Example sentences of "was [vb pp] [conj] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , it 's difficult to stop a fish eating completely in a mature planted tank , but normal feeding was stopped and small pieces of orange ( no peel ; tease out individual cells ) were added to the tank . |
| 2 | It was intended that all parties should agree on two new treaties at the December 1991 European Council meeting at Maastricht , Netherlands , which would then require approval by member country parliaments before they entered into force . |
| 3 | It was intended that these measures should provide the tenant with a defence against the unscrupulous landlord , both in terms of protection against unfair eviction and also as a guarantee of ‘ fair ’ rents , especially for those on low incomes . |
| 4 | Using the end point of investigator 's assessment of remission , it was calculated that 226 patients were required to show that fluticasone propionate was at worst 15% inferior to prednisolone . |
| 5 | The Pilgrim Trust 's survey of a sample of unemployed men included some 170,000 wives and it was calculated that these women ate only 70 per cent of the calories consumed by men , rather than the 85 per cent recommended by dieticians . |
| 6 | At the end of the war government assistance was withdrawn and local Bureaux were left to scrape along on what they could glean from local authorities and other sources . |
| 7 | After the breakdown of relations with China in 1978/79 , conditions deteriorated further as Chinese and Western aid was withdrawn and military resources were committed to toppling the Pol Pot government in Cambodia and defending the Chinese border . |
| 8 | An Executive Committee was formed and individual members of the socialist parties — especially the Mensheviks — played prominent roles : Trotsky briefly held the post of chairman . |
| 9 | The Sun must have been considerably dimmer and cooler shortly after the Earth was formed because thermonuclear processes had not yet reached their peak . |
| 10 | For a band that was formed because four teenagers were blown away by a Wedding Present gig in Oxford they still have a lot to learn from their masters . |
| 11 | I remind him that there has been criticism historically when statements have been made about incidents in Great Britain , when it was commented that similar statements had not been made in the context of Northern Ireland . |
| 12 | The momentum was sustained and three agreements were reached . |
| 13 | To avoid a recurrence of the problems experienced in 1980 , the electoral law was revised and constitutional amendments made in 1982 . |
| 14 | Chemotherapy was prescribed but three months later she decided to fight the disease with her mind rather than chemicals . |
| 15 | Oxygen was given and both patients made an uneventful recovery . |
| 16 | The word chrysalis is Greek for ‘ gold ’ and was given because many chrysalises have gold spots on them to disguise them . |
| 17 | From the start of welfare provision for the disabled it was recognized that social workers would have a key role to play in putting the handicapped in touch with the provision available . |
| 18 | Either the switch was flipped and other conditions existed , or an ad hoc electrical circuit was completed and other conditions existed , or … |
| 19 | The production of nuclear fuel was developed and other aspects of the fuel cycle investigated . |
| 20 | It was explained that these accounts would be used in a later practical class . |
| 21 | It was foreseen that difficult situations might arise in the operation of such a scheme , for example two elderly dementia sufferers could live next door to one another , one able to receive support from the action project and the other not . |
| 22 | It was delayed because extra carriages had to be found for the unexpectedly large number of emigres . |
| 23 | The coup was crushed when Turkish troops invaded from the mainland and occupied northern Cyprus to protect the 150,000 Muslim Turkish Cypriots . |
| 24 | Chronic active duodenitis was diagnosed when intramucosal neutrophils were seen in patients scoring four or more . |
| 25 | For rebuilding , it was recommended that existing clauses governing the height and site coverage of buildings should be reviewed ; a revised table of heights and angles of set-back was put forward and a new code of daylighting adopted . |
| 26 | It was recommended that criminal charges be filed in such cases . |
| 27 | It was recommended that three acres of this ground should be purchased . |
| 28 | The work of advice agencies was praised and it was recommended that public funds should be available for their development . |
| 29 | In a report launched in May , Organising for Safety , it was recommended that organisational factors be given the same emphasis as equipment failure and individual human error when considering safety . |
| 30 | The pitched roof of the main block was re-tiled and large areas of the painted external weatherboarding ( including the whole of the rear gable ) were taken down and replaced with new material backed with a lining of bituminous felt to better exclude the wind . |