Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [vb pp] yesterday as " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE bid by Edinburgh-based Pittencrieff for Aberdeen Petroleum was rejected yesterday as inadequate , with Aberdeen executives pointing out that there was no cash alternative to the all-share offer which valued the company at £7.5 million . |
| 2 | SHARES and sterling were becalmed yesterday as dealers looked to company results to provide a clear lead on the UK economic outlook . |
| 3 | A VITAL , hitherto forgotten point was raised yesterday as preparations were made for a controversial public inquiry . |
| 4 | Barr Thomson Engineering was relaunched yesterday as BTE ( Glenrothes ) , after an 11-week negotiation culminated in an innovative rescue package involving a partnership with a major customer , Tecnomarine Services of Aberdeen , and a consortium of backers from both the public and private sectors . |
| 5 | A MAN was killed yesterday as winds up to 90mph and torrential rain left a trail of devastation across Britain . |
| 6 | The divorced man was arrested yesterday as he left Armley jail , near Leeds , after serving six years over the kidnapping of a young Midlands girl . |
| 7 | The long-time front runners have now gone four games without a goal , and their misery was prolonged yesterday as they missed from the penalty spot . |
| 8 | CAMPUSES throughout the region were hit yesterday as lecturers launched a national one-day strike over pay . |
| 9 | The news that the ill may face an inflation-busting increase for the second year running was revealed yesterday as carefree Mr Lamont continued to holiday in Italy . |