Example sentences of "[prep] the former [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A competition to find a new name for the former Tap and Spile pub in Hartlepool has been settled . |
| 2 | For the former award he had offered his work under the title ‘ The Sparrows : Thoughts Of A Landsman ’ , which was divided into four parts : |
| 3 | Ardiles twice tried to capture the 28-year-old Northern Ireland international but has finally refused to meet County 's £200,000 valuation for the former Chelsea forward . |
| 4 | UK hotel companies are anxiously awaiting the outcome of round one in the bidding for the former East German hotel group Interhotel . |
| 5 | True , they would have had a stronger showing had not their former prime minister , Lothar de Maizière , stepped down before the election amid charges ( which he denies , and which an inquiry looks set to discuss ) that he used to work for the former East German secret police . |
| 6 | The CDU parliamentary group had accused Gies ( who had headed the CDU list but had not won a direct seat in the October 1990 Landtag election ) of obliging three other CDU delegates to resign after that election by alleging that they had worked for the former East German " Stasi " security police . |
| 7 | A reorganization of the Land Cabinet in Saxony-Anhalt took place on Aug. 16 , following the resignation of the Free Democrat deputy Minister President Gerd Brunner on Aug. 9 and of the Agriculture Minister four days later , over accusations that they had acted as agents for the former East German Ministry of State Security — the " Stasi " . |
| 8 | As for the former chairman himself the greatest pity of all is that he found it necessary to go without finding a successor for himself . |
| 9 | However , there appears little support at this stage for the former king 's return from his Swiss exile . |
| 10 | It was also discussed at a farewell dinner last night for the former BBC director general , Sir Michael Checkland , hosted by the Royal Television Society . |
| 11 | LAWYERS for Mike Tyson demanded a new trial for the former heavyweight champion yesterday , arguing that the jury which convicted him of rape was not allowed to consider whether his accuser had confused him as to whether she was a willing sex partner . |
| 12 | The process of forming a government was slowed by numerous allegations that as many as 10 per cent of new deputies had worked for the former Ministry of State Security police ( " Stasi " ) as active informants . |
| 13 | Liz joined JM in January 1990 working for the former Personnel Director , in Hatton Garden . |
| 14 | Romania is to stay a republic , suggesting the country 's new rulers see little future for the former King Michael . |
| 15 | Mr Justice Garland ruled last week that it was impossible for the former officers to receive a fair trial because of the saturation publicity that followed the release of the six , two years ago . |
| 16 | Regression analysis for the former relationship indicates a decrease of around $400 per capita GNP for a 1°C increase in temperature . |
| 17 | It is a welcome return from the golfing wilderness for the former Durham County champion who carried hopes of a highly successful professional career when he moved to the paid ranks after gaining international honours some five years ago . |
| 18 | Wednesday are looking for £800,000 for the former Swindon player , who Chelsea value at closer to £500,000 . |
| 19 | He 's come to this country to work for the former England star , Mike Burton , who runs a local sports agency . |
| 20 | It was the latest blow in what has proved an unhappy first season so far for the former England striker and Grampus in the new J.League 10-club championship , launched on May 15 . |
| 21 | The likely outcome is the offer of a three-year contract for the former England skipper and his no.2 Terry McDermott . |
| 22 | JIM LOVE , the new director of cricket , today leads the Scotland squad on their second successive two-week tour of South Africa in what will be a demanding test for the former England player , writes Harry Pincott . |
| 23 | They indicated further that NATO was " not prepared to entertain the notion of membership " for the former Warsaw Pact countries . |
| 24 | It was a prudent precaution , for the former James I 's death , on 5 September 1701 , was followed only six months later by that of William III , who died after a fall while riding , on 8 March 1702 . |
| 25 | Meanwhile a memorial service has been held for the former cabinet minister and Cotswolds MP Nicholas Ridley . |
| 26 | The Government conceded defeat on the whole ‘ additionality ’ issue and the Euro money could be released for the former coalfield areas . |
| 27 | Yet , you may well be doing just that when you write one press release for the former magazine and another on the same subject for the latter because both publications are on your public relations media schedule as targets . |
| 28 | But he stressed that no formal approach had been made for the former football ground . |
| 29 | THE five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council agreed yesterday to seek the establishment of a war crimes court for the former Yugoslavia . |
| 30 | Hebrew letters might , therefore , have undergone differentiation for the former group and would certainly have become involved in some associations . |