Example sentences of "[adj] august the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On 7 August the Cabinet accepted Ede 's conclusions that an amendment providing for the abolition of capital punishment could not be ruled out of order on the grounds that it did not come within the scope of the Bill , and that it would be impossible to grade murders into those for which capital punishment would be retained and those for which it would be abolished . |
| 2 | In early August the Minister of War , General Castelló , had had to be relieved of his post , suffering from psychological exhaustion . |
| 3 | In early August the plan was for it to stop at Didcot for servicing on Friday , September 11 , prior to leaving for Bournemouth that evening . |
| 4 | Over a period of a few days during early August the world 's perception of the Kingdom shifted dramatically , so that King Hussein was no longer portrayed as one of the chief US allies in the region , but instead as one of Saddam Hussein 's prime collaborators . |
| 5 | On 21 August the expedition reached Crieff , 18 miles [ 29 km ] from Stirling , and on the evening of Thursday 22 August , moving along Wade 's military road , the royal army camped at Dalnacardoch , near Dalwhinnie . |
| 6 | The troops , expecting to be ‘ home by Christmas ’ after a few gallant cavalry charges , held an impressive open air church parade in the Recreation Field and in late August the town gave a lively send off to a detachment of the ‘ Kings Own ’ . |
| 7 | But on I 5 August the Finance Ministry issued a decree stating it would exercise a priori control . ’ |
| 8 | The ballet was not originally announced for the London season , but the company was persuaded to stay for an extra week and The Witch was premiered on 18 August the night before the last . |
| 9 | On the morning of 18 August The Independent , along with other media , reported that Edwards was prepared to sell for £20m . |
| 10 | On 17 August the public were warned to stay away from Kings Mill Reservoir near Mansfield , Nottingham , ‘ after it turned bright green ’ . |
| 11 | Early on the morning of Friday 16 August the governor of Fort Augustus , in the middle of the ‘ Great Glen ’ line , sent two companies of foot soldiers south-westwards to reinforce Fort William , along General Wade 's new military road . |
| 12 | So when on 16 August the letter drops on the door mat , the phone call comes from school , or the lists go up on the notice board , teenagers who have failed to get the right grades for that coveted university of polytechnic place may feel that the world has come to an end . |
| 13 | On 1 August the bird flew on . |
| 14 | On 9 August the Library 's team of anglers ( Bill Harkin , Jim Mason , Rab Neil , Willie Ogilvie , Walter Porteous , Colin Scott and Bob Venters ) played host to the 1992 Civil Service Scottish Sea-Angling Championship , held this year at Dunbar . |
| 15 | This never took place ; successive dates were arranged , but the House had other more pressing business , and finally on 10th August the Speaker ordered the Bill to be withdrawn . |
| 16 | Last August the company announced the closure of its only factory outside Scotland , at King 's Lynn in Norfolk , with the loss of 80 jobs . |
| 17 | Last August the hospital had to close 26 beds because it could n't afford to staff them . |
| 18 | Last August the hospital had to close 26 beds because it could n't afford to staff them . |