Example sentences of "yesterday [vb past] [noun] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Queen Margaret College yesterday announced plans for a major expansion on to a new campus , costing up to £10 million and aimed at carrying the former domestic science school to the size required for university status . |
| 2 | THE shipping minister , Lord Caithness , yesterday dismissed calls for a sheriff 's inquiry into the Braer oilspill in spite of a petition signed by more than a third of Shetland 's adults being handed over in London . |
| 3 | Teesdale district councillors yesterday rejected plans for a house and double garage within the grounds of Etherley Lodge , near Bishop Auckland , because it was felt they would have an adverse effect on appearance and character of the the Lodge . |
| 4 | THE Prime Minister yesterday rejected demands for a full public inquiry into the Beverley Allitt child killer case , with powers to compel witnesses to attend . |
| 5 | Darlington Operatic Society yesterday staged auditions for a handsome blade to play Young Walsingham in its new production of Half A Sixpence . |