Example sentences of "in [noun prp] [adj] year [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Publication of the report by the Observer in March this year caused a furore and prompted a special committee of Law Lords to decide whether Lonrho had been guilty of contempt of court before its appeal to the House of Lords on the Fraser bid . |
| 2 | A raid on a centre in Northumberland last year netted £200,000-worth of loot . |
| 3 | My holiday in Portugal last year found me ready and equipped . |
| 4 | A closed hearing held in February this year concluded that no-one could be held responsible for the death . |
| 5 | Bangladesh 's first ever democratic elections in February this year promised a freer media environment bringing with it the relaxation of curbs on communication activities by Christians and other minority faith groups ( see Action March/April 1991 ) , but the political situation has changed very little leaving Christian writers and publishers in a vulnerable position . |
| 6 | Thus her household , which is unusual if not unique and which is financed at least partly by a charitable trust , in July this year totalled 39 individuals including adult helpers and some 12 children under the age of 16 . |
| 7 | In July last year came the news that the WRVS was looking for its first chief executive . |
| 8 | 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 ’ . |
| 9 | The result has been that sales of diesel cars in Britain last year reached a record 139,810 , or 8.8 per cent of a smaller total market , compared with 128,167 ( 6.38 per cent ) in 1990 . |
| 10 | The best debate in Britain this year took place at the Conservative Party conference when speaker after speaker analysed and criticised what was happening to the economy . |
| 11 | Its largest acquisition in France last year consisted of 800 hectares of the Orx marshes , abandoned agricultural property in the Landes region . |
| 12 | Nearly two-thirds of all applications for asylum in Europe last year went to Germany , compared with less than half in 1988 . |
| 13 | Lack of time has been cited as a possible reason why a new set of criteria put before the world governing body 's council in Tokyo last year failed to come up for discussion . |
| 14 | The acquittal of four white officers in April last year led to rioting in LA |
| 15 | The second report published in April last year examined the alternatives and complements to road pricing , the impacts on different sections of the community , effects on commercial traffic and taxis , public attitudes , and technology and enforcement . |
| 16 | Mr Hu , whose death in April this year sparked off the student democracy movement in Beijing , was forced to resign in 1987 . |
| 17 | Investigations in Lancashire last year uncovered 43 cars for sale with doctored mileage readings . |