Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] last " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then beware , because your garden can be dangerous : 320,000 people were injured in gardens last year . |
| 2 | Arsenal hold the Maceeter trophy but were watched at Wolves last week by Vengloss , keen to impress on his first test in English football . |
| 3 | PEOPLE enjoying an evening out in Edinburgh pubs , clubs and restaurants were asked by police last night if they had any information about two men involved in the fatal stabbing early last Saturday of a student , Paul Sheldon . |
| 4 | At the end of the 1970s , 29 million days were lost in strikes whereas only 2 million days were lost in strikes last year . |
| 5 | Thomas Davidson was stopped by police last week when delivering pizzas and asked if his car engine could be inspected . |
| 6 | THE news that 2,500 tonnes of toxic waste is to be removed from Bishop Middleham was applauded by villagers last week . |
| 7 | Cooper was interviewed by Rovers last weekend and emerged as favourite for the vacant manager 's job ahead of Port Vale 's John Rudge and ex-Southampton manager Chris Nicholl . |
| 8 | The determination to move the party 's and public 's attention from internal splits on to the current political agenda was demonstrated in speeches last night by Mr Chalmers and a former SNP leader , Gordon Wilson , targeting the constitutional question . |
| 9 | AN 87-year-old woman who was bound and gagged by robbers in her home was praised by detectives last night . |
| 10 | The face was spotted from canoes last year and though an alpine approach is possible , a seaborne approach seems a good alternative . |
| 11 | The US Federal Trade Commission is reviewing a new staff report on the anti-trust allegations against Microsoft Corp , but a decision on the matter probably is still weeks away , lawyers familiar with the case told the Wall Street Journal : with a two-to-two vote in February , the commission did n't accept staff recommendations to seek an injunction preventing the company from using its market power to engage in allegedly unfair competitive practices ; after the tied vote , the commissioners asked for more information in an effort to resolve the deadlock ; the status report , which was delivered to commissioners last week , provides additional support for the staff 's call for action . |
| 12 | Thomas was signed from Spurs last year for £500,000 , but has not been able to establish himself at Upton Park . |
| 13 | The former England No 2 was admitted for tests last week after suffering a chest infection . |
| 14 | THE Notting Hill carnival was hailed by police last night as one of the most trouble-free ever . |
| 15 | Colin French was banned by magistrates last year for neglecting animals at his farm at Winslow in Buckinghamshire . |