Example sentences of "was carry [adv prt] on [adj] " in BNC.

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1 This test was carried out on six patients with peritonitis , and the severity of bacterial peritonitis was expressed quantitatively .
2 A study at the unit was carried out on 80 women under the age of 40 who were pregnant for the first time .
3 Immunohistochemical detection of the bromodeoxyuridine incorporation was carried out on 4 µm sections .
4 A more serious investigation was carried out on blue babies who required surgery soon after birth to correct congenital heart defects .
5 All processing was carried out on one definition at a time .
6 The execution was carried out on 10 June 1896 at Newgate .
7 Considering cases where there was no evidence of early injury to the brain , which may result in a shift of hemispheric dominance for speech ( see Chapter 7 ) , the test was carried out on 140 right handers .
8 Furthermore , this latter study was carried out on native Japanese , a population with a considerably lower incidence of colorectal cancer and probably not comparable with our population .
9 Miloš ordered the murder of his rival , which was carried out on 25 July 1817 by Karadjordje 's host and kum ( godfather ) , Vujica Vuličević , who axed him to death whilst he slept .
10 A parental ballot was carried out on grant-maintained status and the parents decided to vote against the application for that status .
11 Bombing raids in the European theatre of war , grew bigger with the entry of the American Airmen , and the first of the Allied ‘ thousand bombers ’ raid on a German city ( Kohn ) was carried out on 30th .
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