Example sentences of "and [was/were] [verb] by [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Four biopsy specimens of the antrum and four of the gastric body were taken and were analysed by urease test , microscopy of a methyleblue stained mucosal smear , specific culture , and histology after modified Giemsa staining as described elsewhere . |
| 2 | The examples below fall into the latter category and were created by school librarians and teachers in the MISLIP project . |
| 3 | Pliny the Elder , writing in the later first century AD , says that about the time of Vulso 's triumph statues of wood and terracotta ceased to be used at Rome and were replaced by luxuria from Asia Minor . |
| 4 | In 1910 , the electric signal bells were giving trouble and were replaced by cord operated bells . |
| 5 | ‘ I am sorry , ’ he muttered ‘ We were returning from Woodstock and were chased by war dogs . ’ |
| 6 | The de la Porte family owned several properties in Picardy and were related by marriage to the noblest and richest families in the area . |
| 7 | These two NH 2 -terminal fragments co-chromatographed with intact RAP74 in anion-exchange or gel filtration columns and were detected by immunoblot ( data not shown ) . |
| 8 | The other three aims were much further west and were determined by geography . |
| 9 | They were suffering from hypothermia and were flown by helicopter to hospital . |
| 10 | However , he urged the Government to consider taking the ambulance staff 's pay permanently outside the political arena by setting up a pay review body for ambulance staff Mr Clarke replied the NHS could not end up in a situation whereby group after group took industrial action and were rewarded by arbitration bodies . |
| 11 | Tumours were assessed as benign or malignant and were graded by degree of dysplasia ( benign ) or differentiation ( malignant ) . |
| 12 | Five monoclonal antibodies were produced and were screened by enzyme linked immunosorbant assay , immunodot assay , and immunoblotting . |
| 13 | Frenchmen wanted news of the war , and were assailed by propaganda . |
| 14 | They were 11 weeks premature and were delivered by caesarian section in just six minutes on Wednesday night . |
| 15 | After Saturday morning 's clean-up the 11 set out a plastic patio table and chairs , and were helped by town mayor Jackie Pell to stage the birthday party in the river . |
| 16 | More than 100,000 protestors marched through Bucharest in a demonstration co-ordinated by the recently formed Civic Alliance , comprising dissident intellectuals and workers , and were addressed by student leader Marian Munteanu . |
| 17 | The towers were very tall , unbuttressed and were decorated by pilaster strips and corbel tables . |
| 18 | Many of the windows had pure glass and were protected by wood and iron . |
| 19 | But they recognised the ambiguities , and based their paper on wider evidence , and were prompted by concern for conservation . |
| 20 | The majority were for law and were greeted by applause in an assembly of the staff and students . |
| 21 | These remarks caused general public revulsion and were described by government officials as " cruel " and " offensive " , but there were no official moves for Pinochet to resign . |
| 22 | These raiders maintained contact with their base by wireless , and were supplied by air . |
| 23 | The boys were eventually picked up by a small boat and were taken by ambulance to Nobles Hospital in Douglas where they were treated for the effects of cold . |
| 24 | The boys were eventually picked up by a small boat and were taken by ambulance to Nobles Hospital in Douglas where they were treated for cold . |
| 25 | He was committed to middle-of-the-road filmmaking , which he defined as ‘ escape entertainment of pleasant people in pleasant surroundings doing pleasant things ’ , had an eye for a subject that could be exploited , and was fascinated by stardom . |
| 26 | The race took place in the Greyhound Hotel and was organized by landlord Dave Mason . |
| 27 | His collection was particularly strong in German prints — it includes works by the Master E.S. , the Master P.W. , and the Master of South Germany , active between 1490 and 1500 — and was consulted by print experts from Zani in the late eighteenth century to Lehrs and Kristeller in more recent times . |
| 28 | Prime Minister Jure Pelivan resigned on Nov. 9 and was replaced by Mile Akmadzic . |
| 29 | Air Commodore P G Naz ( HQ Air Cadets ) left Council on retirement from the RAF , and was replaced by Air Commodore R P Skelley , Sergeant D Greenfield joined the Council as the SNCO representative , and left at the end of the year on retirement from the Service . |
| 30 | Mr R A Owens lost his seat as an Elected Member of Council and was replaced by Air Vice-Marshal D Whittaker . |