Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [verb] former [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | News of the bust-up stunned former England fast bowler Freddie and his family . |
| 2 | A LEADING figure in the campaign to help former Clyde shipyard workers suffering from the effects of working with asbestos , Pat McCrystal , has died from the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma . |
| 3 | The only declared candidate for the nomination remained former Senator Paul Tsongas , from Massachusetts [ see pp. 38138 ] . |
| 4 | Many of the sites which would have been included on the register included former gas works , tanneries , smelting plants and rubbish tips . |
| 5 | since he came to our Lordships House with some very and has had to sit this thing ever since then with one exception er to speeches deeply and seriously critical er of the proposals er coming from Members of your Lordships House mostly with vast experience of the subject matter former Secretary 's er er former Chief Constable er and er so many others and I arise only to put one point to you if my Noble Friend decides to resist these amendments , it seems to me I may be wrong but it seems to me overwhelmingly clear that they will be carrying against him and they will be put into the Bill which will be very considerably altered and amended , some of your Lordships may think improved , but certainly drastically altered and I wonder whether er my Noble Friend thinks that really would be helpful from the point of view either of the pr future progress of the Bill , or the position of the Government . |
| 6 | Where the sea breaches former ridges in this type of coast intricate transverse rias of the type of Cork Harbour may be formed : an excellent example is to be found north of Zadar ( Zara ) on Fig. 9.2 . |
| 7 | The Forum chose former Kiribati President Ieremia Tabia to replace Henry Naisali as the next secretary-general of its Secretariat . |