Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [was/were] [verb] last [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Coventry v Arsenal Arsenal return to one of the few grounds where they were beaten last season , with their match winner against Manchester United , Groves , likely to partner Smith up front again . |
| 2 | He also plans to return to Milan 's La Scala opera house where he was jeered last December for missing a note during a performance of Verdi 's ‘ Don Carlos . ’ |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | I kept in touch after that , obviously , and continued to badger him and send him new material until I was signed last August . |
| 5 | Devoy , champion seven times in succession until she was beaten last year , meets England 's Martine Le Moignan in the final . |
| 6 | That 's why I asked if you were babysitting last night . |
| 7 | and Scott 's a bit more sensitive like , you know , because he was crying last time , Laura said he was nearly crying over it |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | No they , they did n't because the that 's right because it was cancelled last year it was the year before she did . |
| 11 | Since she was rejected last year , the council has been trying to find an alternative service for the island . |
| 12 | The move came as a sign of frustration by Britain and Hong Kong over the way China has protested about the proposals since they were announced last October — but has failed to come up with any alternative ahead of elections already scheduled for 1995 . |
| 13 | In some parts of the south-east , groundwater levels are lower than at any time since records began 200 years ago , with some boreholes in the Chiltern Hills drying up for the first time since they were sunk last century . |
| 14 | It was the first time the cameras had been used since they were installed last year . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Hill Murray has been handling the product , which comprises three healthcare policies for the elderly , since it was launched last June to insurance brokers . |
| 17 | It replaces an earlier charge of stealing more than six thousand pounds after she was arrested last month . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 4 Did you use the VCR and monitor after it was borrowed last Thursday ? |
| 20 | ‘ Did you know , ’ he asked , ‘ when you were improvising last night , a cat sat on your lap for a while ? ’ |
| 21 | One victim was glad of it when she was raped last year . |
| 22 | When it was transferred last year with it went pilot line supremo on a three-year secondment . |
| 23 | China denounced the plan when it was announced last October , and threatened dire consequences if Mr Patten refused to back down . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | The Criminal Justice Act was hailed as a far-reaching piece of legislature when it was launched last October . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |