cent of the income of the poorest rural group . |