Example sentences of "spokesman [vb past] [adj] night " in BNC.
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| 1 | A London Underground spokesman admitted last night : ‘ Several thousand people will get work overseas through this contract . |
| 2 | A TUMOUR removed from actress Audrey Hepburn 's colon was found to be cancerous , a hospital spokesman confirmed last night . |
| 3 | A union spokesman claimed last night : ‘ It was incredible . |
| 4 | A company spokesman said last night the programme was part of a company-wide strategy to broaden its recruitment net . |
| 5 | ‘ It went off pretty quietly , ’ a spokesman said last night . |
| 6 | A spokesman said last night that all the Vietnamese lifted out of Hong Kong on Monday night had been screened to determine that none was of refugee status . |
| 7 | A company spokesman said last night that Salomon had acted in response to payments being made by other institutions . |
| 8 | The Ministry of Defence has been obliged to freeze its own orders to British industry in the run-up to the election , but a Downing Street spokesman said last night the civil service guidelines allowed the announcement of foreign arms sales . |
| 9 | A BBC spokesman said last night : ‘ We have not ruled out entirely a possible adaption , but there are a number of unresolved factors . ’ |
| 10 | A B&Q spokesman said last night : ‘ Because our store was the closest to the viaduct it took the full force of the blast and it could well be that we are talking of a complete demolition . |
| 11 | A Scotland Yard spokesman said last night : ‘ In response to complaints expressed by a number of people , including some from the legal profession , it has been decided that the use of plastic sheets in surveillance logs [ note books ] — used as a firm backing on which to write in the street — will be withdrawn . ’ |
| 12 | A Red Cross spokesman said last night : ‘ This is a magnificent and extremely generous gesture . |
| 13 | It was assumed Nicola was among the dead , ’ a Foreign Office spokesman said last night . |
| 14 | A spokesman said last night : ‘ We really ca n't discuss this . |
| 15 | ‘ It is still not clear how the child came to be in the river , ’ a police spokesman said last night . |
| 16 | A police spokesman said last night that Mr Kelsey 's condition was not life threatening and he was likely to be discharged from hospital today . |
| 17 | ‘ Locks were changed as a precaution , ’ a Home Office spokesman said last night . |
| 18 | But a spokesman said last night : ‘ A gift of £1 million has also been received from the Emir of Kuwait . |
| 19 | A Buckingham Palace spokesman said last night : ‘ This is complete news to us . ’ |
| 20 | A fire brigade spokesman said last night : ‘ It 's a serious matter — but it must have brought tears to her eyes . ’ |
| 21 | An IOC spokesman said last night : ‘ As we said after the opening ceremony , the non-appearance of the Princess Royal was noted by the top table . ’ |
| 22 | A baffled Civil Guard spokesman said last night : ‘ We have no leads to go on . |
| 23 | But an MoD spokesman said last night : ‘ We are certain no UK or allied submarines were responsible . ’ |
| 24 | A police spokesman said last night : ‘ It was a very tragic accident . |
| 25 | One embarrassed spokesman said last night : ‘ If he 's said that , then there 's not much more we can contribute to it . ’ |
| 26 | A Northern Ireland Office spokesman said last night : ‘ We do n't discuss the movement of ministers in advance . ’ |
| 27 | A police spokesman said last night : ‘ Miss Wright simply walked out of the hospital at 2pm on May 23 and has not been seen since . ’ |
| 28 | Miss Wright , of The Greenway , Dovecote , Liverpool , was being treated for anorexia at Broadgreen Hospital , and a Merseyside police spokesman said last night the family were concerned about her safety . |
| 29 | But a social services spokesman said last night : ‘ The council is unhappy at the situation and feels it is being penalised because of its generous policies . ’ |
| 30 | A university spokesman said last night he could not comment on speculation that Mr Powell , who was studying for a BSc in applied biology , had been anxious about sitting his first year exams . |