Example sentences of "last year [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pc Court had threatened to take the force to an industrial tribunal last year alleging sexual discrimination in a case supported by the Police Federation , but Mr Newing agreed she had been disadvantaged after the arbitration service ACAS was brought in . |
| 2 | Ms Dickinson explained that the committee last year placed four advertisements , two of which appeared in a 16-page December children 's book supplement in the Independent on Sunday . |
| 3 | Even the landing of US troops into Chapare last year caused considerable outrage but achievements were minimal . |
| 4 | Delays have been caused by the need for the Government to determine the future of coal mining in Britain , following its decision last year to close 30 pits . |
| 5 | The organisation has now registered about 200,000 people and in the last year registered more names than in the previous seven years . |
| 6 | A BITCI survey last year revealed that business leaders , despite their good intentions , often lack the local know-how to tackle problems in specific countries . |
| 7 | Y CYRFF : ‘ Mae Ddoe Yn Ddoe ’ Welsh language guitar group who split up last year issue 22-track compilation spanning their eight-year career — out now |
| 8 | Our arrival last year made little difference . |
| 9 | McWilliams , who last year made rapid strides in the international scene , is one of those competitors who appears never to over-react to anything . |
| 10 | The Friend Teesside group was formed four years ago to provide a counselling and advice service and last year received 597 calls for help . |
| 11 | The company , which last year sold 45 farms , puts the rise in interest down to a new confidence in farming caused by European Community reform , a drop in interest rates and good prices for beef . |
| 12 | Oracle Corp 's new division set up last year to explore new technologies said that telecommunications was one of the first areas of interest , and good as its word , on May 11 , it will announce an alliance with US West Inc aimed at providing a variety of electronic services to business , schools and homes , including mail and voice messages , according to the Wall Street Journal . |
| 13 | Staff unions and many councillors last year attacked large pay increases for senior staff in all departments . |
| 14 | Mercantile last year returned net profits of £863,350 , and saw its assets grow to £115.9m , more than double the figure five ago . |
| 15 | Demotion from the league last year spelt financial disaster . |
| 16 | AMI spent £14m last year refurbishing existing facilities and acquiring new ones . |
| 17 | An unprecedented seminar in China last year saw Chinese women joining with the media for a national seminar on ‘ Women and Development ’ and ‘ The Role of the Media ’ . |
| 18 | Human beings are arriving in their droves and last year saw considerable debate over the ethics of building new towns in the countryside to accommodate the overflow . |
| 19 | The American base of RAF Mildenhall has not yet been told by the Pentagon that it can spend the necessary cash on the show , which last year attracted 406,000 people . |
| 20 | As the news of the quarrel between the Old King 's sons spread , those who had been defeated last year took fresh courage , while others like Geoffrey of Lusignan , who had previously been too cautious to join the revolt , now decided that their moment had come . |
| 21 | The court heard the setts ' entrances were blocked with hard-packed earth on October 20 last year to deny fleeing foxes bolt holes next day . |
| 22 | The governing body announced its intention last year to admit male students because of a drop in admissions from women . |
| 23 | The governing body announced its intention last year to admit male students because of a drop in admissions from women . |
| 24 | Two previous primary school ballots , in Edinburgh and Clydebank , last year favoured self-governing status but were vetoed by Ian Lang , the Scottish Secretary , as both were facing closure by their education authorities . |
| 25 | Island Records , never the exploiters of Marley 's music some believe ( Lee Parry once claimed on quickly deleted vinyl that the company ‘ Kill Bob Marley and take away his royalties ’ ) , have recently issued the ‘ Talkin' Blues ’ album of out-takes , and last year released several Marley albums afresh on tape and CD . |
| 26 | Their persistent lobbying is seen as being the prime factor behind the World Bank 's decision last year to impose new conditions on its continuing support . |
| 27 | ARFU officials and Wallabies can not fathom the Home Unions ' inflexibility on the issue , particularly since the ARFU allowed England to interrupt their tour of Australia last year to play two matches in Fiji before returning to play a Test in Sydney . |
| 28 | A huge crowd of 30,000 spectators last year watched 200 entries from 14 nations |
| 29 | The Brook Centre was established in Belfast last year to provide young people with professional advice on all sexual matters . |
| 30 | The contract which began just before Christmas last year covers 67 schools run by North Yorkshire County Council . |