Example sentences of "was used [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | When the periodontal index was used as a continuous measure of periodontal disease the relative risk was 1.04 per unit increase in the index . |
2 | At Knossos , there are dedications of offerings to ‘ The Lady of the Labyrinth ’ : ‘ Potnia ’ occurs repeatedly as the main goddess 's name ; later on , in the classical period , the term was used as a respectful , honorific title in addressing women of rank , but it originated as the proper name of the principal Minoan goddess . |
3 | In the course of many years the accumulation of mal had made the soil in the paddy fields so dark and rich that it was used as a black dye , together with the red and green dyes from wild plants and flowers , for printing skirts . |
4 | Platelet mRNA was used as a negative control , since we did not find any expression of this gene by RT-PCR or CE . |
5 | An irrelevant 36-base long oligonucleotide probe , purchased from Dupont ( Randomer NEP 550 ) was used as a negative control . |
6 | Monoclonal antibody mAb R-24 recognising the ganglioside GD3 on malignant melanoma cells was used as a negative control . |
7 | JUN was used as a negative control since the JUN LZ does not dimerise with CREB ( 28 , 45 ) . |
8 | Its weight could be further reduced by removing the cooling jacket , and it was like this that the Lewis gun was used as a hand-directed weapon on Allied aircraft . |
9 | Non-smoking ( never smoking combined with tried but stopped ) was used as a second end point . |
10 | Total cellular DNA from each focus was extracted from these cells and from the normal epithelium of the colon , which was used as a normal control by the method previously described . |
11 | It was used as a categorical variable whenever the definition of abnormal values — that is , greater than the upper limit of normality — was necessary to calculate sensitivity , specificity , and predictive values . |
12 | In a second series of experiments , the cholinergic agonist bethanechol was used as a cholecystokinetic agent . |
13 | It was used as a cheap substitute for pewter and as a base for electroplate finishes . |
14 | Frequently a symbol of salvation , a dolphin talisman would ensure a safe journey on land or at sea , and its image stamped on a coin or token was used as a good luck charm . |
15 | And the Shorts military version of Skyvan was used as a multi-role tactical . |
16 | A BRAIN-DAMAGED patient was used as a human ashtray by staff who pulled out his trouser waist and flicked ash inside . |
17 | It was private property , but was used as a short cut from one street to another . |
18 | Supernatants were diluted 200-fold with buffer A containing no EDTA and 18.5mM sodium cholate and assayed for PLC activity as described , except that EGTA ( 3mM ) was used as a chelating agent . |
19 | When chlorine was used as a disinfecting agent , a relatively short exposure to air after a water sample was drawn would render the water acceptable for use . |
20 | GRK is a kidney tumour derived cell line expressing human Thy-1 RNA ( 40 ) and RNA prepared from this line was used as a positive control for the human Thy 1 mRNA protected fragment . |
21 | Non-transgenic brain RNA ( nTgB ) was used as a positive control for the endogenous mNF-H signal and negative control for transgene expression while SKNSH RNA as positive control for the human NF-L protected fragment and negative control for the mNF-H protected fragment . |
22 | Rabbit antibody to human immunoglobulin heavy chains ( IgA/G/M ) ( DAKO , High Wycombe , UK ) conjugated with alkaline phosphatase was used as a secondary antibody diluted 1:30 in TBS . |
23 | It was used as a public convenience for more than a hundred years . |
24 | The underground petrol tank was used as a mass grave for the bodies of those judged to be tainted by Western decadence . |
25 | In this project the APU framework with its dimensions of content , context and learning outcomes was used as an overall guide to the development of tests , the content being drawn from the suggestions in the Cockcroft foundation list . |
26 | The golden number was used as an auxiliary indication of dates in the Middle Ages ( see Cheney op cit ) . |
27 | The North American pennyroyal ( Hedeoma pulgeogioides ) is a quite different plant but with many of the same characteristics as Mentha pulegium ; it has a strong minty smell and an Indian folk medicine was used as an intestinal irritant and an abortion-causing agent , as well as an insect repellent . |
28 | In order to compare signals hybridization in Northern experiments , srRNA was used as an internal control . |
29 | β-actin was used to control for RNA loading , and Eb was used as an internal control for the number of class II MHC expressing cells . |
30 | The data from the GMS interview were also analysed using AGECAT , a computerised algorithm which uses ratings on the interview to assign subjects reliably to diagnostic categories at various levels of ‘ caseness ’ ; AGECAT classification at the diagnostic syndrome case level was used as an independent criterion for comparison with both the team and the research diagnoses . |