Example sentences of "were [vb pp] [prep] [n mass] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both regression analyses were calculated from data on 448 women because of missing values in one of the exposure or confounding variables . |
| 2 | The CIs for the rate ratios were calculated by means of a formula for determining the confidence interval of the ratio of two normal means . |
| 3 | All samples were heated to 95°C for 3 minutes prior to electrophoresis . |
| 4 | Fees in elementary schools were limited to 9d per week . |
| 5 | MILLWALL shares were floated at 20p in 1989 when the club was second in the First Division . |
| 6 | Rat sciatic nerve Schwann cells were treated for 15min at 37°C in the presence ( + ) or absence ( - ) of 5μM forskolin with serum-free medium ( DMEM ) , partially purified bovine pituitary GGF I , II and III ( native GGF ) , or with unconcentrated ( 1x ) or 30-fold concentrated ( 30x ) conditioned medium ( 20μl added to 200μl culture medium ) obtained after transient expression ( or mock-transfection ) of GGFHBS5 . |
| 7 | Expected numbers were calculated for each group standardised for age , sex , and time period Observed numbers were treated as data from a Poisson distribution with mean equal to the number expected . |
| 8 | Observed numbers of melanomas were treated as data from a Poisson distribution with mean equal to the number expected . |
| 9 | Just before Christmas all troops were recalled to barracks for 24 hours . |
| 10 | The basic problem with Comintern attempts to formulate a strategy for revolution in the colonies was that issues such as the nature of the revolution and the role of classes were examined by means of a formal analogy with the Russian revolution , rather than a structural analysis of the specific conditions in individual countries ( Cerdas Cruz : 1986a , p. 41 ) . |
| 11 | Thus 32 patients ( 17 men , 15 women ) were assigned by means of a random number table to one of two treatment groups : 17 patients were treated with steroids and 15 patients received a polymeric diet . |
| 12 | Twenty minutes later they were stopped by staff in the grounds of Manchester 's Withington Hospital and the baby was reunited unharmed with his parents , the city 's crown court was told . |
| 13 | The first three rows of the stalls were filled with people in evening dress . |
| 14 | Under the Conservatives the top rates were slashed from 83pc to 40pc which handed top earning executives some mighty large salary increases without them even having to ask . |
| 15 | The 1986 English House Condition Survey found that 62% of dwellings lacking one or more basic facilities were occupied by people aged 60 and over . |
| 16 | Almost 40% of unfit properties , and 35% of properties in poor repair , were occupied by people aged 60 and over . |
| 17 | The case and quiver were carried by means of the bandoleer which is decorated with red and dark blue stroud , otter fur and small triangles of beadwork . |
| 18 | Painful bowel movements assessed by reports of pain complaints , screaming and sweating , presence of an anal fissure or blood on stool were reported in 77% of patients . |
| 19 | However , in the sequence proposed by Smith ( 1969 , 100 ) : Newton St. Loe Withington Barton Farm Woodchester the Withington pavement was placed after the Newton St. Loe mosaic , and both were considered as works of the late-third century . |
| 20 | Immediately before , and at appropriate intervals after the addition of ATP , 5ml aliquots were mixed with 1.5ml of stop solution ( 0.1M EDTA , 5% SDS ) and placed at 65°C for 5 min . |
| 21 | They were addressed to people like the manager of the Ritz Hotel — asking if he had seen a handbag ‘ she ’ had left during a brief stay . |
| 22 | Records of previous admission for peptic ulcer were sought for people in the case and the comparison groups . |
| 23 | More detailed responses were sought by means of questionnaires . |
| 24 | Cells were pretreated for 30min with blocking antibodies . |
| 25 | Semi-thin sections were prepared by means of a Reichert OmU3 Ultramicrotome and stained with toluidine blue : in our experience this technique provides particularly easy to read histological pictures . |
| 26 | BL21(DE3) cells were transformed by each plasmid and the cells were grown at 37°C in an LB medium containing 100µg/ml ampicillin until A 600 reached 0.6 , at which time IPTG was added to a final concentration of 1.0mM and the cells were allowed to grow for an additional 3 hours . |
| 27 | Raji and RJ2.2.5 cells were grown at 37°C in RPMI 1640 medium supplemented with 5% FCS . |
| 28 | Crystals were grown at 4°C in microbridges by equilibration against reservoirs of 18% PEG 4000 , 50mM Tris , pH8.0 , starting from sitting drops composed of 4μl of protein at 17mgml in 25mM Tris , 140mM NaCl , pH7.4 , and 2μl reservoir . |
| 29 | The component parts of the woodwork for the sides , backs and quarters were assembled in jigs by a gang of finishers , and when completed they were transferred by means of a conveyor to the trimmers , who were supplied with cloth and other material cut to the correct size and stitched . |
| 30 | In this study attitudinal data were collected by means of interviews and questionnaires from 10 first wave fundholding practices in the Northern Regional Health Authority . |