Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [prep] [num ord] year 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | The branch is still reeling from the losses suffered at last year 's polls . |
| 2 | Turnover for the six months to the end of March almost doubled to £101m and the interim loss fell from last year 's £6.2m to £5.6m ( tour operators traditionally make a loss during the winter months when few people book holidays ) . |
| 3 | But the main reason for a 37% profits rise to £2.32m was a Pounds 440,000 turnround in interest payments to £105,000 interest receivable , thanks to cash from last year 's £3m rights issue . |
| 4 | The win takes Scotland above Portugal and into joint second place with Italy in the battle to qualify for next year 's finals in the US . |
| 5 | Rumours abound of a further scandal in the financial sector to add to last year 's rich crop , which forced the resignation of the heads of Nomura , Japan 's biggest investment company , and Nikko , among many others . |
| 6 | Does anyone know how many places England have in next year 's UEFA Cup . |
| 7 | The steady increase in the number of complaints against members of the Bar mentioned in last year 's report has continued ; 262 complaints having been received up to the end of September . |
| 8 | The steady increase in complaints against members of the Bar mentioned in last year 's Report has continued , 262 complaints having been received up to the end of September . |
| 9 | Foreign tours , far from being powered by a love of hard currency and routine displays of the standard Russian repertoire , have brought the unfamiliar to western audiences : it was typical of Gergiev 's driving force to take the Mussorgsky experience complete to last year 's Edinburgh Festival , and a fund-raising gala at Covent Garden , a four-hour marathon squeezed between a dozen Palermo Prince Igors , included a firm statement of future policies , with a galvanizing glimpse of Tchaikovsky 's The Enchantress , scenes from Iolanta and Mazeppa , and arias from Sadko and May Night ( Rimsky looks set for the Gergiev treatment soon ) . |
| 10 | The International Squash Rackets Federation will introduce random drug testing at next year 's world championships . |
| 11 | One of the most significant selling points which the Banks used during last year 's dispute was the fact that Extended Opening Hours would give rise to significant numbers of additional jobs in Banking . |
| 12 | It should be noted that this figure excludes sales to the UK sector of the North Sea which are not classified as exports and reinforces the point made in last year 's survey , that the Mechanical engineering sector in Grampian is having considerable success in widening it 's export markets . |
| 13 | He said the Conservatives had made no mention of tax increases in last year 's election manifesto and accused Mr Lamont of having a ‘ selective memory ’ . |
| 14 | OWNERS whose homes have crashed in value will have to pay the new council tax based on LAST YEAR 'S higher prices . |
| 15 | They echo the theme set in last year 's CBI Business Agenda for the 1990s with the emphasis on controlling inflation , public spending , strengthening the Department of Trade & Industry and giving it responsibility for the National Economic Development Council and opposing a national minimum wage . |
| 16 | Three exhibition catalogues generated by last year 's quasi-celebrations |
| 17 | The Walsall 26-year-old , whose gold medal hopes in last year 's Olympics were ruined by a groin injury , has had little racing since Barcelona . |
| 18 | Cold wind that stirs up bitter memories Peter Hetherington reports on ambivalent feelings created by a memorial service in the town scarred by last year 's crash . |
| 19 | Two and a half tons of fish taken in last year 's event . |
| 20 | Northern governments preparing for next year 's Cairo conference on population have been unable to agree a joint strategy . |
| 21 | The new plants mentioned in last year 's report have all progressed satisfactorily . |
| 22 | The engine ran in Japan last month in a development chassis based on last year 's turbocar . |
| 23 | Producing three pages of detailed questions relating to last year 's accounts may entitle an interviewer to draw an adverse conclusion . |
| 24 | He said Mr Lamont declared in last year 's Budget he had ‘ no need , no proposals and no plans either to raise or to extend the scope of VAT ’ . |
| 25 | According to French sources , the problems with the Longines Classic started at last year 's event when , though the sponsors paid out the prize money , it did not reach the players . |
| 26 | The World Wide Fund for Nature ( WWF ) has said that current proposals for a powerful new multilateral trade organisation ( MTO ) are not compatible with the goal of sustainable development set by last year 's Earth Summit in Rio . |
| 27 | ‘ Despite the toughest trading conditions for many years , most of our businesses improved on last year 's profits . ’ |
| 28 | Guildford Kings star Gordon , who top scored with 17 points , put his country back on course to qualify for next year 's tournament finals in Germany , when all hope had seemed lost with less than five minutes remaining . |
| 29 | In mid-March the Home Office was all set to go ahead with a White Paper based on last year 's policy report on cabling by Lord Hunt . |
| 30 | Barclays deepened the gloom with first-half profits collapsing from last year 's £378million to £51million . |