Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] last year " in BNC.
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| 1 | True drama unfolded in the third round of the Men 's Vauxhall Indoor Tennis Trophy for more than one reason , as reigning champions David Lloyd , Slazenger Heston were almost certainly dethroned by event newcomers Royal Berkshire , and Team Excel Bath missed out on a golden opportunity to displace last year 's Area 8 champions West Hants . |
| 2 | The government prudently used most of its bonus to rebuild the foreign-exchange reserves ; it also restored the 10% cut made last year in public-sector salaries , and raised pensions by 5% . |
| 3 | An EPA contractor reported last year that the resulting blocks of concrete no longer contained PCBs , leading to speculation that the lime was reacting to neutralize the toxin . |
| 4 | More than 800 islanders died when the volcano erupted last year and 31 have been killed by mudflows since mid-August |
| 5 | His second disappointment came last year when the Bath hooker returned for the deciding group game against Berkshire . |
| 6 | Keen investors pumped more than £2,260 million into Personal Equity Plans last year — taking the total invested since the scheme was lauched in January 1987 to more than £6 billion . |
| 7 | The Queensferry side blitzed the Cobras with 16 goals in the last period to notch their highest total since the club reformed last year . |
| 8 | As part of the £11.5 million in state aid pledged last year to Britain 's cathedrals , £5.4 million in grants for 1992–94 were announced by Lord Montagu of Beaulieu on 22 March ( see The Art Newspaper No. 13 , December 1991 , p.2 ) . |
| 9 | AFTER a pre-tax loss rising last year from £4.7 million to £41.1 million , Clyde Petroleum yesterday asked its shareholders to provide a further £34.1 million through a one-for-four rights issue . |
| 10 | An alternative introduced last year , is the Certificate of Pre-Vocational Education — the C.P.V.E. The aim of this course is to enable students to develop their general education in a broad vocational context . |
| 11 | Sally Slater , Gavin Padley , Damien Chapman , Matthew Enoch , Martin Bull , Simon Green , Robert Walsh and Ruth Goldkowski ( absent ) of Nottingham Kayak Club repeated last year 's success in the BCY marathon and won the team championships in the slalom at Cardington . |
| 12 | They remain free to compete , as the British Amateur Weightlifting Association decided last year to take no action against them . |
| 13 | First up is tenor saxophonist and arranger Teddy Edwards 's bluesy and mainstream ‘ Mississippi Lad ’ ( Verve ‘ Gitanes Jazz ’ ) ; Edwards ( b. 1924 ) has worked as soloist and arranger with bands led by Red Callender , Benny Goodman , Milt Jackson and others ; but this is a sextet album recorded last year and features the vocal and guitar stylings of Tom Waits ( notably on the immensely moving Little Man ) , as well as drummer Billy Higgins and bassist Leroy Vinnegar . |
| 14 | As forecast , there was an unexpected men 's victor with Antonio Pinto , from Portugal , who only began marathon running last year , winning in 2hr 10min 02sec . |
| 15 | We have agreed that we will follow the practice established last year and start work in earnest around the middle of February . |
| 16 | An increase on the 1,000 million yen in environmental aid provided last year , the programme is linked to acid rain in Japan caused by pollution in China . |
| 17 | For a ‘ disease caused by typing ’ £45,000 may seem an awful lot of compensation , but this is the figure awarded last year to a typist suffering from RSI ( repetitive strain injury ) . |
| 18 | The fall in turnover reflected last year 's closure of the loss-making magazine division , which helped improve operating margins . |
| 19 | The findings of a comprehensive review begun last year into ‘ externalising ’ £12 million-worth of services are said to represent the most radical purchaser/provided shake-up yet . |
| 20 | This is a tiny fraction of order books and likely contracts of £2billion , although strikes at home lasting several days and the subsequent long stoppage at Boeing has limited the prospective gain above the £230million aerospace turnover achieved last year . |
| 21 | He is referring to a study published last year in the British Medical Journal in which the complementary therapy of chiropractic was compared with conventional physiotherapy in the treatment of low back pain . |
| 22 | A study published last year by the Rand Corporation , a think-tank in California , found that 88% of the money spent by insurers went on legal fees and other paperwork costs . |
| 23 | SUSAN Christie , the soldier imprisoned last year for killing the wife of her army officer lover , will be bridesmaid at a prison wedding next Thursday for a convicted terrorist who killed 17 people — 11 of them soldiers . |
| 24 | The IWC 's scientific committee agreed last year that the stock of minke whales in the north-east Atlantic amounted to 86,700 and was no longer in danger of depletion . |
| 25 | But the plan announced last year to close the South Works at Cowley in the nineteen nineties will not be withdrawn . |
| 26 | AS oil companies continued assessing the impact of Budget tax changes on North Sea operations , British Petroleum indicated that the measures might help to hasten development of the huge oilfield found last year in waters west of Shetland . |
| 27 | The fact that Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger ( Bryan Ferry could n't come because he had a cold ) were at my d'Offay Gallery opening last year raised it into a social event , so much so that Robin Vousden said , ‘ We have n't had an opening like this since Andy Warhol ’ . |
| 28 | Welsh rugby needed last year 's tour , with its half-century hammerings , as much as it needs the All Blacks here now . |
| 29 | Their conversations were , Henry felt , the sweeter for having a core of known fact which they could then decorate and refine , like old men in some village discussing last year 's harvest . |
| 30 | ‘ Being in Brighton has been beneficial to all of us , the food is good and we have trained on the Downs , ’ said Tolstikov , who could have expected more recognition at home following last year 's London win but instead found life harder , not better . |