Example sentences of "since [pers pn] was [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Since I was wearing posh garden visiting attire — a pair of thin striped leggings , white leather ballet pumps , a halterneck top , a cute bolero cardigan and dangly earrings — we were only planning to leave the car for some air .
2 Since I was asking young women to talk freely about a highly personal and intimate area of their lives , I thought it only fair that I should also tell my own story , and set out some of my reasons for my interest in the subject .
3 Since she was rejected last year , the council has been trying to find an alternative service for the island .
4 ‘ But he 's followed all the rules since he was given political asylum and I think he should be allowed to compete as an individual . ’
5 Life has changed for Loris Capirossi since he was crowned 125 world champion last September .
6 But since he was made redundant Pat is the breadwinner for James and their two children , Scott , 17 , and Fiona , 15 .
7 The dragon 's internal boiler was situated very near to its stomach , and since he was making tremendous efforts to cool down , there were also terrifying hissing and grinding sounds .
8 Since he was practising alternative medicine under the guise of orthodox medicine the committee believed that he had misled his patients and that this amounted to professional misconduct .
9 RICHMOND Royal Park in southwest London has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest because of the wildlife preserved there since it was created three centuries ago .
10 Everyone has been asking this questions since it was announced that Holiday '91 Presenter Anne Gregg will be leaving the programme later this month at her BBC bosses ' request .
11 David Lodge 's screenplay of his novel Nice Work , which was the subject of his article in the last edition of The Birmingham Magazine , has received two awards since it was televised last autumn .
12 Since it was restructured five years ago ( see Nature 332 , 197 ; 1988 ) , the CSIR has tried to obtain a larger proportion of its income from both the private and public sectors for consulting .
13 It has a proven track record , creating 71,000 new job opportunities since it was formed seven years ago .
14 Microsoft Corp told Reuter that its retail shipments of the MS-DOS 6 upgrade , which have sold more than 2m copies worldwide since it was introduced two weeks ago , are supply-constrained — it just ca n't duplicate the thing fast enough .
15 Hill Murray has been handling the product , which comprises three healthcare policies for the elderly , since it was launched last June to insurance brokers .
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