Example sentences of "[conj] it [was/were] [verb] last [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although it was announced last November that the awards would be down to 1.5 per cent , that did not stop politicians and union leaders from condemning the Government 's action . |
| 2 | SERC decided earlier last year to cut its budget for neutron sources by £5m and it was announced last November that the government would be renegotiating its contribution to the neutron source at the Institut Laue-Langevin ( ILL ) in Grenoble , France . |
| 3 | The company , which owns Spear & Jackson , the garden tools manufacturer , has been the subject of recurrent speculation for months , and it was fuelled last month when Neill announced a fall in pre-tax profits from £2.71m to just £28,000 in the first half . |
| 4 | Mr Edwards tells me : ‘ That relates to an old bill and it was settled last September . ’ |
| 5 | The board has also been having ongoing talks with potential investors , but it was understood last night that the present worrying situation remained unchanged . |
| 6 | The playground at Brockweir school has been deserted for over a year , once a 100 children were educated at this small village school , but it was closed last year because of declining numbers . |
| 7 | Nonetheless , the ULFA has the support of a fair chunk of the population and , more important , is in cahoots with the Asom Gana Parishad , the regional Assamese party that ruled the state till it was sacked last year . |
| 8 | Top public sector earners such as judges , senior officials and forces top brass will get a 2.9 per cent rise but only because it was negotiated last year as part of a phased increase for 1992 . |
| 9 | No they , they did n't because the that 's right because it was cancelled last year it was the year before she did . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Hill Murray has been handling the product , which comprises three healthcare policies for the elderly , since it was launched last June to insurance brokers . |
| 12 | THE proposed merger of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra with the Scottish Opera orchestra is in doubt after it was revealed last night that the SO players have unanimously rejected the move in a secret ballot . |
| 13 | 4 Did you use the VCR and monitor after it was borrowed last Thursday ? |
| 14 | When it was transferred last year with it went pilot line supremo on a three-year secondment . |
| 15 | China denounced the plan when it was announced last October , and threatened dire consequences if Mr Patten refused to back down . |
| 16 | The jobs of men were threatened when it was announced last year that the Ladas Drive facility would be replaced by a £250 , fire station at Carryduff . |
| 17 | Problems have arisen despite this year 's cash for the NHS appearing , when it was announced last November , to allow for real growth for the first time in years , even after taking into account inevitable pressures such as the rising number of elderly people . |
| 18 | The Criminal Justice Act was hailed as a far-reaching piece of legislature when it was launched last October . |
| 19 | Ileana Cotrubas is not of that ilk , and many of her devotees must have been shocked when it was disclosed last weekend that her Covent Garden recital with Geoffrey Parsons on Thursday evening was to be her farewell British appearance . |
| 20 | I have lived in Grey Street for over 30 years and we have never had a bus service in all that time , so when it was introduced last year everyone was delighted . |