Example sentences of "[noun prp] in [adj] year 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | Helping punters outwit the bookies is something that gives Brittain real pleasure and he recalls with pride how an acquaintance made an exceptionally nice profit when the trainer 's Terimon took second place to Nashwan in this year 's Derby . |
| 2 | A woman co-accused with Winnie Mandela in last year 's kidnap and assault trial was said to have disappeared mysteriously yesterday from her Soweto home . |
| 3 | The former world top ten player , who played for Aberdeen in last year 's Scottish Cup final , went out 15-12 , 15-10 , 15-10 to Danny Meddings . |
| 4 | He went on to play a starring role for Northern Ireland in that year 's World Cup , being voted the world 's No 1 keeper . |
| 5 | New safety measures have been introduced for National fences after two horses died at the notorious Beecher 's Brook in last year 's race . |
| 6 | He can play himself into a commanding position — as he did against Courier in the French Open , Wheaton at Wimbledon and Sampras in last year 's ATP final — and then somehow , his judgement deserts him , every time . |
| 7 | She had owned good horses such as Manicou ( who had won the King George VI Chase in 1950 ) and Monaveen ( who had finished fifth to Freebooter in that year 's Grand National as his royal owner 's first runner in the race ) , but in Devon Loch she had a chaser who apparently had all the attributes to win her the greatest steeplechase in the calendar : he was a big horse , strongly built and bold yet intelligent enough to look after himself in the hurly-burly of four and half miles and thirty fences . |
| 8 | The man who so impressed Jack Nicklaus in last year 's Open struck a four iron to eight feet for a two at the next and added three more birdies . |
| 9 | Miss Cassan , 26 , gave notice of her ability when second behind Michael Whitaker and Monsanta in last year 's Silk Cut Jumping Derby at Hickstead , on Treffer , also owned by Fred Brown . |
| 10 | While Beck 's adventures were cut short , Nick Faldo , beaten by Lyle in last year 's final , went into overtime against David Frost of South Africa before coming through on the 38th hole . |
| 11 | Snooker : Stacey Hillyard , the women 's world number two , is the star name at the Braintree Sportsman Snooker Club Pro-Am today , which carries a £1,000 first prize.The financial package , with £400 to the runner-up , £100 to the semi-finalists and £40 to the quarter-finalist , has secured 96 entries.Mark King , who beat Peter Ebdon in last year 's final , defends his title . |
| 12 | So was Mr Lamont in last year 's , pre-election , Budget : ‘ I have no need , no proposals and no plans either to raise or to extend the scope of VAT . ’ |
| 13 | Beaten 18–14 from 14–8 up by Stephen Hendry in this year 's world final , White managed to hold onto his lead this time and take the £70,000 first prize . |
| 14 | Yes , we can , but only if the team adopts a positive attitude like that refreshingly displayed against Germany in last year 's friendly . |
| 15 | ENGLAND will play their opening match against Germany in next year 's US Cup in an indoor stadium . |
| 16 | Yesterday it all came good for them with a thrilling five shot ( 78-73 ) victory over Old Bleach in the final at Jordanstown , a result that finally takes away the sour taste following their defeat by Bangor in last year 's final . |
| 17 | The Front draws its core support from the one-third of whites who opposed Mr de Klerk in last year 's referendum on reform . |
| 18 | Although Saddlers ' Hall , runner-up to Toulon in last year 's St Leger , did not defeat strong opposition , it was more the way in which he achieved this victory that impressed and he is certain to be a force later in the season . |
| 19 | The American , who crashed to Russian qualifier Andrei Olhovskiy in last year 's third round , should have a straightforward opening match against Italian Gianluca Pozzi . |
| 20 | Stuart , a 4 x 100 metres relay medallist for Britain in last year 's World Student Games , wo n't be eligible to compete for her new club until her automatic nine-month suspension ends towards the end of the season . |
| 21 | The Old Rectory is County Restaurant of the Year for Gwynedd in this year 's Good Food Guide , and Vaughan 's fare on the no-choice , £22-per-head menu is described as displaying much skill . |
| 22 | And many believe he could well surprise Senna in next year 's battle for the Formula One championship . |
| 23 | He was runner-up to Alan Jones in that year 's championship but the following year pipped Carlos Reutemann by one point for the title . |
| 24 | She confirmed at the weekend that she is to try for election to Europe in next year 's polls in the Conservative marginal Euro-constituency of Bedfordshire South . |
| 25 | In the other group , Kampong Utrecht , who beat Havant in last year 's Cup-Winners Cup final , compete against HGC , also from Holland , Rot-Weiss Munich and WKS Grunewald from Poland . |
| 26 | Jets will have the advantage in terms of cup final experience as four of their players turned out for Telford in last year 's final . |
| 27 | STEPHEN HENDRY , beaten by Doug Mountjoy in last year 's final , overwhelmed Barry West 9-1 in their best-of-17-frames fourth-round match in the Stormseal UK Open at Preston Guild Hall yesterday , writes Clive Everton . |
| 28 | The winner must then meet Ireland 's Mark Delaney , who beat Todd in last year 's Canada Cup . |