Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] yesterday as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ripon 's fixture secretary Andy Proud could not be contacted yesterday as he was en route from Paris . |
| 2 | Ripon 's fixture secretary Andy Proud could not be contacted yesterday as he was en route from Paris . |
| 3 | Two divers who died searching a wrecked ship off Swanage , Dorset , were named yesterday as Ivan Woolf , 51 , from Ilford , Essex , and medical student Elizabeth Green , 23 , from Newmarket , Suffolk . |
| 4 | TWO MEN who died when their training aircraft crashed in a field in Ayrshire on Thursday were named yesterday as investigations into the cause of the accident continued . |
| 5 | SHARES and sterling were becalmed yesterday as dealers looked to company results to provide a clear lead on the UK economic outlook . |
| 6 | Consumer watchdogs were alerted yesterday as furious mum Caroline Oram , 39 , declared : ‘ I want some answers . ’ |
| 7 | CAMPUSES throughout the region were hit yesterday as lecturers launched a national one-day strike over pay . |
| 8 | Visegrad 's streets were deserted yesterday as Serb irregulars exchanged sporadic fire with the handful of Muslim gunmen still holed up in the town . |
| 9 | THE ‘ carping and negative ’ attitude of government politicians was attacked yesterday as salmon farmers gave warning of the threats facing a vital industry for the Highlands and Islands . |
| 10 | A woman who died in a fire on Tuesday was named yesterday as Mary Morrison Macleod , 32 , of Bridge Cottages , Newmarket , on the outskirts of Stornoway . |
| 11 | The news that the ill may face an inflation-busting increase for the second year running was revealed yesterday as carefree Mr Lamont continued to holiday in Italy . |
| 12 | THE first strike for 18 years among Germany 's 2.3m public sector employees was threatened yesterday as the government rejected a 5.4 p.c. pay rise recommended by arbitrators , writes Robin Gedye . |
| 13 | A VITAL , hitherto forgotten point was raised yesterday as preparations were made for a controversial public inquiry . |
| 14 | The long-time front runners have now gone four games without a goal , and their misery was prolonged yesterday as they missed from the penalty spot . |
| 15 | The divorced man was arrested yesterday as he left Armley jail , near Leeds , after serving six years over the kidnapping of a young Midlands girl . |
| 16 | A BRITISH solicitor wanted in the United States for alleged conspiracy to sell stolen British Treasury bills was arrested yesterday as he arrived in Cyprus . |
| 17 | THE bid by Edinburgh-based Pittencrieff for Aberdeen Petroleum was rejected yesterday as inadequate , with Aberdeen executives pointing out that there was no cash alternative to the all-share offer which valued the company at £7.5 million . |
| 18 | A MAN was killed yesterday as winds up to 90mph and torrential rain left a trail of devastation across Britain . |
| 19 | Barr Thomson Engineering was relaunched yesterday as BTE ( Glenrothes ) , after an 11-week negotiation culminated in an innovative rescue package involving a partnership with a major customer , Tecnomarine Services of Aberdeen , and a consortium of backers from both the public and private sectors . |
| 20 | He was held yesterday as he drove to a villa in Longara , northern Italy . |
| 21 | His department contributed £2.3 million towards the fund set up to purchase what was described yesterday as southern England 's last wilderness , a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest of international importance for its bird population . |