Example sentences of "1986 when [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As England discovered in 1986 when they performed so lamentably at the international sevens tournaments in Sydney , it is just not possible to turn round a few weeks before an event and pick up a team and set off with any expectation of success . |
| 2 | Charges of human rights abuses brought against Leigh and 39 other officers had been dismissed in August 1986 when they invoked a 1978 amnesty law [ see p. 34988 ] . |
| 3 | In the US in 1986 when they announced a voluntary retirement incentive ( ‘ VRI ’ in their parlance ) , 13,000 IBMers grabbed it ; then in 88 when IBM consolidated US manufacturing and headquarters , another 7,500 went . |
| 4 | Yesterday , after England suffered their fifth successive Test defeat , their worst run since 1986 when they lost 5-0 in the West Indies and were beaten in the first two Tests at home to India , Fletcher said : ‘ Test matches are more important than one-day internationals , although if you lost all your one-dayers then that would become important . |
| 5 | I saw this piece of rock back in 1986 when I went to America with Gerald Costello for the NCMD to help set up the World Council for Metal Detecting . |
| 6 | She set a new women 's record for the Twostar in 1986 when she came 2nd in class with Kitty Hampton in Sony Handicam ( ex Ntombifuti ) and in 1987 completed the AZAB in Quixote . |
| 7 | By now he had become Principal Schools Commissioner for the Diocese , a post he continued to hold until August 1986 when he became Parish Priest at Yeadon . |
| 8 | Most of his news-making troubles began in 1986 when he and Madonna embarked on a movie that never lived up to all the hype and publicity that surrounded it , Shanghai Surprise . |
| 9 | Lt.-Gen Rahman had held the post since August 1986 when he had been appointed in place of President Hussain Mohammad Ershad [ see p. 34812 ] . |
| 10 | Ostrovsky had left Israel for Canada , his birthplace , in 1986 when he was dismissed from Mossad after working for them for some 17 months . |
| 11 | The SPA unanimously elected Kaysone Phomvihane , as the country 's new President , replacing Phoumi Vongvichit , who had served as President in an acting capacity since 1986 when he effectively took over from the ailing Souphanouvong [ see p. 35005 ] . |
| 12 | Wimbledon fans will remember Castle 's fine court one performance in 1986 when he led Matts Wilander two sets to one before going down in five . |
| 13 | Mr Mark Rees , of Tunbridge Wells , Kent , made news in 1986 when he took a case to the European Court of Human Rights . |
| 14 | The accident brought to an end a promising army career which began in December 1986 when he was 17 . |
| 15 | The last time Hambros was so well placed was in 1986 when it advised on another mega-bid , by Hanson for Imperial Group . |
| 16 | In spite of these developments , however , the rate of growth of the environmental movement in Europe remained fairly slow until 1986 when it suddenly accelerated , apparently in response to environmental disasters such as the explosion at the Chernobyl reactor in April of the same year . |
| 17 | The championship renamed yet again in 1986 when it became The Sports-Prototype World Championship , for both drivers and teams . |
| 18 | The restoration was singled out for praise in 1986 when it was highly commended by the Association of Railway Preservation Societies . |
| 19 | The restoration was singled out for praise in 1986 when it was highly commended by the Association of Railway Preservation Societies . |